The selectmen shall cause all books of public record belonging to the town to be well and strongly bound, and all papers and documents to be filed and arranged in an orderly manner convenient for reference and examination, and shall provide suitable fireproof safes or other means for their care and preservation, all at the expense of the town.
RSA 41:59
1885, 74:1. PS 43:43. PL 47 :47. RL 59:54.