Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 202-A:8

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Public library: shall mean every library which receives regular financial support, at least annually, from public or private sources and which provides regular and currently useful library service to the public without charge. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 202-A:2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
The trustees of a public library in a city shall be elected as provided in the city charter. In case of trustees of a city library acquired by a city in whole or in part, by donation or bequest containing other conditions or provisions for the election or appointment of trustees, which conditions do not provide for a representative of the public on the board, the city council shall elect to said board a public trustee for a 3-year term.