31:1 Public Corporations
31:2 Parishes
31:3 In General
31:3-a Suits Involving State-Mandated Programs
31:4 Appropriations
31:4-a Deficit Reduction
31:5 At Special Meetings
31:5-a Appropriations of Disaster Funds
31:5-b Legalization of Meetings
31:6 For Holidays
31:7 Contract with Hospital
31:8 Town Officers’ Associations
31:8-a Authorization to Pay Dues
31:9 Legislative Counsel
31:9-a Sponsoring Certain Benefits
31:9-b Time for Payment
31:9-c Lockups
31:9-d Climate Emergency Municipality Unification
31:10 When Allowed
31:11 Method
31:12 Amount; Debt Limit
31:13 Due Date; Refunding
31:14 Recovered Funds
31:17-a Referendum
31:18 Isolated Dwellings; Abandoned or Wasting Real Estate
31:19 In General
31:19-a Trust Funds Created by Towns
31:19-b Deferred Compensation Plan Trusts
31:19-c Authorization for Municipalities to Establish OPEB Trusts
31:20 For Cemeteries
31:21 Funds of Cemetery Associations, Etc
31:22 Trustees
31:22-a Cy Pres, Cemetery Trust Funds
31:23 Single Trustee
31:24 Trustees; Expenses
31:25 Custody; Investment
31:25-a Retention of Nonlegal Securities
31:25-b Prudent Investment Defined
31:25-c Report to the Attorney General
31:25-d Application of Prudent Investor Rule
31:26 Investments by Single Trustee
31:27 Collective Investments
31:28 Exception
31:29 Contributions and Withdrawals
31:30 Liberal Construction of Provisions
31:31 Trust Funds for Districts
31:32 Expenditures
31:33 Audit and Publication of Reports of Trustees
31:34 Records
31:35 Compensation of Bookkeeper
31:36 Deposits
31:37 Payment by Towns
31:38 Reports
31:38-a Professional Banking and Brokerage Assistance
31:39 Purpose and Penalties
31:39-a Conflict of Interest Ordinances
31:39-c Administrative Enforcement of Ordinances
31:39-d Local Ordinance Citations; Pleas by Mail
31:39-e Bylaws Affecting Forestry Activities
31:40 Taxicabs
31:41 Open-Air Motion Picture Theatres
31:41-a Motor Vehicle Race Tracks
31:41-b Hazardous Embankments
31:41-c Electioneering
31:41-d Pinball Machines and Coin Operated Amusements
31:41-e Drug-Free Zones; Public Housing Authorities
31:42 Regulation by Selectmen
31:43 When in Force
31:43-a Adoption of Curfew Law
31:43-b City of Rochester
31:43-c Minors under 16
31:43-d Curfew Signal
31:43-e Penalty, Custodian
31:43-f Penalty, Minors
31:43-g Second Offense
31:51 Regulations
31:52 Rights of Owners
31:56 Use of Militia
31:57 To Whom Payable; Maximum
31:58 Adoption of Provisions
31:59 Administration
31:59-a Authority Granted
31:59-b Purchasing Agent
31:59-c Definitions
31:59-d Application of Subdivision
31:90 Stock Voting
31:91 Soliciting Funds
31:92 Taking of Land
31:92-a Water Pollution
31:93 Town Seal
31:94 Fiscal Year
31:94-a Optional Fiscal Year
31:94-b Adoption
31:94-c Authorization to Use Accounting Period
31:94-cc Proration of Property Tax Exemptions During Transition Period
31:94-d Debt During Transition Period
31:94-e Transition Period
31:95 Budget
31:95-a Tax Maps
31:95-b Appropriation for Funds Made Available During Year
31:95-c Special Revenue Funds
31:95-d Procedure for Adoption; Rescission or Change of Purpose
31:95-e Acceptance of Personal Property Donated to Towns and Village Districts
31:95-f Geographic Information Systems
31:95-g Option to Assign Appraisal Responsibility
31:95-h Revolving Funds
31:96 Interlocal Cooperation on Federal or Interstate Flood Control Projects
31:97 State Guarantee
31:98-a Contingency Fund
31:99 License to Occupy Portion of Street
31:100 Street Fairs
31:101 Effect of License
31:102 Obstructing Access to Highways
31:102-a Hawkers, Peddlers and Vendors
31:102-b Background Checks for Certain Vendors
31:103-a Contributions to County or State
31:103-b Cybersecurity
31:104 Liability of Municipal Executives
31:105 Indemnification for Damages
31:106 Indemnification; Civil Rights Suits
31:107 Purchase of Insurance
31:108 Attachment, Trustee Process Prohibited
31:109 Local Option for Oil Refinery Siting in Towns
31:110 Establishment
31:111 Purpose
31:112 Management
31:113 Appropriations Authorized
31:115 Eligibility for Federal Funds
31:116 Manufactured Housing Foundations
31:117 Woodstoves
31:120 Purpose
31:121 Authority Granted
31:122 Services Advisory Committee; Cost
31:123 Method of Appropriation
31:124 Assessments
31:125 Limit on Liability
31:126 Presumption of Procedural Validity
31:127 Definitions
31:128 Certified Copy of Legislation Prima Facie Evidence of Enactment
31:129 Limitation
31:130 Conformity with Enabling Statute
31:131 Origin of Warrant Articles
31:132 Records Storage
31:133 Liability Limitation
31:134 Statement of Purpose
31:135 Definition
31:136 Water and/or Sewer Utility Authorized; Intermunicipal Agreement
31:137 Commissioners
31:138 Election or Appointment
31:139 Services Provided; Cost
31:140 Method of Appropriation
31:141 Assessments and Fees
31:142 Limit on Liability
31:143 Authority to Incur Capital Debt
31:144 Assessment Funds
31:145 District Utility Fund
31:146 Abatement and Appeal of Assessments and Fees
31:147 Liens and Collection of Assessments
31:148 Reports
31:149 Local Option
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 31 - Powers and Duties of Towns

  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • bylaw: when used in reference to legislative action taken by a city, town, county or village district shall have the same meaning as an ordinance and shall be subject to the same procedures for enactment. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:45
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • farm: means any land, buildings, or structures on or in which agriculture and farming operations or activities are carried out or conducted and shall include the residence or residences of owners, occupants, or employees located on such land. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:34-a
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
  • governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Irrevocable trust: A trust arrangement that cannot be revoked, rescinded, or repealed by the grantor.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • legislative body: shall mean a town meeting, school district meeting, village district meeting, city or town council, mayor and council, mayor and board of aldermen, or, when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county convention. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:47
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • month: shall mean a calendar month, and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:8
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • petitioner: shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:21
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
  • road: shall include all bridges thereon. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:26
  • seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression thereof made by means of wax, or a wafer, affixed thereto. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:11
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.