{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-45-5","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 45:5","heading":"Temporary Chairman.","body":"In case a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor of any city, by death, resignation or otherwise, the board of aldermen shall elect one of their number chairman, who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of mayor until the vacancy shall be filled by the election and qualification of a mayor.","path":["Title III: TOWNS, CITIES, VILLAGE DISTRICTS, AND UNINCORPORATED PLACES","Chapter 45: MAYORS OF CITIES","Vacancy"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/III/45/45-5.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:33:30Z","sha256":"425f1adc52243f1fa17746134436ad1658d32924343bdd01a9bdff050b5c8806","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-45-4","next":"us-nh/rsa-45-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}