Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 48-A:9

  • governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
Nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers of the courts or of any governing body, city council, or department of any municipality to enforce any provisions of its charter or its ordinances or regulations nor to prevent or punish violations thereof; and the powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.