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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:4 - Notice to Take.

42:4 Notice to Take. –
The town clerk shall immediately, or in accordance with the time adopted by the governing body, if one has been adopted, direct a constable or police officer to notify the persons so chosen or notify such persons by registered mail, return receipt requested, to appear before the clerk within 6 days after receiving the notice, and take the oath by law prescribed. The officer shall, within 4 days, give personal notice to the persons therein named, or leave a notice in writing at the abode of each, and make return of the precept and of his doings therein to the town clerk within 6 days.
Source.
RS 35:4. CS 37:4. GS 38:4. GL 41:4. PS 44:4. PL 48:4. RL 60:4. 1994, 70:3, eff. July 5, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:5 - Neglect to Notify.

42:5 Neglect to Notify. –
Any constable or police officer neglecting his duty in any of the foregoing particulars shall be guilty of a violation. One-half of all fines collected hereunder shall inure to the use of the town and the remaining 1/2 shall inure to the use of the county.
Source.
RS 35:5. CS 37:5. GL 41:5. PS 44:5. GS 38:5. PL 48:5. RL 60:5. RSA 42:5. 1973, 531:13, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:6 - Penalty for Neglect to Appear.

42:6 Penalty for Neglect to Appear. –
Every person so chosen and notified, not by law exempt from serving, who shall neglect, for 6 days after personal notice, or notice left at the person's abode, or after the person's return in the case of absence when such notice was left, but in no case later than 30 days after the person's election, to appear before the town clerk and take the oath, shall be guilty of a violation, and any fines shall be appropriated as in RSA 42:5.
Source.
RS 35:6. CS 37:6. GS 38:6. GL 41:6. PS 44:6. PL 48:6. RL 60:6. RSA 42:6. 1973, 531:14. 1994, 70:4, eff. July 5, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:7 - Exception.

42:7 Exception. –
Any person so chosen and notified, who shall take the oath of office before one of the selectmen or a justice of the peace, and file a certificate thereof with the town clerk within said 6 days, shall be exempt from such penalty.
Source.
RS 35:7. CS 37:7. GS 38:7. GL 41:7. PS 44:7. PL 48:7. RL 60:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 42 - Oaths of Town Officers › Section 42:8 - Record.

42:8 Record. –
The town clerk shall make a record of every oath of a town officer taken in open town meeting at the time of the election, and of every such oath taken before him at any other time and place, the import of which record may be that the officer took the oath of office prescribed by law; and he shall record and keep on file every certificate filed with him pursuant to RSA 42:7.
Source.
RS 35:8. CS 37:8. GS 38:8. GL 41:8. PS 44:8. PL 48:8. RL 60:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:1 - Hearings by Selectmen.

43:1 Hearings by Selectmen. –
On petition to the selectmen for the laying out or altering of highways, or for laying out lands for any public use, and generally for the purpose of deciding any question affecting the conflicting rights or claims of different persons, their proceedings shall be governed by the following rules.
Source.
GS 233:1. GL 43:1. PS 45:1. PL 49:1. RL 61:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:2 - Notice of Hearing.

43:2 Notice of Hearing. –
They shall appoint a time and place of hearing, and order notice thereof to be given to all persons whose property or rights may be directly affected by the proceeding, by giving to them or leaving at their abode an attested copy of the petition and order 14 days at least before such hearing, or, if such persons are nonresidents, by publication. If the owner is under guardianship such notice shall be given to his guardian. If the owner is a minor, or under any legal disability, the judge of probate may appoint a guardian for such person, to whom notice shall be given.
Source.
RS 49:3. CS 52:3. GS 233:2. 1870, 28:1. GL 43:2. PS 45:2. PL 49:2. RL 61:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:3 - Posting of Notice.

43:3 Posting of Notice. –
Notice shall be given to all other persons interested by posting a like copy in one of the most public places in the town or district affected by the petition, and by leaving a like copy at the abode of the clerk of such town or district a like time before the hearing.
Source.
GS 233:3. 1878, 7:1. GL 43:3. PS 45:3. PL 49:3. RL 61:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:4 - Hearing; Record.

43:4 Hearing;  Record. –
They shall hear all parties who desire to be heard, and examine them and their witnesses under oath, which either of the selectmen may administer; they may adjourn when they deem it necessary; and they shall make their decision in writing, and cause the petition, order of notice, evidence of service and their decision to be filed in the town clerk's office and recorded at length upon the town records; and their decision shall be of no force or effect until the same is done.
Source.
GS 233:4. GL 43:4. PS 45:4. PL 49:4. RL 61:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:5 - Hearings by Other Officers.

43:5 Hearings by Other Officers. –
The same rules shall apply to and govern the proceedings of fence-viewers, school boards, village commissioners, committees appointed by the selectmen and all town officers when they are applied to or appointed to decide any question affecting the rights or claims of individuals, saving that other or shorter notice, when required or allowed by statute, shall be sufficient.
Source.
RS 136:13. CS 77:3; 142:13. GS 233:5. GL 43:5. PS 45:5. PL 49:5. RL 61:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:6 - Disqualification.

43:6 Disqualification. –
No selectman or other officer shall act, in the decision of any such case, who would be disqualified to sit as a juror for any cause, except exemption from service, in the trial of a civil action in which any of the parties interested in such case was a party.
Source.
GS 233:7. GL 43:7. PS 45:6. PL 49:6. RL 61:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:7 - Appointment by Board to Fill Place of Disqualified Officer.

43:7 Appointment by Board to Fill Place of Disqualified Officer. –
The place of a selectman or other officer so disqualified shall be supplied by appointment, by the other members of the board, of a qualified person who has theretofore holden the same office in the town, or, in the case of committees, by a new appointment.
Source.
GS 233:8. GL 43:8. 1881, 16:1. 1883, 103:1. PS 45:7. PL 49:7. RL 61:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 43 - Hearings Before Town or Certain Other Local Officers › Section 43:8 - Appointment by Court Where Whole Board is Disqualified.

43:8 Appointment by Court Where Whole Board is Disqualified. –
If in any case the whole board is disqualified the selectmen shall, in writing, so inform some justice of the superior court, who shall thereupon, with or without notice, appoint a new board for that case from qualified persons who have before holden the same office in the town, if such there be, otherwise from qualified persons, residents of another town, who have holden the same office.
Source.
GL 46:8. 1881, 16:1. 1883, 103:1. PS 45:8. PL 49:8. RL 61:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:1 - Rights; Duties.

44:1 Rights;  Duties. –
All cities now or hereafter incorporated shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, immunities and privileges of, and shall be subject to all the duties incumbent upon, or appertaining to, the town corporations to which they succeed.
Source.
1846, 384:1. 1855, 1699:1. GS 40:1. GL 44:1. PS 46:1. PL 50:1. RL 62:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:1-a - City Charters, Filing.

44:1-a City Charters, Filing. –
Each city shall file by January 1, 1973 with the secretary of state a copy of its then existing charter as one document incorporating all amendments thereto. Amendments adopted after said date shall be filed in like manner within 10 days of their adoption.
Source.
1971, 275:1, eff. Aug. 22, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:1-b - Contributions to County and State.

44:1-b Contributions to County and State. –
Each city may, subject to approval by the city council, voluntarily contribute funds, services, property, or other resources toward any county or state project, program, or plan, subject to the annual renewal of the voluntary contribution by the city council.
Source.
2016, 79:1, eff. July 18, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:2 - Provisions Applicable.

44:2 Provisions Applicable. –
All provisions of statutes, now made or hereafter enacted relating to towns, shall be understood to apply to cities; and all provisions relating to the selectmen and town clerks of towns shall be construed to apply to the mayor and aldermen and clerks of cities, respectively, unless a different intention appears.
Source.
GS 40:2. GL 44:2. PS 46:2. PL 50:2. RL 62:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:2-a - Filing for City Offices.

44:2-a Filing for City Offices. –
In accordance with the provisions of RSA 44:2, no candidate for a city office shall file for more than one seat on a city or school district board, commission, committee, or council.
Source.
1992, 96:4, eff. April 24, 1992.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:3 - City Councils.

44:3 City Councils. –
The administration of all the fiscal, prudential and municipal affairs of any city, and the government thereof, shall be vested in one principal officer called mayor, a board of aldermen, and a common council, and the said mayor and aldermen and common council, in their joint capacity, shall be called the city councils.
Source.
1846, 384:2. 1855, 1699:2. GS 40:3. GL 44:3. PS 46:3. PL 50:3. RL 62:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:4 - Wards.

44:4 Wards. –
Each ward into which a city may be divided by law, or in pursuance of law, shall be a town for the purpose of the election of governor, councilor, state senator, representative to the general court, all county officers, senator and representative in congress, and electors of president and vice-president of the United States, and in all matters relating to jurors.
Source.
1846, 384:5. 1848, 615:3. 1855, 1699:5. GS 40:4. GL 44:4. PS 46:4. PL 50:4. RL 62:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:4-a - Boundaries of Wards.

44:4-a Boundaries of Wards. –
All boundaries of wards, other than those boundaries which are coterminous with the boundaries of municipalities, shall follow easily identifiable physical features. For the purposes of this section, physical features include public and private ways, public utility lines, railroad tracks, and surface waters. Ward lines shall be clearly shown on a map of suitable scale. Those portions of physical features with names and used as ward boundaries shall be clearly labeled on the ward map.
Source.
1998, 58:1, eff. July 11, 1998.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:5 - Voters and Checklists.

44:5 Voters and Checklists. –
Any person having his or her domicile within the city, qualified to vote as provided in RSA 654:1 through 654:6 and whose name is on the checklist shall be qualified to vote in city elections. The supervisors of the checklist shall prepare, post, and revise the checklist for city elections in the same manner as for a state election as provided in RSA 654:25-654:31.
Source.
1848, 615:3, 4. GS 40:5. GL 44:5. PS 46:5. PL 50:5. RL 62:5. RSA 44:5. 1979, 410:15. 2003, 27:1. 2010, 317:1, eff. July 18, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:6 - Ward Clerk.

44:6 Ward Clerk. –
The ward clerk shall deliver to his successor in office all records, record books, journals, files, papers and other things whatsoever held by him in his capacity of clerk.
Source.
1846, 384:6. 1848, 615:5. GS 40:10. GL 44:10. 1881, 33:1. PS 46:11. PL 50:6. RL 62:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:7 - General Elections.

44:7 General Elections. –
All meetings of the voters for the election of county, state, or United States officers, who are voted for by the people, shall be held in their respective wards at the time legally appointed for those elections respectively.
Source.
GS 40:11. GL 44:11. PS 46:12. PL 50:7. RL 62:7. 2003, 289:6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:8 - Drawing Jurors.

44:8 Drawing Jurors. –
The selectmen and clerk of each ward shall perform the same duties in relation to jurors as are incumbent on like officers of towns subject to RSA 500-A.
Source.
1851, 1098:1. GS 40:12. GL 44:12. PS 46:13. PL 50:8. RL 62:8. RSA 44:8. 1981, 527:3, eff. Aug. 28, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:9 - Local Statutes.

44:9 Local Statutes. –
All statutes heretofore passed applying to particular cities shall remain in force.
Source.
GS 40:13. GL 44:13. PS 46:11. PL 50:9. RL 62:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:9-a - Fixed by Governing Body.

44:9-a Fixed by Governing Body. –
Salaries of all city officials and employees, excluding court personnel, shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions, if any, of the respective city charter; otherwise by the governing body of the city.
Source.
1961, 36:1, eff. May 20, 1961.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:10 - Budget Hearings.

44:10 Budget Hearings. –
A public hearing on the annual budget of every city shall be held before the final adoption of said budget at such time and place as the city council shall direct, provided that notice of such public hearing shall be published by the city clerk at least one week in advance of said hearing, and posted, together with a summary of the budget as submitted, in 2 public places at least one week in advance of said hearing.
Source.
1943, 130:1, eff. April 24, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:10-a - Contingency Fund.

44:10-a Contingency Fund. –
Every city, by its council, may establish a contingency fund to meet the cost of unanticipated expenses that may arise during the year. Such fund shall not exceed one percent of the amount expended by the city for city purposes, exclusive of school department costs, capital expenditures and amortization of debt during the preceding year. A detailed report of all expenditures from the contingency fund shall be made annually by the treasurer and published in his report.
Source.
1965, 123:2, eff. July 27, 1965.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:11 - Times.

44:11 Times. –
I. The meeting of the voters of each ward for the election of city and ward officers shall be held on such day as may be fixed by law or by ordinance of the city council but in no event shall it be held in conjunction with a biennial election; and all ward and city officers who are chosen by the people shall hold their respective offices for the term and from the day fixed by law or ordinance, and until others are appointed in their stead. The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to a special election held to fill a vacancy for the office of a city or a ward officer.
II. In the event of a weather or other emergency as described in RSA 669:1, the election may be postponed and rescheduled in the manner provided in that section, except that all references to the moderator shall be deemed to refer to the city clerk.
Source.
1846, 384:4. 1855, 1699:7. GS 40:6. GL 44:6. PS 46:6. PL 50:10. RL 62:10. RSA 44:11. 1977, 435:3. 1987, 127:1. 2003, 289:7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. 2019, 192:3, eff. July 10, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:12 - Ward Officers.

44:12 Ward Officers. –
Three selectmen, a moderator and a clerk shall be elected in each of the wards, who shall have the powers, perform the duties, and be subject to the liabilities, of those officers in towns, so far as relates to the warning of meetings, conducting elections, counting and declaring votes, recording the same, making returns of the votes received and certificates of elections, and all other matters relating to elections.
Source.
1846, 384:6. 1848, 615:4. 1855, 1699:6. GS 40:7. GL 44:7. PS 46:7. PL 50:11. RL 62:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:13 - Time Polls Open.

44:13 Time Polls Open. –
In all elections by the voters in their wards the polls shall be open not less than 4 hours and may be opened not earlier than 6 o'clock in the forenoon of the day of election, nor later than 8 o'clock in the evening, as the city councils in said cities shall determine, at least 30 days prior to elections; and but one ballot shall be had during the day of each officer to be voted for.
Source.
1856, 1858:6. GS 40:8. GL 44:8. PS 46:8. 1913, 73:1. PL 50:12. RL 62:12. 1945, 86:1, eff. April 3, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:13-a - Absentee Voting.

44:13-a Absentee Voting. –
All cities shall provide for absentee voting at city elections. The provisions of RSA 669:26 through 669:29 shall apply, except that all the duties performed therein by the town clerk shall be performed by the city clerk.
Source.
1979, 410:14, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:14 - Procedure.

44:14 Procedure. –
In all elections of city and ward officers the person having the highest number of votes for any office shall be elected; and if a number of persons greater than the number to be chosen shall severally receive the largest and an equal number of votes, so that no choice is made, the balloting shall be continued till the requisite number of persons shall be chosen; but no balloting shall be begun between sunset and sunrise.
Source.
1849, 837:1. 1856, 1858:6. GS 40:9. GL 44:9. PS 46:9. PL 50:13. RL 62:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:15 - Record.

44:15 Record. –
The ward clerk shall record the votes and proceedings of all ward meetings, shall enter upon the record the names of all persons voted for and the number of votes given for each, in words, at length; and shall, within 7 days after any meeting of the ward, deliver to the clerk of the city in which the ward is situated a certified copy of the record of the meeting, which copy shall be preserved as a part of the records of the city. He shall receive for such copy $1.
Source.
1846, 384:6. 1848, 615:5. GS 40:10. GL 44:10. 1881, 33:1. PS 46:10. PL 50:14. RL 62:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:16 - Public Water Supplies.

44:16 Public Water Supplies. –
Upon the written application of 10 percent of the registered voters in any city, presented to the city clerk prior to the municipal election, the city clerk shall insert on the ballot to be used at said election the following question: "Shall fluoride be used in the public water system?" Beside this question shall be printed the word "yes" and the word "no" with the proper boxes for the voter to indicate his or her choice. If a majority of those voting in a water system that serves one municipality at said election does not approve the use of fluoride in the public water system for said city, no fluoride shall be introduced into the public water system. If fluoride has, prior to said vote, been so introduced, such use shall be discontinued until such time as the majority of those voting in the town approve the use of such fluoride. After such popular referendum, the city clerk shall not insert the aforementioned question relative to the use of fluoride in the public water system on the ballot to be used at the municipal election for a minimum period of 3 years from the date of the last popular referendum, and only upon written application at that time of not less than 10 percent of the registered voters of said city. The procedure for a referendum on the use of fluoride in a city that is part of a water system serving more than one municipality shall be the procedure in RSA 485:14-a.
Source.
1959, 273:2. 1979, 335:2. 2004, 225:4. 2008, 230:7, eff. Aug. 19, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:17 - Recounts.

44:17 Recounts. –
If 25 legal voters of a city shall, before the expiration of 15 days from the date of an annual or biennial municipal meeting, apply in writing to the city clerk for a recount of the ballots cast at said meeting on a question affecting said city only, the clerk shall appoint a time for the recount not earlier than 7 days nor later than 10 days after the receipt of said application. The applicants for such recount shall pay to the city clerk for the use of the city a fee of $25. At the time appointed, the city council shall meet in convention and shall recount the ballots under such rules of procedure as they shall determine.
Source.
1979, 410:24, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:18 - Declaration of Result.

44:18 Declaration of Result. –
If, in case of a recount of such votes, it shall appear that the result of the voting on said question is other than that declared upon a canvass of the votes by the city council after a municipal election, the city council shall declare the result found by it upon such recount and such declaration shall be final unless the result is changed upon appeal to the superior court.
Source.
1979, 410:24, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:19 - Applicability of Election Laws.

44:19 Applicability of Election Laws. –
Cities holding elections on days other than those of state elections shall be governed by the provisions of RSA 658 and 659 in the choice of city and ward officers insofar as such provisions are not inconsistent with city charter provisions or other state statutes.
Source.
1979, 410:24, eff. July 1, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 44 - Cities and Wards › Section 44:20 - Color of Ballots.

44:20 Color of Ballots. –
In cities which use more than one ballot during any city election, each ballot shall be of a different color than any other ballot used at the election.
Source.
1991, 370:1, eff. Aug. 31, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:1 - Procedure.

45:1 Procedure. –
The qualified voters in each ward, at the meeting for the choice of city and ward officers, shall give in to the moderator their votes for a mayor of the city, which shall be received, sorted, counted and declared, and a record thereof made in the same manner as votes for senators; and a copy of the record, certified by the moderator, a majority of the selectmen and the ward clerk, shall be delivered by the ward clerk to the city clerk within 24 hours after the meeting.
Source.
1846, 384:7. 1855, 1699:9. GS 41:1. GL 45:1. PS 47:1. PL 51:1. RL 63:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:2 - Canvass; Notice.

45:2 Canvass;  Notice. –
The city councils shall meet in convention on the day appointed by law or ordinance for that purpose, and the city clerk, having entered upon the record the number of votes given in each ward for every person voted for as mayor, shall lay before the convention the returns of such votes, and the convention shall examine the same and declare the person who has the largest number of votes to be elected mayor, and cause him to be notified of his election.
Source.
1846, 384:7. 1849, 837:1. GS 41:2. GL 45:2. PS 47:2. PL 51:2. RL 63:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:3 - Contest.

45:3 Contest. –
In case the election of mayor is contested the city councils in convention shall have power to send for persons and papers, may inquire into the correctness of the returns, and shall hear and receive evidence as to any fraud or misconduct in relation to the election; and for that purpose may adjourn from time to time, not later than the time appointed for the convention of the new city councils.
Source.
1859, 2250:1. GS 41:3. GL 45:3. PS 47:3. PL 51:3. RL 63:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:4 - Non-Election.

45:4 Non-Election. –
If no person is elected mayor, or if the person elected declines, the convention shall make a record of the fact and appoint a day for another election; and the mayor and aldermen shall issue their precept to the selectmen of the several wards, requiring them to call meetings of their wards on the day so appointed; and the same proceedings shall be had from time to time until a mayor is chosen.
Source.
1846, 384:7. 1849, 837:2. 1855, 1699:9. GS 41:4. GL 45:4. PS 47:4. PL 51:4. RL 63:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:5 - Temporary Chairman.

45:5 Temporary Chairman. –
In case a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor of any city, by death, resignation or otherwise, the board of aldermen shall elect one of their number chairman, who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of mayor until the vacancy shall be filled by the election and qualification of a mayor.
Source.
1871, 23:2. GL 45:12. PS 47:12. 1895, 41:4. PL 51:5. RL 63:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:6 - Election to Fill.

45:6 Election to Fill. –
As soon as may be after such vacancy shall occur, the board of aldermen and the common council shall meet and respectively declare the existence of such vacancy and the cause thereof, whereupon said board of aldermen and the common council shall meet in convention and elect a mayor, who shall serve until the next regular election and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. No person who is at the time of the occurring of the vacancy a member of either the board of aldermen or the common council shall be eligible to election by said convention.
Source.
1871, 23:2. GL 45:12. PS 47:12. 1895, 41:1. PL 51:6. RL 63:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:7 - Chief Executive.

45:7 Chief Executive. –
The mayor thus chosen and qualified shall be the chief executive officer of the city, and for the preservation of the peace shall have the powers of sheriff and conservator of the peace, and, in case of any unlawful assembly, may appoint as many special constables as he may think expedient, giving to each such badge of office as the city councils have designated or as he shall designate.
Source.
1846, 384:9. 1855, 1699:12. GS 41:6. GL 45:5. PS 47:5. PL 51:7. RL 63:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:8 - Supervision.

45:8 Supervision. –
He shall cause the laws and regulations of the city to be executed, and shall exercise a general supervision over the conduct of all subordinate officers and cause their violation or neglect of duty to be punished.
Source.
1846, 384:9. 1855, 1699:12. GS 41:7. GL 45:6. PS 47:6. PL 51:8. RL 63:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:9 - Presiding; Veto.

45:9 Presiding;  Veto. –
He shall preside in the board of aldermen and in convention of city councils, and shall be ex-officio chairman of the board of overseers of the public welfare. He shall have a negative upon the action of the aldermen in laying out highways, and in all other matters; but shall have no vote except in case of an equal division; and no vote can be passed or appointment made by the board of aldermen over his veto unless by a vote of
2/3, at least, of all the aldermen elected.
Source.
GS 41:8. 1871, 24:1. GL 45:7. PS 47:7. PL 51:9. RL 63:9. 1945, 176:1, eff. May 17, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:10 - Calling Meetings.

45:10 Calling Meetings. –
He may call special meetings of the board of aldermen and common council, or either of them, when in his opinion the interests of the city require it, by causing a notification to be given to, or left at the abode of, each member of the board to be convened.
Source.
1846, 384:9. 1855, 1699:12. GS 41:9. GL 45:8. PS 47:8. PL 51:10. RL 63:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:11 - Messages.

45:11 Messages. –
He shall from time to time communicate to the city councils, respectively, such information, and recommend such measures as the interests of the city shall, in his judgment, require.
Source.
1846, 384:9. 1855, 1699:12. GS 41:10. GL 45:9. PS 47:9. PL 51:11. RL 63:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:12 - Salary.

45:12 Salary. –
He shall receive for his services such salary as the city councils shall determine, payable at stated periods, and shall receive no other compensation; and such salary shall not be increased or diminished from the time of any election till the close of the term of the mayor then elected.
Source.
1846, 384:9. 1855, 1699:12. GS 41:11. GL 45:10. PS 47:10. PL 51:12. RL 63:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 45 - Mayors of Cities › Section 45:13 - Absence or Disability of Mayor.

45:13 Absence or Disability of Mayor. –
The board of aldermen where the city government is composed of 2 bodies, or the city council where the city government is composed of one body, may choose one of their members to be chairman, and, whenever the mayor of any city shall be absent or shall be disabled by sickness or otherwise, he shall have all of the powers and perform all of the duties of the mayor during his absence or disability.
Source.
1871, 23:1. GL 45:11. PS 47:11. 1911, 105:1. PL 51:13. RL 63:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:1 - Election.

46:1 Election. –
There shall be chosen in each ward, at the regular meeting thereof, by ballot and by plurality of votes, so many aldermen and common councilmen as shall be authorized by law or ordinance. If the choice of aldermen, common councilmen and ward officers cannot be conveniently completed on that day the meeting may be adjourned from day to day to complete the choice.
Source.
1846, 384:6, 7. 1855, 1699:7. GS 42:1. GL 46:1. PS 48:1. PL 52:1. RL 64:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:2 - Notice of Election.

46:2 Notice of Election. –
The ward clerk shall, within 24 hours after such choice, deliver to each person chosen alderman or common councilman a certified copy of the record of his election, signed by himself, the moderator and a majority of the selectmen.
Source.
1846, 384:6. 1855, 1699:7. GS 42:2. GL 46:2. PS 48:2. PL 52:2. RL 64:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:3 - Contested Election; Vacancy.

46:3 Contested Election;  Vacancy. –
Each branch shall be the final judge of the election and qualification of its members, and, if any election is contested, shall have the same powers to ascertain the facts as the city convention have in regard to the election of mayor; and in case of a vacancy in their branch, by death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining members of such branch shall call a new election in the ward in which the vacancy shall have occurred, to fill the same.
Source.
1846, 384:12, 13. 1848, 615:7. 1855, 1699:15. GS 42:11. 1874, 49:1. GL 46:11. PS 48:11. PL 52:7. RL 64:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:4 - Oath.

46:4 Oath. –
The mayor, aldermen and common council shall meet in convention, on such day as shall be appointed by law or ordinance, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, when the oath of office may be administered to the mayor-elect, if present, by any judge or justice of the peace, and to the aldermen and common councilmen by the mayor or any justice of the peace.
Source.
1846, 384:8. 1855, 1699:11. GS 42:3. GL 46:3. PS 48:3. PL 52:3. RL 64:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:5 - Record of.

46:5 Record of. –
A record that the oaths have been so taken shall be made in the journal of the mayor and aldermen, and of the common council, by their respective clerks.
Source.
1846, 384:8. 1855, 1699:11. GS 42:4. GL 46:4. PS 48:4. PL 52:4. RL 64:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:6 - Subsequently Taken.

46:6 Subsequently Taken. –
If from any cause the mayor or any of the aldermen or common councilmen are not then sworn the oath may be administered to them at any time thereafter, a record thereof being made on the journal of their board.
Source.
1846, 384:8. GS 42:5. GL 46:5. PS 48:5. PL 52:5. RL 64:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:7 - One Board.

46:7 One Board. –
The mayor and aldermen shall compose one board, and shall sit and act together as one body, at all meetings of which the mayor, if present, shall preside; but in his absence a chairman shall be chosen.
Source.
1846, 384:10. 1855, 1699:2, 12. GS 42:6. GL 46:6. PS 48:6. PL 52:10. RL 64:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:8 - Distinct From Mayor and Aldermen.

46:8 Distinct From Mayor and Aldermen. –
The persons chosen and qualified as members of the common council shall sit and act together as one board, distinct from the mayor and aldermen, except when the 2 bodies are required to act in convention.
Source.
1846, 384:13. 1855, 1699:15. GS 42:7. GL 46:7. PS 48:7. PL 52:15. RL 64:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:9 - President.

46:9 President. –
The common council shall from time to time choose one of their members to preside at all meetings of the board, who shall have, for the preservation of order, the powers of a moderator in town meeting.
Source.
1846, 384:13. 1855, 1699:15. GS 42:8. GL 46:8. PS 48:8. PL 52:16. RL 64:16.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:10 - Clerk.

46:10 Clerk. –
They shall choose a clerk, who shall hold his office during their pleasure, shall attend their sessions and keep a record of their acts, doings and proceedings, and perform such other services in his office as the council shall require.
Source.
1846, 384:13. 1855, 1699:15. GS 42:9. GL 46:9. PS 48:9. PL 52:17. RL 64:17.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:11 - Compensation; Ineligibility.

46:11 Compensation;  Ineligibility. –
No member of either branch, except the mayor, shall receive any compensation for his services, or shall hold any office or agency created during his continuance in office.
Source.
1846, 384:2. 1855, 1699:2. GS 42:13. GL 46:13. PS 48:13. PL 52:9. RL 64:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:12 - Quorum; Procedure.

46:12 Quorum;  Procedure. –
A majority of each branch of the city councils shall be a quorum for the transaction of business; their meetings shall be public, and, on motion of any member, the yeas and nays on any question shall be taken and entered upon the journal.
Source.
1846, 384:2. 1855, 1699:2, 13. GS 42:10. GL 46:10. PS 48:10. PL 52:6. RL 64:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 46 - Aldermen and Councilmen › Section 46:13 - Rules.

46:13 Rules. –
Each branch may make, alter or repeal rules for the orderly transaction of its business; and the 2 branches, by concurrent vote, may make and alter joint rules for the transaction of the business of the 2 branches.
Source.
1855, 1699:13. GS 42:12. GL 46:12. PS 48:12. PL 52:8. RL 64:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:1 - In General.

47:1 In General. –
All the powers vested by law in towns, or in the inhabitants thereof, shall be exercised by the city councils by concurrent vote, each board having a negative on the other.
Source.
1846, 384:14. 1855, 1699:16. GS 44:1. GL 48:1. PS 50:1. PL 54:1. RL 66:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:1-a - Contracts With Firefighting Units.

47:1-a Contracts With Firefighting Units. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no city council shall contract with any private firefighting unit unless said unit has been certified by the state fire marshal pursuant to RSA 153:4-a.
Source.
1983, 101:1, eff. May 24, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:1-b - Special Revenue Funds.

47:1-b Special Revenue Funds. –
Cities may, pursuant to RSA 47:1-c, vote to restrict revenues from a specific source to expenditures for specific purposes. Such revenues and expenditures shall be accounted for in a special revenue fund separate from the general fund. Any surplus in such fund shall not be deemed part of the general fund accumulated surplus nor shall any surplus be expended for any purpose or transferred to any appropriation until such time as the legislative body shall have voted to appropriate a specific amount from said fund for a specific purpose related to the purpose or source of the revenue. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the establishment of capital reserve funds pursuant to RSA 34 or city created trust funds pursuant to RSA 31:19-a. The provisions of this section shall be limited to those municipal activities funded primarily through user fees including, but not limited to, municipal airports and solid waste facilities.
Source.
1989, 279:2, eff. July 28, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:1-c - Procedure for Adoption.

47:1-c Procedure for Adoption. –
I. Any city may adopt the provisions of RSA 47:1-b to restrict revenues from a specific source to expenditures for specific purposes in the following manner:
(a) The legislative body may consider and act upon the question in accordance with their normal procedures for passage of resolutions, ordinances, and other legislation. The question shall not be placed on the official ballot.
(b) The city council shall hold a public hearing on the question at least 15 days but not more than 30 days before the question is to be voted on. Notice of the hearing shall be posted in at least 2 public places in the municipality and published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 7 days before the hearing.
(c) The wording of the question shall be: "Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 47:1-b to restrict revenues from (
here insert source
) to expenditures for the purpose of (
here insert purpose
)? Such revenues and expenditures shall be accounted for in a special revenue fund to be known as the ( ___ ) fund, separate from the general fund. Any surplus in said fund shall not be deemed part of the general fund accumulated surplus and shall be expended only after a vote by the legislative body to appropriate a specific amount from said fund for a specific purpose related to the purpose of the fund or source of the revenue."
II. If a majority of those voting on the question vote "Yes", RSA 47:1-b shall apply within the city on a date set by the city council.
III. If the question is not approved, the question may later be voted upon according to the provisions of RSA 47:1-c, I.
IV. (a) Any city which has adopted RSA 47:1-b may consider rescinding its action in the manner described in RSA 47:1-c, I(a) and (b). The wording of the question shall be the same as set out in RSA 47:1-c, I(c), except the word "adopt" shall be changed to "rescind."
(b) If a majority of those voting on the question vote "Yes", RSA 47:1-b shall not apply within the city following the date of the vote.
Source.
1989, 279:2, eff. July 28, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:2 - Prescribing Offices; Disqualification.

47:2 Prescribing Offices;  Disqualification. –
The city councils shall have the power to provide for the appointment or election of all necessary officers for the good government of the city not otherwise provided for, and to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation; but no person who is a member of the city councils shall be elected by the city councils or appointed by the mayor and aldermen to any office pertaining to elections, or where the remuneration of the office exceeds $100 in any one year. In case of the election or appointment of any member of the city councils to any office where the remuneration of the office does not exceed $100 in any one year, the member shall not be present or vote when the member's election or appointment is made.
Source.
1846, 384:21. 1855, 1699:20. GS 44:2. GL 48:2. PS 50:2. 1921, 100:1. PL 54:2. RL 66:2. 1996, 268:2, eff. Aug. 9, 1996.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:3 - Election of Officers.

47:3 Election of Officers. –
The city councils shall, at the times fixed by ordinance for that purpose, meet in convention, and by joint ballot elect a city treasurer and all other subordinate officers who are not chosen in the ward meetings, appointed by the mayor and aldermen or otherwise appointed by law; and all such officers shall hold their respective offices until others are elected or appointed and qualified in their stead.
Source.
1846, 384:23. GS 44:3. GL 48:3. PS 50:3. PL 54:3. RL 66:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:4 - Vacancies.

47:4 Vacancies. –
At a like convention, held by request of either branch of the city councils, they shall fill all vacancies that shall exist in the boards of assessors, overseers of the public welfare or school board, until an election shall be had, and all vacancies in any office to which they have power to elect.
Source.
1846, 384:23. GS 44:4. GL 48:4. PS 50:4. PL 54:4. RL 66:5. RSA 47:4. 1957, 198:3.