Source. 1860, 2369:2. GS 271:27. GL 289:27. PS 286:22. 1895, 84:1. PL 4:22. RL 9:20. 1951, 85:1, par. 20. RSA 14:19. 1955, 335:5. 1961, 280:1. 1969, 300:1. 1976, 45:4. 1977, 600:106, eff. July 1, 1977.