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RSA 49-C:13 · Removal of Mayor, Aldermen, and Councilors

Title
III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES
Chapter
49-C · LOCAL OPTION-CITY CHARTERS
Status
current
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49-C:13 Removal of Mayor, Aldermen, and Councilors. –

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I.

The elected body may, on specific charges and after due notice and hearing, at any time remove the mayor or one of its own members for cause, including but not limited to prolonged absence from or other inattention to duties, crime or misconduct in office, or as specified in the charter.

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Any vacancy occasioned by removal under this section shall be filled in the manner provided in the charter. Source. 1991, 304:11, eff. Aug. 23, 1991.

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Source note

Source. 1991, 304:11, eff. Aug. 23, 1991.

Source history

  • 1991, 304:11, eff. Aug. 23, 1991

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