Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 292:8-g

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
Notwithstanding the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 292:3 no person, school, association or corporation shall use in any way the term “junior college” or “college” or “university” in connection with an institution, or use any other name, title or descriptive matter tending to designate that it is an institution of higher learning unless it has been incorporated under the provisions of this chapter. Any person, school, association or corporation authorized by a special act of the legislature shall not change its name to include any of said terms under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 292:8-l unless its amendment therefor shall be submitted to and approved by the commission prior to being filed in the office of the secretary of state.