LEGAL Q&A: Village Districts: A Commonly Misunderstood Municipal Entity
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Village districts have a long history in New Hampshire. Many of village districts were created by special legislative act – i.e. the legislature passed a bill creating each of those districts and giving them certain powers – at a time before RSA chapter 52, governing village districts, was enacted.