No land or other property taken for a highway or alteration shall be appropriated or used for making the same until the damages assessed therefor are paid or tendered to the owner or his guardian or conservator.
Source. RS 52:1. CS 56:1. GS 64:4. GL 70:4. PS 71:4. PL 78:2. RL 94:2. 1945, 188:1, part 5:14. RSA 234:14. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.