Towns may, by vote or bylaw, authorize their selectmen to contract for keeping their highways and bridges, or any part thereof, in repair for a term not exceeding 5 years.
RSA 231:61
1858, 2110. GS 66:25. GL 72:25. PS 73:7. PL 80 :7. RL 96:7. 1945, 188:1, part 16:5. RSA 245:5. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.