When a copy of an execution against a town is so left the selectmen shall pay it, or assess a tax upon the estate liable to taxation therein sufficient to satisfy it and the officer's fees thereon.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 530:4
Selectmen's Duty
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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.