23:1 Powers as Corporate Body. – Each county is a body corporate for the purpose of suing and being sued, purchasing, holding and conveying real and personal estate for county purposes, making all necessary contracts and doing other necessary acts relating to the property and concerns of the county. Source. RS 19:1. CS 20:1. […]
23:1-a Jurisdiction. – I. In addition to the powers conferred upon counties as set forth in RSA 23:1, each such county is hereby empowered to exercise full jurisdiction over the planning, construction, and operation of water supply, sewage collection, and treatment facilities and such other utilities as are essential to the proper maintenance of […]
23:10 Repealed by 1991, 236:1, I, eff. Aug. 9, 1991. –
23:11 Repealed by 1991, 236:1, II, eff. Aug. 9, 1991. –
23:12 Repealed by 1991, 236:1, III, eff. Aug. 9, 1991. –
23:13 Trust Funds. – I. Counties may take and hold in trust gifts, legacies and devises made to them for the establishment, maintenance and care of any county facility, and for any other public purpose that is not foreign to their institution or incompatible with the objects of their organization. II. As used in […]
23:14 Trustees. – All trusts held by a county shall be administered by a board of 3 trustees. The members of the board of trustees for a county shall be the county treasurer, one county commissioner to be chosen by the commissioners from among their number, and one member of the county convention to […]
23:15 Expenses of Trustees. – The expenses incurred by the trustees shall be paid by the county and shall be charged to the county as administrative expenses. Source. 1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
23:16 Custody; Investments. – I. The trustees shall have the custody of all trust funds held by their county. II. The funds shall be invested only in bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States government, or in state, county, town, city, school district, water and sewer district bonds and the notes of […]
23:17 Common Trust Funds. – The trustees may establish, maintain and operate common trust funds as provided in RSA 31:27-30. Source. 1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
23:18 Expenditures. – Expenditures of trust funds, or of the income from trust funds, shall be paid to agents of the county established to carry out the objects designated by the trusts. If there are no such agents, then the expenditures shall be made by the full board of trustees. Source. 1983, 232:1, eff. […]
23:19 Audit and Publication of Reports of Trust Funds. – I. The accounts of the trust funds shall be audited annually by the commissioner of revenue administration or a licensed or certified public accountant. The securities shall be exhibited to the auditor, and he shall certify the facts found by his audit and the […]
23:2 Recreational Activities. – Any county as may be authorized by the county convention, may take land within its limits in fee by gift, purchase or right of eminent domain as a site for recreational activities; may prepare, equip and maintain it for such purposes; may conduct and promote thereon such activities; may charge, […]
23:20 Records. – The trustees shall keep a record of all trusts in a record book, which shall be open to the inspection of all persons in their county. Source. 1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
23:21 Reports. – A copy of the reports of trust funds and the auditor’s reports which are required by RSA 23:19 shall be filed annually with the attorney general. Source. 1983, 232:1, eff. Aug. 17, 1983.
23:22 Professional Banking Assistance. – I. "Bank" as used in this section means a savings bank, national bank or trust company in this state, any building and loan association or cooperative bank, incorporated and doing business under the laws of this state or any federal savings and loan association located and doing business in […]
23:3 Buildings. – Every county shall have suitable buildings necessary for its uses and suitable offices to insure the protection of the records of the register of deeds. Source. RS 22:3; 153:1, 2. CS 23:3; 162:1, 2. GS 22:9. GL 23:15. PS 24:2. PL 35:2. RL 44:2. RSA 23:3. 1975, 149:1. 1985, 404:2. 1988, […]
23:4 Insurance. – Every county shall have power to insure its property against loss by fire or other casualty in any company authorized to transact business within this state. Source. 1937, 119:1. RL 44:3.
23:5 Payment of Salaries. – The salaries of county attorneys, sheriffs and county treasurers shall be paid from the county treasury in equal payments as determined by the county commissioners. Source. RS 228:16. CS 244:15. GS 271:15. GL 289:15. PS 286:20. 1909, 86:1. 1921, 69:1. PL 35:3. RL 44:4. RSA 23:5. 1973, 436:6. 1979, […]
23:6 Life and Health Insurance. – Every county shall have the power to provide group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combination of such benefits, for all regular employees of the county and their dependents. Source. 1963, 140:1, eff. Aug. 18, 1963.
