4:1 Removal of Public Officials for Cause. – No state official who is not a classified employee shall be discharged or removed except for malfeasance, misfeasance, inefficiency in office, incapacity or unfitness to perform assigned duties, or for the good of the department, agency, or institution to which such official is assigned, according to […]
4:10 Protection of State Water Rights. – The governor may institute and prosecute suits at law or in equity in the name of the state, whenever in his judgment such course shall be necessary to prevent the injurious diversion of the water of rivers which naturally flow from other states into New Hampshire. Source. […]
4:11 Eligibility of Councilor to Other Office. – No member of the governor’s council shall be eligible to appointment by the governor and council to any position of profit and emolument, except justice of the peace and notary public, during the term for which he was elected a councilor. Source. 1915, 7:1. PL 19:3. […]
4:12 Governor’s Staff. – The governor may appoint such staff, including but not limited to legal counsel, professional persons, consultants, assistants, secretaries, stenographers, and clerks, as he shall need who shall render such services as the governor may require of them. He shall fix their compensation within the limits of the appropriation made for […]
4:12-a Repealed by 1986, 141:4, eff. July 1, 1986. –
4:12-b Appointment. – The governor shall appoint a director of the budget who shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall fix the compensation of such director within the limits of the appropriation made therefor. Source. 1970, 6:1, eff. July 1, 1970.
4:12-c Duties. – Said director shall perform the following duties: I. He shall provide post-election assistance to an incoming governor. II. He shall examine the tentative budgets prepared by the commissioner of administrative services, under the provisions of RSA 9 and advise the governor in regard to the same, and shall assist the governor […]
4:12-cc Executive Council Operations. – The governor and executive council may appoint an executive assistant who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and council, and shall perform such duties as the governor and council may determine. The executive assistant shall be an unclassified employee under RSA 94:1-a. Source. 1995, 308:91, eff. July […]
4:12-d to 4:12-f Repealed by 1987, 283:11, eff. May 25, 1987. –
4:12-g to 4:12-p Repealed by 1987, 283:11, eff. May 25, 1987. –
4:12-q, 4:12-r Repealed by 1987, 283:11, eff. May 25, 1987. –
4:12-s to 4:12-v Repealed by 1987, 283:11, eff. May 25, 1987. –
4:13 Repealed by 1970, 46:2, eff. July 1, 1970. –
4:13-a Repealed by 1959, 217:2, eff. Aug. 16, 1959. –
4:13-aa Juneteenth Proclamation. – The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of June 19 as Juneteenth and shall call on the citizens of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities commemorating the abolition of slavery. Source. 2019, 95:1, eff. June 19, 2019.
4:13-b Lafayette Day. – The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of May 20, the anniversary of the death of General Marquis de Lafayette, revolutionary war hero, in lasting recognition of his gallant and illustrious service in the war for American independence. Source. 1955, 126:1, eff. May 9, 1955.
4:13-bb New Hampshire D-Day Remembrance Day. – I. The governor shall proclaim June 6 of each year as New Hampshire D-Day Remembrance Day. II. The proclamation issued by the governor shall call on the people of New Hampshire to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities and shall urge all state agencies and […]
4:13-c Constitution Days. – The governor shall annually issue on the following dates a proclamation calling for a proper observance of State Constitution Day which is January 5 and September 17 as Federal Constitution Day, so that the people may be reminded annually on these dates of the blessings of liberty which they enjoy […]
4:13-cc Overdose Awareness Day. – The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for the proper observance of August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day, a day to honor and remember those who have died or suffered a permanent injury as a result of an overdose, to raise awareness of the epidemic, and to reduce […]
4:13-d American History Month. – The governor shall annually proclaim February as "American History Month" and request the citizens of the state to observe the month with appropriate events. Source. 1981, 90:6, eff. June 19, 1981.