Section 231:53 – Limited Access Highways.
231:53 Limited Access Highways. – Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, selectmen of towns and mayors and aldermen of cities are hereby authorized to lay out limited access highways. Source. RSA 236-A:1. 1961, 25:1. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.
Section 231:54 – Definition.
231:54 Definition. – A limited access highway as authorized by RSA 231:53 is defined as a highway especially designed for through traffic and over, from or to which owners or occupants of abutting land or other persons have no right or easement or only a limited right or easement of access, light, air, or […]
Section 231:40 – Petition.
231:40 Petition. – Upon petition, when it becomes necessary for the convenient removal of lumber, wood or other material, to pass through the lands of a person other than the owner of the land from which such lumber, wood or other material is to be removed, the selectmen of the town within which said […]
Section 231:41 – Use and Discontinuance.
231:41 Use and Discontinuance. – The selectmen may fix the length of time and conditions under which such right-of-way may be used and may order the same closed or discontinued when in their judgment it is necessary. Source. RSA 234-A:2. 1963, 274:2. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.
Section 231:42 – Notice and Hearing.
231:42 Notice and Hearing. – The selectmen shall appoint forthwith a time for examining the premises and hearing parties in interest, and give 12 days’ notice thereof to one or more of the petitioners. They shall also give like notice to persons owning or having an interest in lands through which the right-of-way to […]
Section 231:43 – Power to Discontinue.
231:43 Power to Discontinue. – 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 […]
Section 231:44 – Notice Required.
231:44 Notice Required. – When any class IV, V or VI highway, which joins a highway in another town, has been discontinued by vote of the town, the selectmen of the town wherein the highway has been so discontinued shall notify the selectmen of said adjoining town, by registered mail, of the fact of […]
Section 231:45 – Subject to Gates and Bars.
231:45 Subject to Gates and Bars. – Any class IV, V or VI highway, or any portion thereof, may be discontinued as an open highway and made subject to gates and bars, by vote of the town. Such a discontinued highway shall not have the status of a publicly approved street. Source. RS 54:1. […]
Section 231:36 – Payment by Court.
231:36 Payment by Court. – The clerk of the superior court shall pay over the sum deposited upon demand to the petitioner and the acceptance of such deposit by the petitioner shall not in any manner affect or prejudice his right of appeal or be admitted in evidence at the trial by jury on […]
Section 231:37 – Judgment Against Petitioner.
231:37 Judgment Against Petitioner. – If such sum paid to the petitioner shall exceed the amount of final judgment the court shall enter judgment against the petitioner for the amount paid to him in excess of the amount of final judgment. Source. 1945, 188:1, part 5:27. RSA 234:27. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.