New Hampshire Statutes
§ 231:21 — Gates and Bars
New Hampshire § 231:21
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XXTRANSPORTATION
Ch. 231CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGE DISTRICT HIGHWAYS
SubdivisionLaying Out Highways
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 231:21 (2026).
Text
Any highway may be laid out subject to gates and bars across the same. In such case it shall be determined, and the return of the selectmen shall state, by whom the gates and bars shall be maintained. Whenever the public good requires it they may be removed and further damages assessed, upon like proceedings as in the laying out of highways.
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Legislative History
1848, 742:1. 1850, 957:1. CS 52:12, 13. GS 61:12. GL 67:14, 15. PS 67:15. PL 74:15. RL 90:16. 1945, 188:1, part 5:18. RSA 234:18. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.
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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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