Opinion of the Justices
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
“Whereas no suit can be maintained by the said city of Concord against the State of New Hampshire to enforce collection of said ‘sewer rents’ if the provisions of said chapter 168, Laws 1941, and said ordinance do apply to property owned by the state.
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“Whereas no suit can be maintained by the said city of Concord against the State of New Hampshire to enforce collection of said ‘sewer rents’ if the provisions of said chapter 168, Laws 1941, and said ordinance do apply to property owned by the state. “Now Therefore, Be it Resolved on motion duly made and carried that the opinion of the Justices of the Supreme Court be requested upon the following important question of law: “Do the provisions of chapter 168, Laws 1941, and the ordinance adopted under the authority thereof by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Concord August 9, 1943,…
1Opinion of the Court
To His Excellency the Governor and the Honorable Council:
Since the Comptroller is “under the general direction, supervision, and control” of the Governor and Council (R. L., c. 23, s. 13), we understand your resolution of August 30, 1944, to be in effect a request for our opinion as to whether you may direct the Comptroller to approve the account which the city of Concord has rendered for sewer rent and may then properly issue a warrant for its payment. Our answer to such an inquiry must be in the affirmative.
Section 1 of chapter 168 of the Laws of 1941, so far as applicable to the present…
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