Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 367:9

  • 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.
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
The provisional corporation may file in the office of the clerk of the superior court for the county of Merrimack a petition for a decision of the question whether the public good requires the proposed railroad.