Opinion of the Justices

To the House of Representatives:

The undersigned justices of the supreme court return the following answers to the questions with respect to Senate bill 17 contained in your resolution adopted May 6, 1975, and filed with the court on May 9, 1975.

Senate bill 17 by amendment of RSA ch. 72 would authorize towns and cities of the State, under new section RSA 72:43-a, to adopt by referendum the provisions of new sections RSA 72:43-b and RSA 72:43-c. The latter sections would provide exemptions from taxation for residential real estate as presently defined by RSA 72:29 II, ranging from five thousand…