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RSA 21:48 · Governing Body

21:48 Governing Body. – When used to refer to a municipality, and in the absence of applicable chapter or subdivision definitions, the term "governing body" shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. Source. 1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989.

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Source. 1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989.

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  • 1989, 205:1, eff. July 21, 1989

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