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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 33:4-a

Debt Limit, Municipalities

Known as the Municipal Finance Act

The act spans §§ 33–33 (53 sections).

Source. 1955, 329:1. 1957, 120:1. 1959, 209:3, eff

I. Cities shall not incur net indebtedness, except for school purposes, to an amount, at any one time outstanding, exceeding 3 percent of their valuation determined as hereinafter provided.

II. Cities shall not incur net indebtedness for school purposes to an amount at any one time outstanding, determined as hereinafter provided, exceeding 7 percent of said valuation. Any debt incurred for school purposes by a city under this or any special statute heretofore or hereafter enacted shall be excluded in determining the borrowing capacity of a city for other than school purposes under the 3 percent limitation in paragraph I.

III. Towns shall not incur net indebtedness to an amount at any one time outstanding exceeding 3 percent of their valuation determined as hereinafter provided.

IV. School districts shall not incur net indebtedness to an amount at any one time outstanding exceeding 7 percent determined as hereinafter provided.

V. Village districts shall not incur net indebtedness to an amount at any one time outstanding exceeding one percent of their valuation determined as hereinafter provided.

Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.