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Clerks of Courts, New Hampshire Constitution
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The Clerks of Courts part of the New Hampshire Constitution consists of a single article.
Article 82
Text of Article 82:
Clerks of Courts, by Whom Appointed The judges of the courts (those of probate excepted) shall appoint their respective clerks to hold their office during pleasure: And no such clerk shall act as an attorney or be of counsel in any cause in the court of which he is clerk, nor shall he draw any writ originating a civil action.[1] |
Amendments
- Amended in 1792 rewording section generally.
See also
- State constitution
- Constitutional article
- Constitutional amendment
- Constitutional revision
- Constitutional convention
- Amendments
External links
- NH.gov, "New Hampshire State Constitution"
- The Green Papers, "New Hampshire: State and Local Government"
- Rollins.edu, "New Hampshire Constitution (New)"
Additional reading
- Marshall, Susan. (2011).The New Hampshire State Constitution, New York, New York: Oxford University Press
- Marshall, Susan. (2004). The New Hampshire State Constitution: A Reference Guide, New York, New York: Praeger
- Updyke, Frank A. "New Hampshire Constitutional Convention (in News and Notes)" in The American Political Science Review Vol. 7, No. 1. (February 1913), pp. 133-137.
- White, Leonard D. "The New Hampshire Constitutional Convention" in the Michigan Law Review Vol. 19, No. 4. (Feb., 1921), pp. 383-394.
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