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Section 41:10 – Employment of Town Physician.

    41:10 Employment of Town Physician. – The selectmen of towns making appropriations for the support of a resident physician shall constitute a board for the purpose of employing and dismissing him. Source. 1931, 90:1. RL 59:14.

Section 41:10-a – Municipal Prosecutors.

    41:10-a Municipal Prosecutors. – The selectmen of towns or the appropriate appointing authorities are hereby authorized to appoint and compensate one or more qualified members of the New Hampshire bar to serve as municipal prosecutors to represent the state, in place of police officers, in cases involving civil causes, violations and misdemeanors within the […]

Section 41:11 – Regulation of Use of Highways, Etc.

    41:11 Regulation of Use of Highways, Etc. – Unless regulated by the commissioner of the department of transportation as provided in RSA 236:1, the selectmen may regulate the use of all public highways, sidewalks, and commons in their respective towns and for this purpose may exercise all the powers conferred on city councils by […]

Section 41:11-a – Town Property.

    41:11-a Town Property. – I. The selectmen shall have authority to manage all real property owned by the town and to regulate its use, unless such management and regulation is delegated to other public officers by vote of the town, or is governed by other statutes, including but not limited to RSA 31:112, RSA […]

Section 41:11-b – Enforcement of Regulations.

    41:11-b Enforcement of Regulations. – Any person who violates a regulation established under RSA 41:11 or 41:11-a, and for which no penalty is otherwise provided under title XXI pertaining to motor vehicles, shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 2001, 274:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.

Section 41:11-c – Regulations; Businesses Obtaining Municipal Permits.

    41:11-c Regulations; Businesses Obtaining Municipal Permits. – The selectmen may establish regulations relative to businesses obtaining municipal permits. Any person who violates a regulation established under this section shall be guilty of a violation. Source. 2006, 202:2, eff. July 30, 2006.

Section 41:11-d – Restricting the Watering of Lawns.

    41:11-d Restricting the Watering of Lawns. – I. The local governing body may establish regulations restricting the use of water from private wells or public water systems for outdoor lawn watering when administrative agencies of the state or federal government have designated the region as being under a declared state or condition of drought. […]

Section 41:12 – Removal of Collector, Clerk, or Treasurer.

    41:12 Removal of Collector, Clerk, or Treasurer. – The selectmen may remove from office any collector of taxes, town clerk, or any treasurer, who, in their judgment, has become insane or otherwise incapacitated to discharge the duties of the office. They may proceed without notice in any case arising under this section. Source. 1866, […]

Section 41:13 – Report.

    41:13 Report. – At the close of each fiscal year the selectmen shall make a report to the town, giving a particular account of all their financial transactions during the year, and of the financial condition of the town at the close of the year, including a schedule of all its assets and liabilities. […]

Section 41:14 – Publication of Reports.

    41:14 Publication of Reports. – The selectmen shall cause their report, and those of other town officers required by law to make reports, to be published in pamphlet form at the expense of the town and make the same available to the voters of said town at least 7 days prior to the date […]

Section 41:14-b – Adoption and Amendment of Town Codes and Ordinances.

    41:14-b Adoption and Amendment of Town Codes and Ordinances. – If adopted in accordance with RSA 41:14-c, in towns with 10,000 or more inhabitants, the selectmen shall have the authority to establish, and amend town ordinances and codes after they hold 2 public hearings at least 10 but not more than 21 days apart […]

Section 41:14-c – Adoption Procedure.

    41:14-c Adoption Procedure. – I. Towns may adopt the provisions of RSA 41:14-a at any duly warned meeting. Once adopted, these provisions shall remain in effect until specifically rescinded by the town at any duly warned meeting. II. Towns with 10,000 or more inhabitants may adopt the provisions of RSA 41:14-b at any duly […]

Section 41:15 – Property Tax Rates.

    41:15 Property Tax Rates. – The property tax rates of cities and towns shall be set in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-J:34-37. Source. 1878, 73:4. GL 61:4. PS 43:14. PL 47:19. RL 59:19. 1951, 37:1. RSA 41:15. 1955, 155:1. 1963, 120:1. 1973, 544:8. 1983, 80:1. 1987, 285:3, eff. July 1, 1987.

Section 41:16 – Election and Bond.

    41:16 Election and Bond. – Every town at the annual meeting shall choose, by ballot, a town clerk, who shall record all votes passed by the town while he remains in office, and discharge all the duties of the office according to law. Source. RS 34:1. CS 36:1. GS 37:1. GL 40:1. PS 43:1. […]

Section 41:16-b – Three-Year Term; Town Clerk.

    41:16-b Three-Year Term; Town Clerk. – I. At any annual town meeting under an article in the warrant, the voters may vote to determine if they are in favor of having a 3-year term for town clerk. The governing body will determine whether the vote will be by official ballot or by special ballot. […]