Title II, Counties

The county of Belknap is bounded thus: Beginning at the easterly corner of Pittsfield; thence by the northerly lines of Pittsfield, Loudon, Canterbury, Northfield and Franklin to the westerly line of Sanbornton; thence by the westerly lines of Sanbornton and New Hampton to the so…

The county of Carroll is bounded thus: Beginning at the northerly corner of New Durham; thence by the northerly line of the county of Belknap to the easterly line of Holderness; thence by the easterly lines of Holderness, Campton and Thornton to the northwest corner of Sandwich; …

The county of Merrimack is bounded thus: Beginning at the northeast corner of Franklin; thence southerly and easterly by the easterly line of Franklin and the southerly line of the county of Belknap to the county of Rockingham; thence southwesterly by the county of Rockingham to …

The county of Hillsborough is bounded thus: Beginning at the bound between the towns of Pelham and Salem on the state line; thence westerly by the state line to the southeast corner of Rindge; thence by the easterly lines of Rindge, Jaffrey, Dublin, Nelson, Stoddard and Washingto…

The county of Cheshire is bounded thus: Beginning at the southeast corner of Rindge; thence westerly by the state line to the west bank of Connecticut river; thence up the same bank to the northwest corner of Walpole; thence by the northerly lines of Walpole, Alstead, Marlow and …

The county of Sullivan is bounded thus: Beginning at the northwest corner of Plainfield on the west bank of Connecticut river; thence easterly by the northerly lines of Plainfield, Grantham and Springfield to the westerly line of the county of Merrimack at the northeast corner of…

Each county is a body corporate for the purpose of suing and being sued, purchasing, holding and conveying real and personal estate for county purposes, making all necessary contracts and doing other necessary acts relating to the property and concerns of the county.

I. In addition to the powers conferred upon counties as set forth in RSA 23:1, each such county is hereby empowered to exercise full jurisdiction over the planning, construction, and operation of water supply, sewage collection, and treatment facilities and such other utilities a…

I. Counties may take and hold in trust gifts, legacies and devises made to them for the establishment, maintenance and care of any county facility, and for any other public purpose that is not foreign to their institution or incompatible with the objects of their organization. II…

All trusts held by a county shall be administered by a board of 3 trustees. The members of the board of trustees for a county shall be the county treasurer, one county commissioner to be chosen by the commissioners from among their number, and one member of the county convention …

The expenses incurred by the trustees shall be paid by the county and shall be charged to the county as administrative expenses.

I. The trustees shall have the custody of all trust funds held by their county. II. The funds shall be invested only in bonds, notes or other obligations of the United States government, or in state, county, town, city, school district, water and sewer district bonds and the note…

The trustees may establish, maintain and operate common trust funds as provided in RSA 31:27-30.

Expenditures of trust funds, or of the income from trust funds, shall be paid to agents of the county established to carry out the objects designated by the trusts. If there are no such agents, then the expenditures shall be made by the full board of trustees.

I. The accounts of the trust funds shall be audited annually by the commissioner of revenue administration or a licensed or certified public accountant. The securities shall be exhibited to the auditor, and he shall certify the facts found by his audit and the list of all securit…

Any county as may be authorized by the county convention, may take land within its limits in fee by gift, purchase or right of eminent domain as a site for recreational activities; may prepare, equip and maintain it for such purposes; may conduct and promote thereon such activiti…

The trustees shall keep a record of all trusts in a record book, which shall be open to the inspection of all persons in their county.

A copy of the reports of trust funds and the auditor's reports which are required by RSA 23:19 shall be filed annually with the attorney general.

I. "Bank" as used in this section means a savings bank, national bank or trust company in this state, any building and loan association or cooperative bank, incorporated and doing business under the laws of this state or any federal savings and loan association located and doing …

I. A county may, by vote of the county convention, establish a county public safety revolving fund for the provision of public safety services by county employees outside of the ordinary detail of such persons, including but not limited to public safety services in connection wit…

Every county shall have suitable buildings necessary for its uses and suitable offices to insure the protection of the records of the register of deeds.

Every county shall have power to insure its property against loss by fire or other casualty in any company authorized to transact business within this state.

The salaries of county attorneys, sheriffs and county treasurers shall be paid from the county treasury in equal payments as determined by the county commissioners.

Every county shall have the power to provide group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combination of such benefits, for all regular employees of the county and their dependents.

Every county convention shall have the power to establish salaries, benefits and other compensation paid to elected county officers including the county attorney, sheriff, register of deeds, treasurer, and county commissioners. For the purposes of this section, "compensation" sha…

Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 23:7, if any fees are charged by a county attorney for any legal work or service performed on behalf of the county, in his capacity as county attorney, said fees shall be paid over to the county treasurer for the use of the county.

Every county shall establish the salary for its register of deeds at a fixed dollar value. Said salaries may not be established either in part or in total as a percentage of fees or other charges or payments collected by said register. Said salaries shall be established not less …

The county convention consists of the state representatives of the representative districts of the county.

I. The mission of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, also known as UNH cooperative extension, is to educate people so that they can make informed decisions. Cooperative extension programs teach New Hampshire residents in practical ways and offers programs loca…

I. The state recognizes the county extension advisory council as the local sponsor of cooperative extension programs in the counties working in collaboration with the university of New Hampshire. II. Cooperative extension shall, through its county outreach centers, take full adva…

The county conventions for Hillsborough, Carroll, and Rockingham counties shall each have the authority to employ a delegation coordinator and other employees who shall perform duties as required by the executive committee, subcommittees, and the legislative delegation.

I. The following powers shall be vested in the county convention: (a) To raise county taxes; (b) To make appropriations for the use of the county; (c) To authorize the purchase of real estate for its use, the sale and conveyance of its real estate; (d) To authorize the erection, …

The county convention of any county shall have the power to raise and appropriate such sums of money as it judges necessary to provide group plan life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefits, or any combination of such benefits, for all regular employe…

A county may at any legal meeting vote to sponsor a group life, accident, medical, surgical and hospitalization insurance benefit or any combination of such benefits for regular employees of the county and their dependents under which plan said employees agree to pay the premiums…

I. Any county may establish computer-based geographic information systems and control the distribution of that information, subject to RSA 91-A. The county may finance the completion and perpetuation of the system through a special revenue fund or through nonprofit corporations. …

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary the following procedures shall apply in Hillsborough county and Rockingham county: I. The county commissioners shall deliver or mail to each member of the county convention, the chairperson of the board of selectmen in each town, and …

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the following procedure shall apply in Carroll county: I. Prior to the transfer of an appropriation, or any part thereof exceeding $1,000, or an accumulative total exceeding $1,000, from one line item to another, the following proced…

I. Appropriations by the county convention shall be itemized in detail and a record thereof shall be kept by the clerk of the convention. The executive committee of the county shall have authority to review the expenditures of the county after adoption of the county budget. Such …

The commissioners may apply to the county convention for an appropriation to be made subsequent to the adoption of the annual county budget, or the convention, on its own initiative, may consider and act upon a proposed supplemental appropriation. The clerk of the convention shal…

I. No county commissioner, or elected or appointed county officer, shall pay, or agree to pay, or incur any liability for the payment of, any sum of money for which the county convention has made no appropriation, or in excess of any appropriation so made except for the payment o…

Any violation of the provisions of RSA 24:15 or of provisions of RSA 29:8 shall subject the person or persons so violating to the provisions of RSA 661:9, providing for removal from office. A petition of 5 resident taxpayers of the county may be made to the the county commissione…

The county convention by a vote of a majority of all its members may appoint a committee of its own members, not to exceed 5, and not over 3 to be of either of the 2 major political parties, to investigate conditions pertaining to the conduct of county affairs by any county offic…

The county convention shall appropriate a certain sum for expenses for any committee established pursuant to RSA 24:17. The reasonable expenses of such investigation shall be paid by the county when approved by a judge of the superior court.

The recommendations of this committee when accepted by the county convention shall be entered at length in the next county report.

At its first regular meeting, or at any subsequent meeting when necessary, the county convention shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, clerk, and an executive committee. Membership on the executive committee shall be divided between majority and minority party representati…