On November 21, 2012 I delivered the following letter to Keene Attorney Tom Millins regarding RSA339:22 relating to the appointment of an Inspector of Petroleum, Naptha & Illuminating Oil.
City Attorney Thomas P. Mullins
City of Keene, NH
Legal Department
3 Washington Street
Keene, NH 03431
RE: Demand Letter
Tom Mullins,
We have spoken twice regarding my concerns about the City of Keene being out of compliance with RSA 339:22. When we last spoke you said that I should go to the New Hampshire General Court about this statute, as in your opinion the law was out-dated.
The New Hampshire General Court has had ample opportunity to amend RSA 339:22 since its original enactment in 1873. The General Court being unwilling to repeal the law in question for the last 139-years indicates a stern commitment to safe oil-lamp usage.
I request that you instruct the Keene City Council to comply with RSA 339:22. Failure of the City to swiftly move into compliance with RSA 339:22 will result in my requesting a Writ of Mandamus in the Cheshire County Superior Court.
Please do the right thing and comply with the law.
When I first decided to run for Cheshire County Register of Deeds, I had one goal: unseat a 19-term incumbent. I sought and received endorsements from both libertarians and progressives. After realizing there would not be any candidates forums, I put together an event and invited 27 candidates for various offices – video of that event can be seen here.
After Anna Tilton entered the race, I realized that my chances of winning diminished greatly and I added a second goal: receive more votes than the margin of victory.
I can happily say that both goals were met. The Keene Sentinel reports Anna Tilton won with 17,826 votes (48.2%), Evelyn Hubal 16,239 votes (43.9%) and I got 2,906 votes (7.9%).
I’d like to thank everyone who supported me, donated time and/or money to my campaign and to those who decided to vote for me on election day.
Offices in Cheshire County:
NH House, Cheshire 16: Ian Freeman
Cheshire County Register of Deeds: Darryl W. Perry
Cheshire County Register of Probate: write-in Darryl W. Perry
Other Offices
U.S. Rep., District 1: Brenden Kelly
Executive Council, District 3: Michael Baldasarre
Executive Council, District 4: Ken Blevens
State Senate, District 14: Richard Kahn
State Senate, District 16: Rich Tomasso
NH House, Hillsborough 39: Mark Warden
NH House, Strafford 5: Aidan Ankarberg
Rockingham County County Attorney: Max Abramson
I’ve been waiting to make this post, partly because I wanted to make sure it would be the final post about the case.
A Lady Judge, whose name I don’t remember and can’t make out, dismissed the case. It was dismissed after the Hearing on the Motion to Dismiss because the court claims I supposedly “failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.” The Judge did not adress the immunity claimed by the defense, nor did she mention Article 10 which states there are not to be two classes of men.
