County Treasurer, Etc., New Hampshire Constitution

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The County Treasurer, Etc. part of the New Hampshire Constitution consists of two articles.

Article 71

Text of Article 71: County Treasurers, Registers of Probate, County Attorneys, Sheriffs, and Registers of Deeds Elected The county treasurers, registers of probate, county attorneys, sheriffs and registers of deeds, shall be elected by the inhabitants of the several towns, in the several counties in the state, according to the method now practiced, and the laws of the state, Provided nevertheless the legislature shall have authority to alter the manner of certifying the votes, and the mode of electing those officers; but not so as to deprive the people of the right they now have of electing them.

Amendments

• Amended in 1792 twice adding proviso that the legislature could alter the manner of certifying the votes and mode of electing the officers; deleting oath and bond of county treasurer and transferring oath and bond of register of deeds to next article.
• Amended in 1877 adding registers of probate, county solicitors, and sheriffs to those to be elected.
• Amended in 1958 changing county solicitor to county attorney.

Article 72

Text of Article 72: Counties May Be Divided into Districts for Registering Deeds And the legislature, on the application of the major part of the inhabitants of any county, shall have authority to divide the same into two districts for registering deeds, if to them it shall appear necessary; each district to elect a register of deeds: And before they enter upon the business of their offices, shall be respectively sworn faithfully to discharge the duties thereof, and shall severally give bond, with sufficient sureties, in a reasonable sum, for the use of the county for the punctual performance of their respective trusts.

Amendments

• Amended 1792 providing for counties being divided into districts for registering deeds and electing registers.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• NH.gov, "New Hampshire State Constitution"
• The Green Papers, "New Hampshire: State and Local Government"
• Rollins.edu, "New Hampshire Constitution (New)"

Additional reading

• Marshall, Susan. (2011).The New Hampshire State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press
• Marshall, Susan. (2004). The New Hampshire State Constitution: A Reference Guide, New York, New York: Praeger
• Updyke, Frank A. "New Hampshire Constitutional Convention (in News and Notes)" in The American Political Science Review Vol. 7, No. 1. (February 1913), pp. 133-137.
• White, Leonard D. "The New Hampshire Constitutional Convention" in the Michigan Law Review Vol. 19, No. 4. (Feb., 1921), pp. 383-394.