New Hampshire Revised Statutes 231:43 – Power to Discontinue
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I. Any class IV, V or VI highway, or any portion thereof, in a town may be discontinued by vote of a town; provided, however, that:
(a) Any highway to public waters, or portion of such highway, laid out by a commission appointed by the governor and council, shall not be discontinued except with the consent of the governor and council.
(b) Any class V highway established to provide a property owner or property owners with highway access to their property because of a taking under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230:14 shall not be discontinued except by written consent by such property owner or property owners.
II. The selectmen shall give written notice by verified mail, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:53, to all owners of property abutting such highway, at least 14 days prior to the vote of the town. In the case of a petitioned warrant article calling for discontinuance of a class VI highway, the petitioners shall bear the cost of notice.
III. No owner of land shall, without the owner’s written consent, be deprived of access over such highway, at such owner’s own risk.
(a) Any highway to public waters, or portion of such highway, laid out by a commission appointed by the governor and council, shall not be discontinued except with the consent of the governor and council.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 231:43
- governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
(b) Any class V highway established to provide a property owner or property owners with highway access to their property because of a taking under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 230:14 shall not be discontinued except by written consent by such property owner or property owners.
II. The selectmen shall give written notice by verified mail, as defined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21:53, to all owners of property abutting such highway, at least 14 days prior to the vote of the town. In the case of a petitioned warrant article calling for discontinuance of a class VI highway, the petitioners shall bear the cost of notice.
III. No owner of land shall, without the owner’s written consent, be deprived of access over such highway, at such owner’s own risk.