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Section 502-A:35 Municipal Court Abolished; Exception.

All municipal courts not continued as provided for in this section are hereby abolished. If the municipal court of any town is not constituted a district court under RSA 502-A:1 and such town shall desire to continue to maintain its local court, it may do so in accordance with the following procedure:
   I. An article providing for the continuation of the local municipal court may be inserted in the warrant for the annual town meeting for the year 1964 or any special meeting called prior thereto for this purpose. The question shall be submitted in writing in the following form in all towns using a printed ballot.
   Shall the town of .......... continue to maintain its existing municipal court so long as its present judge remains in office? [Yes ( ) No ( )]
   II. If the town shall vote to continue its municipal court at such meeting, such vote shall be certified by the town clerk to the secretary of state and the court of that town shall thereafter continue to be a municipal court with all the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of municipal courts under RSA 502.
   III. The tenure of office of the persons serving as justices and special justices and clerks of any municipal court thus continued by the vote of the town in which it is located shall continue, but upon the occurrence of any vacancy in the office of the justice of any municipal court so continued, such office shall not be filled and the municipal court in that town shall thereafter be abolished and exclusive jurisdiction shall thereafter vest in the district court for the appropriate district as created by this chapter.

Source. 1963, 331:1, eff. July 1, 1964.

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