New Hampshire Statutes
§ 231:184 — Excavation in Highway
New Hampshire·Title XX TRANSPORTATION·Ch. 231 CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS·Subdivision Use of Highways by Aqueduct and Gas Companies
No person or corporation shall dig up any highway or public ground for the purpose of laying water or gas pipes, or other pipes or structures therein, or of repairing the same, without first obtaining the consent of the commissioner of transportation or his division engineer when the excavation is in any state-maintained highway and in all other cases the consent of the selectmen or highway agent of the town or the mayor and aldermen or street commissioner of the city; except, in cases of emergency where the public health or safety is endangered, such action may be taken as provided in RSA 236:9.
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Legislative History
1854, 1527:1. GS 141:1. 1868, 1:40. GL 155:1. PS 82:1. PL 98:1. RL 114:1. 1945, 188:1, part 25:1. RSA 255:2. 1981, 87:1. 1985, 402:6, I(b)(3).
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§ 231:1
Class IV, V and VI§ 231:10
Owner of Property; Notice§ 231:10-a
Expenses Paid by Petitioner§ 231:105
Liability of 2 or More Towns§ 231:106
Notice; Appearance§ 231:107
Settlement by One Town§ 231:108
Apportionment§ 231:11
Hearing§ 231:110
Venue§ 231:111
Construction of Sidewalks§ 231:112
Assessing Abutters§ 231:113
Repair and Maintenance§ 231:115
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