New Hampshire § 423-3 - Section 423:3 Land Outside the Town.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 423-3 — Section 423:3 Land Outside the Town., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 423-3. Section 423:3 Land Outside the Town.
Whenever a town finds it necessary to acquire land for the purposes hereof beyond its boundaries and is unable to acquire it for a reasonable price by purchase or lease, the town may institute eminent domain proceedings by petition to the county commissioners, and the procedure followed by the commissioners as respects notice, assessment and payment of damages, entry and appeal shall, so far as applicable, be the same as that prescribed for the public utilities commission in the case of taking land by a public utility as provided in RSA 371:1-13, inclusive.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 423-3 cover?
Section 423-3 ("Section 423:3 Land Outside the Town.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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