HB325 (2017) Compare Changes


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1 Town Officers; Town Clerk. Amend RSA 41:16 to read as follows:

41:16 Election and Bond. Every town, except those towns that appoint a town clerk under RSA 41:16-d, at the annual meeting shall choose, by ballot, a town clerk, who shall record all votes passed by the town while he or she remains in office, and discharge all the duties of the office according to law.

2 New Section; Appointed Town Clerk. Amend RSA 41 by inserting after section 16-c the following new section:

41:16-d Appointed Town Clerk. Any town that has adopted a charter under RSA 49-B may provide in such charter for the appointment, rather than the election, of the town clerk.

3 Election by Ballot; Town Clerk. Amend RSA 669:15, IV to read as follows:

IV. Town clerk (RSA 41:16 through 16-b), unless provision has been made for appointment pursuant to RSA 41:16-d.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

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1 Town Officers; Town Clerk. Amend RSA 41:16 to read as follows:

41:16 Election and Bond. Every town, except those towns that appoint a town clerk under RSA 41:16-d, at the annual meeting shall choose, by ballot, a town clerk, who shall record all votes passed by the town while he or she remains in office, and discharge all the duties of the office according to law.

2 New Section; Appointed Town Clerk. Amend RSA 41 by inserting after section 16-c the following new section:

41:16-d Appointed Town Clerk. Any town that has adopted a charter under RSA 49-B may provide in such charter for the appointment, rather than the election, of the town clerk.

3 Election by Ballot; Town Clerk. Amend RSA 669:15, IV to read as follows:

IV. Town clerk (RSA 41:16 through 16-b), unless provision has been made for appointment pursuant to RSA 41:16-d.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.