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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:5 - City Property.

47:5 City Property. –
The city councils shall have the care and superintendence of the city buildings, all city property and all public squares and streets; and the power to sell or let what may be legally so disposed of, and to purchase property, real or personal, for the use of the city, whenever the interests or convenience of the city shall require it.
Source.
1846, 384:18. 1855, 1699:18. GS 44:5. GL 48:5. PS 50:5. PL 54:5. RL 66:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:6 - Financial Supervision.

47:6 Financial Supervision. –
I. The city councils shall take proper care that no money be paid from the city treasury unless previously granted and appropriated, and shall secure a just and prompt accountability from all persons entrusted with the receipt, custody or disbursement of the money or funds of the city, or the care of its property.
II. At least yearly, the city council or board of aldermen shall review and adopt an investment policy for the investment of public funds in conformance with the provisions of applicable statutes and shall advise the treasurer of such policies.
Source.
1846, 384:18. 1855, 1699:18. GS 44:6. GL 48:6. PS 50:6. PL 54:6. RL 66:7. 2007, 246:8, eff. Aug. 27, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:7 - Auditor.

47:7 Auditor. –
Any city may, by vote of its councils, establish the office of auditor for the city, and may prescribe the auditor's duties, and fix the compensation and term of service.
Source.
1895, 8:1. PL 54:7. RL 66:8. 1996, 268:3, 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 47:8 - Appointment.

47:8 Appointment. –
The auditor shall be appointed by the mayor, with the approval of the board of aldermen, or, where there is no board of aldermen, of the city council.
Source.
1895, 8:2. PL 54:8. RL 66:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:9 - Fire Chief; Deputy Chief.

47:9 Fire Chief;  Deputy Chief. –
The city councils of any city shall have the power to pass an ordinance which shall provide that the chief, or any deputy chief, of the fire department of such city shall be appointed for an indefinite period of time, that no person shall be appointed to such office except one technically qualified by training or experience, and that the appointee shall be removed only for just cause and after hearing with reasonable notice in writing of the charges against the appointee.
Source.
1945, 110:2. 1996, 268:4, 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 47:10 - City Report.

47:10 City Report. –
The city councils shall, once in every year at least, publish, for the use and information of the inhabitants, a particular account of the receipts and expenditures of the city and a schedule of its debts and property.
Source.
1846, 384:18. 1855, 1699:18. GS 44:7. GL 48:7. PS 50:7. PL 54:9. RL 66:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:11 - Sewers.

47:11 Sewers. –
The city councils shall have power to construct drains and common sewers through highways, streets or private lands, paying the owners such damages as they shall sustain thereby, the damages to be assessed by the mayor and aldermen in the same manner and with the same right of appeal from their decision as in case of the laying out of highways; and may require all persons to pay a reasonable sum for the right to open any drain into any public drain or common sewer.
Source.
1846, 384:19. 1855, 1699:19. GS 44:9. GL 48:8. PS 50:8. PL 54:10. RL 66:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:11-a - Mass Transportation for Cities.

47:11-a Mass Transportation for Cities. –
I.
Power to Appropriate. The governing body of any city may, subject to the provisions of paragraphs II and III, raise and appropriate such sums of money as public convenience or necessity may require, to aid or to contribute to a mass transportation system.
II.
Optional Referendum. If the governing body of a city should desire to place the question of whether or not to appropriate a certain sum of money pursuant to the provisions of paragraph I, they may place said question on a referendum to be voted upon at any regular municipal election, or at a special election called for the purpose of voting on said question. Should a referendum be held, the following questions shall be submitted "Shall the governing body of the city of ( ) be instructed to appropriate ($ ) for the purpose of aiding mass transportation?" The governing body shall be bound by the outcome of the referendum.
III.
Two-Thirds Vote. If the governing body of a city should decide not to place the question of whether or not to appropriate a certain sum of money pursuant to the provisions of paragraph I on a referendum, a
2/3 vote of the entire membership of the governing body shall be necessary in order to approve said appropriation.
Source.
1969, 365:1. 1974, 15:4, eff. April 2, 1974.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:11-b - Group Homes.

47:11-b Group Homes. –
The city councils may appropriate money to support or aid group homes. For the purposes of this section, a group home is an institution or home which is supervised and licensed pursuant to the provisions of RSA 161:2, IV, and provides residential and counseling services to persons under the age of 21.
Source.
1974, 15:6, eff. April 2, 1974.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:11-c - Geographic Information Systems.

47:11-c Geographic Information Systems. –
Any city may establish computer-based geographic information systems and control the distribution of that information, subject to RSA 91-A. The city may finance the completion and perpetuation of the system through establishing a special revenue fund under RSA 47:1-b and 47:1-c or through nonprofit corporations. The city may charge fees for the use of the system.
Source.
1994, 76:3, eff. July 5, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:12 - Health.

47:12 Health. –
All the powers vested in the board of health of towns shall be vested in the city councils, and shall be carried into execution in such manner, by such officers and with such powers, as the city councils shall determine.
Source.
1846, 384:20. 1855, 1699:20. GS 44:10. GL 48:9. PS 50:9. PL 54:11. RL 66:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:12-a - Life and Health Insurance.

47:12-a Life and Health Insurance. –
The city councils may appropriate money to provide, wholly or in part, group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combinations of such benefits, for all regular employees of the city and their dependents. Any provision in a city charter inconsistent with the provisions of this section shall be repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Source.
1963, 90:2, eff. July 23, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:13 - Executive Powers.

47:13 Executive Powers. –
The executive powers of the city and the administration of police, except where vested in the mayor, shall be exercised by the mayor and aldermen; and they shall have the powers, and do and perform all the duties, which the selectmen of towns have, and are authorized or required to do and perform in regard to their towns, unless it is otherwise provided by law.
Source.
1846, 384:11. 1855, 1699:14. GS 42:14. GL 46:14. PS 48:14. PL 52:11. RL 64:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:14 - Appointive Officers.

47:14 Appointive Officers. –
They shall appoint a city marshal, and one or more assistant marshals if they think it necessary, a collector of taxes, constables, police officers and watchmen, and may remove them from office for sufficient cause; and may require the marshal and constables, before entering on their duties, to give bonds, with sufficient sureties to any reasonable amount, upon which like proceedings and remedies may be had as in case of bonds required to be given by constables of towns.
Source.
1846, 384:11. 1851, 1123:1. GS 42:15. GL 46:15. PS 48:15. PL 52:12. RL 64:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:15 - Police Uniform.

47:15 Police Uniform. –
It shall be the duty of the mayor and aldermen to fix and determine a suitable and appropriate uniform for the marshal, assistant marshal and police officers by them appointed, and to designate such badges and other marks of their official character as they may deem expedient.
Source.
1872, 20:1. GL 46:16. PS 48:16. PL 52:13. RL 64:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:16 - General Meeting.

47:16 General Meeting. –
The mayor and aldermen shall issue their warrant for a general meeting of the voters, for any constitutional or legal purpose, whenever requested to do so, in writing, by 100 legal voters.
Source.
1846, 384:12. GS 42:17. GL 46:18. PS 48:17. PL 52:14. RL 64:14. 2003, 289:8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:17-a - Ordinances Affecting Forestry Activities.

47:17-a Ordinances Affecting Forestry Activities. –
I. In this section, "forestry activities" means developing, caring for, or cultivating forests; timber harvesting; silviculture; and customary management and supporting activities.
II. Before enacting any ordinance, bylaw, rule, or other regulatory provision that is likely to affect forestry activities, a municipality shall consider the possible adverse effects on forestry activities and take any steps that are reasonably available to minimize such effects.
III. No municipality shall enact any ordinance, bylaw, rule, or other regulatory provision that applies only to forestry activities which adversely affects such activities. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit a municipality's authority to regulate forestry activities under duly adopted land use ordinances and regulations, subject to the protections of RSA 672:1, III-c, RSA 674:1, VI, and RSA 674:32-a through 674:32-d.
Source.
2018, 179:1, eff. June 8, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:17-b - Enforcement of Bylaws and Ordinances.

[There is no RSA 47:17-a.]
47:17-b Enforcement of Bylaws and Ordinances. –
In addition to any other enforcement procedure authorized by law, any city code, ordinance, bylaw, or regulation may be enforced pursuant to the procedures established in RSA 31:39-c, RSA 31:39-d, or both, subject to the provisions and limitations thereof.
Source.
2009, 270:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:18 - Notice and Publication of Ordinances.

47:18 Notice and Publication of Ordinances. –
All proposed city bylaws and ordinances and all adopted city bylaws and ordinances shall be kept on file at the office of the city clerk and at such other public place as the city council may designate. Notice of proposal and of adoption of a bylaw or an ordinance shall be made by publishing the title and brief description of the bylaw or ordinance in such newspaper or newspapers as the city council shall direct. The sufficiency of the published notice shall not affect the validity of the ordinance.
Source.
1846, 384:17. GS 44:12. 1877, 72:1. GL 48:11. PS 50:11. 1925, 41:1. PL 54:13. RL 66:14. RSA 47:18. 1985, 183:1, eff. July 26, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:19 - Fines and Forfeitures for Violation of Ordinances.

47:19 Fines and Forfeitures for Violation of Ordinances. –
All fines and forfeitures for the violation of any bylaw or ordinance of a city shall be recovered by complaint before the municipal court of said city, and shall enure to such uses as the city councils may direct.
Source.
1846, 384:17. GS 44:13. GL 48:12. PS 50:12. PL 54:14. RL 66:15.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:20 - Form of Complaints.

47:20 Form of Complaints. –
It shall be sufficient in any such complaint to set out the offense plainly and substantially; but the bylaw or ordinance upon which the complaint is founded need not be recited or set out.
Source.
1846, 384:17. GS 44:15. GL 48:14. PS 50:14. PL 54:16. RL 66:17.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:21 - Appeal From.

47:21 Appeal From. –
Any party so prosecuted shall have the right to appeal to the superior court in the same manner and on the same terms and conditions as are provided by law for appeals from the judgments of municipal or district courts in other criminal prosecutions.
Source.
1846, 384:17. GS 44:14. GL 48:13. PS 50:13. PL 54:15. RL 66:16.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:22 - Grant of Power.

47:22 Grant of Power. –
The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city, is hereby empowered and authorized in the passing and adopting of ordinances, establishing codes, rules and regulations for the construction of buildings, relating to the installation of plumbing, the use of concrete, masonry, metal, iron and wood, and other building material, the installation of electric wiring, and fire protection incident thereto or for the prevention of fires to adopt any additional regulations provided that the regulations are not less stringent than the requirements of the state building code under RSA 155-A or the state fire code under RSA 153; provided, that upon adoption of such ordinance wherein such code, rules and regulations or portions thereof have been incorporated by reference, there shall be filed 3 copies of such codes, rules and regulations in the main office of the municipal department or agency administering the same and 3 copies in the office of the city clerk. All copies of any code, rules and regulations filed as provided herein, shall be for use and examination by the public.
Source.
1945, 105:1, par. 18. RSA 47:22. 1963, 232:1. 1965, 255:1. 2002, 8:2, eff. Sept. 14, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:22-a - Manufactured Housing.

47:22-a Manufactured Housing. –
The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city or the local legislative body of any town is hereby empowered and authorized to establish minimum construction standards for manufactured housing used as dwellings in the city or town, by adopting by reference any nationally recognized code for manufactured housing that has been printed as a code or any portions thereof, or any amendments to such code, to apply to all manufactured housing manufactured on or after January 1, 1964; provided that upon adoption of such ordinance wherein such code or portions thereof have been incorporated by reference, there shall be filed 3 copies of such code in the office of the building inspector, if any, and 3 copies in the office of the city or town clerk. All copies of any code filed as provided herein shall be for the use and examination by the public.
Source.
1963, 137:1. 1983, 230:18, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:22-b - Manufactured Housing Foundations.

47:22-b Manufactured Housing Foundations. –
The authority granted under RSA 47:22-a to establish minimum construction standards for manufactured housing, as defined by RSA 674:31, shall not extend to imposing requirements that manufactured housing which is located in parks be placed on other than the structural carriers designed for that purpose.
Source.
1977, 481:2. 1983, 230:6, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:23 - Amendment.

47:23 Amendment. –
Any such ordinance may be amended or supplemented in like manner, provided, that 3 copies of such ordinance, as amended or supplemented, shall be filed, as provided in RSA 47:22, in the office of the building inspector and 3 copies filed in the office of the city clerk for use and examination by the public.
Source.
1945, 105:1, par. 19, eff. April 10, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:24 - Exception.

47:24 Exception. –
The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to permit the adoption by reference of penalty clauses which may be part of any nationally recognized code, rules and regulations. The said city councils shall have power to annex penalties deemed necessary, not exceeding $1000, for the breach of any violation of any such ordinance.
Source.
1945, 105:1, par. 20, eff. April 10, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:25 - Examination by Public.

47:25 Examination by Public. –
At least 30 days prior to the adoption of any such ordinance or any amendment or supplement thereto, not less than 3 copies of such code or regulation referred to shall have been filed in the office of the building inspector, and 3 copies in the office of the city clerk for the use and examination of the public.
Source.
1945, 105:1, par. 21, eff. April 10, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:26 - Public Hearing; Notice.

47:26 Public Hearing;  Notice. –
No such ordinance or amendments or supplements thereto, as hereinbefore set forth, shall become effective or be altered until after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the state at least 15 days before the holding of said hearing.
Source.
1945, 105:1, par. 22, eff. April 10, 1945.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:27 - Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Cities.

47:27 Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Cities. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, an oil refinery shall not be located in any city without a vote of approval by one of the procedures specified in paragraphs I, II or III.
I. A site plan for an oil refinery may be approved by a
2/3 vote of the entire governing body of any city.
II. If the governing body of a city should vote to place the question of whether or not to approve the location of an oil refinery in said city on the ballot for referendum, it may place said question on the ballot to be voted upon at any regular municipal or biennial election, or at a special election called for the purpose of voting on said question. Such special election shall be held at the usual ward polling places by the regular city election officers. Should a referendum be held, the following question shall be placed on the ballot: "Shall an oil refinery be permitted within the city of ( ?)" Said question shall be printed in the form prescribed by RSA 59:12-a. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, then such approval shall be deemed granted and the governing body of the city shall be bound by the outcome. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the negative, such approval shall be deemed not granted and no oil refinery may be located in such city unless approval is subsequently granted in accordance with this paragraph or paragraph III.
III. Upon submission to the governing body of a city of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of said city requesting a referendum on the question of whether or not an oil refinery should be located in said city, the governing body shall direct that such question appear on the ballot at the next regular municipal or biennial election. If said petition is submitted at any time prior to 2 months before the next regular municipal or biennial election, the governing body shall direct that a special election be called. The election procedure and the form of the question shall be as provided in paragraph II. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the affirmative, then such approval shall be deemed granted and the governing body of the city shall be bound by the outcome. If a majority of those voting on the question shall vote in the negative, such approval shall be deemed not granted and no oil refinery may be located in such city unless approval is subsequently granted in accordance with this paragraph or paragraph II.
IV. Nothing in this section shall be construed as changing, modifying or affecting in any way the provisions of RSA 31 and RSA 36 relating to zoning regulations.
Source.
1974, 36:2, eff. April 5, 1974.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 47 - Powers of City Councils › Section 47:28 - Woodstoves.

47:28 Woodstoves. –
The board of mayor and aldermen, or the corresponding governmental body of any city, is hereby empowered and authorized, in the passing and adopting of ordinances, to adopt the model code, promulgated by the state fire marshal pursuant to RSA 153:14, IV, relative to the installation and operation of solid fuel heating appliances and, further, to provide for the inspection of such appliances. A reasonable fee for such inspection may be charged to the owner of the property where such appliance is installed.
Source.
1979, 449:3, eff. Aug. 24, 1979.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:1 - Disqualification for Employment by City.

48:1 Disqualification for Employment by City. –
No publicly elected official of a city, except school district officers, who as such official is authorized to appropriate or expend public funds shall be employed during the term for which he is elected by any department, board or commission of the city in any other capacity or in any other position of employment by the city where compensation is allowed, except as justice or clerk of the municipal court, or call firemen, or special police officers; provided that in case any city charter, at the time this section takes effect, provides specifically that certain elected officials may be employed in other specified employments, or positions, contrary to the provisions of this section, the provisions of said charter shall prevail. Upon the acceptance of any such prohibited employment by a publicly elected official, as prohibited herein, the elective office shall forthwith become vacant and shall be filled as provided by law. The provisions of this section shall not affect the rights of cities or towns to make such consolidation of official functions as may have been heretofore authorized by statute.
Source.
1941, 159:1. RL 66:3. RSA 48:1. 1955, 17:1. 1959, 64:1, eff. June 20, 1959.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:1-a - Certification.

48:1-a Certification. –
Any report, form or assurance required to be submitted to the state by a city officer which requires the submitting officer to certify to the accuracy of information it contains shall use a statement for the certification in a form substantially similar to the following: "The information submitted on this form is a true and accurate statement to the best of my personal knowledge and belief based on the information available to me at the time entered hereon and no information is presently known by me to exist which leads me to believe or suspect otherwise."
Source.
1977, 278:2, eff. Aug. 21, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:2 - Election.

48:2 Election. –
The city councils, being met in convention upon the day appointed by law or ordinance, shall by joint ballot elect a city clerk, who shall hold his office for the term fixed by law or ordinance, and until another is chosen and qualified, removable, however, at the pleasure of the city councils.
Source.
1846, 384:22. 1855, 1699:21. GS 43:1. GL 47:1. PS 49:1. PL 53:1. RL 65:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:3 - Clerk of Mayor and Aldermen.

48:3 Clerk of Mayor and Aldermen. –
The city clerk shall be ex officio clerk of the board of mayor and aldermen, shall keep a journal of all the acts, votes and proceedings of the mayor and aldermen, and also of the city councils when sitting in convention, and shall perform such other services as the mayor and aldermen or city councils may prescribe.
Source.
1846, 384:22. 1855, 1699:21. GS 43:2. GL 47:2. PS 49:2. PL 53:2. RL 65:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:4 - General Duties.

48:4 General Duties. –
He shall perform all the duties and exercise all the powers incumbent upon or vested in the town clerks of towns, except where it is otherwise provided by law. He shall deliver to his successor in office, as soon as chosen and qualified, all journals, records, record books, papers, files and other things whatsoever held by him in his capacity of city clerk.
Source.
1846, 384:22. 1855, 1699:21. GS 43:3. GL 47:3. PS 49:3. PL 53:3. RL 65:3.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:5 - Invoices and Assessments.

48:5 Invoices and Assessments. –
The city clerk shall receive the invoice and assessments made, or a copy thereof required by law to be returned to his office, and keep the same there, open to public inspection, but need not record the same.
Source.
1849, 837:3. GS 43:4. GL 47:4. PS 49:4. PL 53:4. RL 65:4.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:6 - Deputy.

48:6 Deputy. –
The city councils may elect a deputy city clerk, who shall qualify in the same manner as city clerks, and who shall perform all the duties of the city clerk in case of absence by sickness, resignation or otherwise of the city clerk.
Source.
1899, 90:1. PL 53:5. RL 65:5.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:7 - Clerk Pro Tem.

48:7 Clerk Pro Tem. –
Whenever the city clerk shall become unable, by reason of sickness or otherwise, to discharge his duties, and there is no deputy clerk, the mayor and aldermen may appoint a clerk pro tempore, who shall perform all the duties of a clerk during such time as the incapacity may continue.
Source.
GS 43:5. GL 47:5. PS 49:6. PL 53:6. RL 65:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:8 - Vacancy.

48:8 Vacancy. –
In case the office of city clerk shall become vacant from any cause the mayor and aldermen shall forthwith appoint a clerk pro tempore, who shall hold the office and perform the duties until a clerk shall be elected by the city councils at a convention which may be held at any time for that purpose.
Source.
GS 43:6. GL 47:6. PS 49:7. PL 53:7. RL 65:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:9 - Public Records.

48:9 Public Records. –
All records, books, papers, vouchers and documents of every kind which shall be in the hands of any officer, committee or board of officers of the city, not their individual property, which shall not be needed for their present use, shall be properly filed and deposited in the office of the city clerk, and shall be kept and preserved there by him as public records of the city.
Source.
GS 43:13. GL 47:13. PS 49:14. PL 53:8. RL 65:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:10 - Duties.

48:10 Duties. –
The city marshal shall, under the mayor, have the control and direction of the police of the city; shall attend upon the mayor and aldermen when required; shall be, by virtue of his office, constable and conservator of the peace; and in the absence or disability of the mayor shall have the same powers for the preservation of the peace as the mayor.
Source.
1846, 384:15. GS 43:7. GL 47:7. PS 49:8. PL 53:9. RL 65:9.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:11 - Jurisdiction.

48:11 Jurisdiction. –
The authority of the marshal, assistant marshals, collector, constables, police officers and watchmen shall extend through any ward and to every part of the city.
Source.
1860, 2359:1. GS 43:8. GL 47:8. PS 49:9. PL 53:10. RL 65:10.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:11-a - Extended Authority.

48:11-a Extended Authority. –
The authority of any duly authorized marshal, collector, constable, police officer or watchman of any city shall extend to any town or city in the state, provided that the chief law enforcement officer of the requesting town or city has executed with the chief law enforcement officer of the responding city a written agreement which sets forth the terms and conditions under which such assistance shall be requested or rendered. The executed agreement shall constitute authorization for every request for assistance, and for any assistance rendered in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, regardless of whether the responding marshal, collector, constable, police officer or watchman is named in the agreement. In an emergency situation, the ranking on-duty law enforcement officer of a town or city is authorized to make an oral request to the ranking on-duty law enforcement officer of the responding town, subject to the terms and conditions of the written agreement, and the authority of the responding marshal, collector, constable, police officer or watchman shall extend to the requesting town or city. The written agreement shall remain in full force and effect until terminated by the mutual consent of the chief law enforcement officers of each town or city, or until 10 days after the chief law enforcement officer of one town or city has received notification from the chief law enforcement officer of the other town or city of his intention to terminate it.
Source.
1971, 390:1. 1981, 297:2, eff. Aug. 15, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:12 - Choice.

48:12 Choice. –
So many assessors may be chosen in each ward as may be prescribed by law or ordinance; or so many assessors may be chosen, in such manner and for such terms, as may be prescribed by law, or as the city councils may by ordinance provide, who shall hold their offices for the terms therein limited.
Source.
1846, 384:25. 1855, 1699:22. GS 43:9. GL 47:9. PS 49:10. PL 53:11. RL 65:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:13 - Duties.

48:13 Duties. –
The assessors, however elected, shall constitute a board of assessors for the city, who shall perform all the duties relative to taking the inventory and the appraisal of property for taxation, and in regard to the assessment and abatement of taxes and issuing warrants for the collection of the same, as are now or may hereafter be required by law of selectmen and assessors of towns; and shall have all the powers and be subject to the same liabilities, in regard to those duties, which selectmen and assessors in towns now or hereafter may have, or be subject to, in regard to the same.
Source.
1846, 384:25. 1855, 1699:22. GS 43:10. GL 47:10. PS 49:11. PL 53:12. RL 65:12.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:14 - Assistants.

48:14 Assistants. –
The city councils of any city may elect assistant assessors, not exceeding 6 in number, who shall assist the assessors of the city in the discharge of their official duties, when necessary for the seasonable completion of the inventory and assessment; and the assistant assessors shall act under the direction of the assessors.
Source.
1860, 2357:1. GS 43:11. GL 47:11. PS 49:12. PL 53:13. RL 65:13.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:15 - Warrants.

48:15 Warrants. –
The mayor and aldermen shall forthwith deliver to the chairman of the board of assessors all warrants for the assessment of state and county taxes which may be addressed to them, and all certified copies of the votes of school districts for raising district taxes which may be delivered to them; and the same shall be sufficient authority for the assessors to assess and collect such taxes.
Source.
GS 43:12. GL 47:12. PS 49:13. PL 53:14. RL 65:14.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:16-a - Repealed by 1959, 217:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1959.

48:16-a Repealed by 1959, 217:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1959. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:17 - City Purchasing Departments.

48:17 City Purchasing Departments. –
The city councils of any city shall have power to establish an ordinance creating a purchasing department for the city. The administrative head of such department shall be called the city purchasing agent and he shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council, or the city council by ordinance may assign the duties of the city purchasing agent to an existing municipal officer. The city purchasing agent shall make all purchases of materials, equipment, and supplies for all departments, officers and agencies of the city under such rules and regulations as he shall promulgate subject to the approval of the city councils. In any city adopting the provisions hereof all departments, officers and agencies of the city shall requisition to the purchasing agent for all purchases in accordance with rules and regulations of said purchasing agent and the city treasurer shall not charge purchases against city funds unless and until the purchase order has been approved by the purchasing agent, subject to such exceptions in case of emergency as the councils may approve in accordance with such rules and regulations. The rules and regulations relative to the purchasing department shall include a requirement that all purchases of an amount over $100 dollars shall be made by competitive bidding subject to such exceptions as the councils may approve. In any city adopting the provisions hereof, any special provisions of the charter of said city inconsistent herewith relative to departments making their own purchases are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Source.
1943, 86:1, eff. Mar. 23, 1943.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:18 - Appointment, Term.

48:18 Appointment, Term. –
In any city which adopts the provisions of this subdivision as provided in RSA 48:20, the mayor, with the approval of the board of aldermen in cities with a strong mayor form of government, or the city manager, with approval of the city council in cities with a weak mayor form of government, shall appoint a director of human services who shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
Source.
1973, 319:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:19 - Qualifications.

48:19 Qualifications. –
The director of human services shall have the following minimum qualifications: A master's degree from a recognized college or university with a major in social work or related studies, such as government, economics, business administration, sociology, psychology or education, and 4 years administrative experience, including personnel supervision and coordination; or a bachelor's degree in the same subjects specified above and 6 years administrative experience, including personnel supervision and coordination.
Source.
1973, 319:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:20 - Adoption of Subdivision.

48:20 Adoption of Subdivision. –
I. Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter to the contrary, the governing body of any city of a population greater than 80,000, according to the most recent census, may adopt the provisions of this subdivision as provided in paragraphs II and III.
II. If the governing body of a city with a population greater than 80,000 should desire to place the question of whether or not to establish the office of director of human services on an appointive basis as provided in this subdivision, they may place said question on a referendum to be voted upon at any regular municipal election or at a special election called for the purpose of voting on said question. Should a referendum be held, the following question shall be submitted "Shall the office of director of human services be established on an appointive basis as provided in RSA 48?" The governing body shall be bound by the outcome of the referendum.
III. If the governing body of a city with a population greater than 80,000 should decide not to place the question of the adoption of the provisions of this subdivision on a referendum, a
2/3 vote of the entire membership of the governing body shall be sufficient to adopt the provisions of this subdivision.
Source.
1973, 319:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48 - City Officers › Section 48:21 - Conflict With Charter.

48:21 Conflict With Charter. –
Whenever the charter of any city which adopts the provisions of this subdivision provides for a commissioner of welfare on either an elective or appointive basis, or a director of human services on an elective basis or on an appointive basis other than as provided for in this subdivision, the provisions of this subdivision shall take precedence. In such case, the incumbent in such office shall hold his office for the duration of his term provided that such term shall not exceed 2 years from the date of said adoption and provided further that if a vacancy occurs in said office, the provisions of this subdivision shall take effect immediately.
Source.
1973, 319:1, eff. Aug. 25, 1973.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48-A - Housing Standards › Section 48-A:1 - Definitions.

48-A:1 Definitions. –
The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
I. "Municipality" shall mean any city or town in this state.
II. "Governing body" shall mean, in a city, that governing body which is designated as such by the charter of the particular city; in a town, the town meeting.
III. "Dwelling" shall mean any building, structure, trailer, mobil-home or camp or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used and includes any appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith.
IV. "Public agency" shall be a board, department, officer, or employee of a municipality, designated by ordinance, code or bylaw to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter.
V. "Vacation rental" or "short-term rental" means any individually or collectively owned single-family house or dwelling unit or any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or timeshare, or owner occupied residential home, that is offered for a fee and for less than 30 consecutive days. For purposes of this chapter, vacation rental and short-term rental are residential uses of the property and do not include a unit that is used for any nonresidential use, including retail, restaurant, banquet space, event center, or another similar use.
Source.
1959, 293:1. 1965, 341:1, eff. Aug. 7, 1965. 2017, 249:6, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48-A - Housing Standards › Section 48-A:2 - Grant of Power.

48-A:2 Grant of Power. –
Whenever the governing body of any municipality finds that there exists in such municipality dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, dangerous defects which are likely to result in fire, accidents, or other calamities, unhealthful lack of ventilation or sanitary facilities, or due to other unhealthy or hazardous or dilapidated conditions, including those set forth in RSA 48-A:7, power is hereby conferred upon such municipality to adopt ordinances, codes, or bylaws to cause the repair, closing, or demolition or removal of such dwellings in the manner provided in this chapter. Any municipality which adopts such a code or ordinance which has provisions for appeal, pursuant to this chapter, shall be exempt from any provisions of RSA 48-A which are in conflict with the adopted ordinance. The power conferred by this section shall not be used to impose any additional ordinances, codes, bylaws, licenses, certificates, or other restrictions on dwellings used as a vacation rental or short-term rental.
Source.
1959, 293:1. 1989, 89:1, eff. June 30, 1989. 2017, 249:7, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48-A - Housing Standards › Section 48-A:4 - Procedure for Enforcement.

48-A:4 Procedure for Enforcement. –
If the owner fails to comply with an order, made pursuant to the provisions of RSA 48-A:3, to repair, alter, improve or to vacate and close the dwelling, or to remove or demolish the dwelling, the public agency may file a petition in the superior court in which it shall set forth the charges issued pursuant to RSA 48-A:3, II, as well as any other allegations bearing upon the unfitness of the dwelling for human habitation. The court shall thereupon direct notice to be given all parties having an interest in said dwelling, including mortgagees and persons in possession thereof. Such notice shall be given, where practicable, by personal service, except that if the person to be served resides outside the state, service may be made upon him by registered mail; and if there are any unascertained persons having an interest in said dwelling, notice may be given them by publication of the petition in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, such publication to be at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing. The court shall set a date for hearing such charges and additional allegations. Upon hearing, the matter shall be treated as de novo, and the court shall hear such pertinent evidence concerning the fitness of the dwelling for human habitation as may be relevant.
Source.
1959, 293:1. 1969, 175:3, eff. May 28, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title III - Towns, Cities, Village Districts, and Unincorporated Places › Chapter 48-A - Housing Standards › Section 48-A:5 - Order of the Court.

48-A:5 Order of the Court. –
The court shall as soon as practicable issue its order upon said petition; and if the court finds the dwelling complained against is unfit for human habitation due to any of the causes or conditions enumerated in RSA 48-A:2, such order shall direct the public agency to repair, alter, or improve such dwelling to render it fit for human habitation if such repair, alteration or improvement can be made at a reasonable cost in relation to the value of the dwelling and the ability of the owner to assume such cost; or if the repair, alteration or improvement of said dwelling cannot be made at a reasonable cost in relation to the value of the dwelling and the ability of the owner to assume such cost, to remove or demolish such dwelling. If the court shall find in favor of the owner, it shall award to him his reasonable costs and expenses, including counsel fees, all as determined by the court, incurred by him in his defense of the action in the superior court.
Source.
1959, 293:1, eff. Nov. 16, 1959.