CHAPTER 183
HB 1441-LOCAL – FINAL VERSION
12Mar2008… 0462h
2008 SESSION
06/09
HOUSE BILL 1441-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to use of the terms “selectwoman” and “selectperson.”
SPONSORS: Rep. J. Day, Rock 13; Rep. Kepner, Rock 15; Rep. T. Russell, Rock 13; Rep. Flockhart, Rock 13; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24
COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government
This bill authorizes the use of the terms “selectwoman,” “selectperson,” and “select board” when appropriate.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12Mar2008… 0462h
08-2198
06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to use of the terms “selectwoman” and “selectperson.”
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
183:1 Statutory Construction; Selectmen. Amend RSA 21:28 to read as follows:
21:28 Selectmen; Town Clerk.
I. The word “selectmen” may mean the selectmen of the town or ward, or the mayor and aldermen of the city, to which the subject matter to be acted upon belongs or in which it is situate; and the words “town clerk” may mean the clerk of the town, ward, or city to which the subject matter referred to belongs or in which it is situate.
II. The words “selectwoman,” “selectperson,” and “select board” may be used interchangeably with “selectman” in all instances, where appropriate.
183:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 11, 2008
Effective Date: August 10, 2008