New Hampshire Statutes
§ 52:3 — Procedure and Powers
New Hampshire § 52:3
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title IIITOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
Ch. 52VILLAGE DISTRICTS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 52:3 (2026).
Text
I.At such meeting the legal voters may by vote establish the district, give to it a name, and choose necessary officers therefor to hold office until the first annual meeting of the district.
II.The district shall thereupon be a body corporate and politic, and shall have all the powers in relation to the objects for which it was established that towns have or may have in relation to like objects, and all that are necessary for the accomplishment of its purposes.
III.The district may at an annual meeting vote to raise such sums of money as the voters judge necessary for the purpose of reducing an accumulated general fund deficit.
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Legislative History
1849, 852:2-4, 7. CS 116:2-4, 7. GS 97:2, 4. 1874, 11:1. GL 107:2, 4. 1887, 42:1. 1889, 11:1. PS 53:3. PL 57:3. RL 70:3. RSA 52:3. 1994, 147:3, eff. July 22, 1994.
Nearby Sections
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§ 52:1
Establishment§ 52:1-a
Flood Control Projects§ 52:11
Fire Department Engineers§ 52:11-a
Voting at District Meetings§ 52:11-b
Public Body§ 52:12
Annual Meetings§ 52:13
Warning of Meetings§ 52:14
Special Meetings§ 52:16
Taxation, Procedure§ 52:17
Abatement of Assessments§ 52:18
Taking Land§ 52:18-a
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 52:3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/52%3A3.