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Section 231:90 – Duty of Town After Notice of Insufficiency.

    231:90 Duty of Town After Notice of Insufficiency. – I. Whenever any class IV or class V highway or bridge or sidewalk thereon in any municipality shall be insufficient, any person may give written notice of such insufficiency to one of the selectmen or highway agents of the town, or the mayor or street […]

Section 231:72 – Contribution by County to Repairs.

    231:72 Contribution by County to Repairs. – The superior court, on petition and notice to the county commissioners, may order any part of the expense of repairing a highway to be paid by the county, when the whole would be burdensome to the town, or when the county convention has recommended such order. Source. […]

Section 231:73 – Procedure.

    231:73 Procedure. – The court may order such part of the expense to be paid to the town, or cause the highway to be put in repair in such manner as it thinks proper, and draw its order for such part upon the county treasurer. Source. RS 55:19. CS 59:20. GS 66:3. GL 72:3. […]

Section 231:74 – Contribution by Another Town.

    231:74 Contribution by Another Town. – When the expense of rebuilding or repairing a highway would be excessively burdensome to the town in which it is situate, and another town is greatly benefited by the highway, the superior court, upon petition and proceedings thereon as in the case of laying out a highway, may […]

Section 231:76 – Petition to Court; Remedy Exclusive.

    231:76 Petition to Court; Remedy Exclusive. – I. If an owner is aggrieved by a decision of the selectmen under RSA 231:75, such owner may appeal to the superior court in accordance with the appeals of highway layout decisions, as set forth in RSA 231:34. II. The question of the public need for the […]

Section 231:78 – Payment of Damages and Basis of Liability Defined.

    231:78 Payment of Damages and Basis of Liability Defined. – Damages assessed for change of grade under the provisions of this subdivision shall be paid by the town in which the change of grade is made; provided, however, that no highway shall be deemed to have been repaired by the authority of the town […]

Section 231:79 – Highways to Summer Cottages; Exemption.

    231:79 Highways to Summer Cottages; Exemption. – Towns shall be exempt from keeping open and repairing highways to summer cottages from December 10 to April 10, subject to RSA 231:81, IV. Source. 1893, 4:1. PL 80:34. RL 96:34. 1945, 188:1, part 16:23. RSA 245:24. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981. 2019, 187:1, eff. Sept. […]