{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-31-3","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 31:3","heading":"In General.","body":"Towns may purchase and hold real and personal estate for the public uses of the inhabitants, and may sell and convey the same; may recognize unions of employees and make and enter into collective bargaining contracts with such unions; and may make any contracts which may be necessary and convenient for the transaction of the public business of the town.","path":["Title III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES","Chapter 31: POWERS AND DUTIES OF TOWNS","Powers"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/III/31/31-3.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:28:22Z","sha256":"60a170b8e74d8c7f804e595123b11b22f4adc2541be6df38e4fdcced5670fdf1","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-31-2","next":"us-nh/rsa-31-3-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}