New Hampshire Statutes
§ 49-B:8 — Ordinance, Power Limited
New Hampshire § 49-B:8
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title IIITOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
Ch. 49-BHOME RULE-MUNICIPAL CHARTERS
SubdivisionGeneral Provisions Applicable to Charter Actions
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 49-B:8 (2026).
Text
Any municipality may, by the adoption, amendment or repeal of ordinances or bylaws, exercise any power or function granted to a municipality by the constitution or general law. No change in the composition, mode of election or terms of office of the legislative body, the mayor or the manager of any municipality may be accomplished by bylaw or ordinance.
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Legislative History
1979, 241:1. 1988, 223:8, eff. June 29, 1988.
Nearby Sections
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§ 49-B:1
Purpose and Intent§ 49-B:10
Judicial Review§ 49-B:12
Return to Former Form of Government§ 49-B:13
Separability; Preservation§ 49-B:4-a
Review and Approval by State Departments§ 49-B:4-b
Final Report§ 49-B:4-c
Continuation of Charter Commission§ 49-B:4-d
Definition of Revision§ 49-B:4-e
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 49-B:8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/49-B/49-B%3A8.