New Hampshire Revised Statutes 509:2 – Form
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 509:2
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- seal: shall include an impression of the official seal made upon the paper alone, as well as an impression thereof made by means of wax, or a wafer, affixed thereto. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:11
- 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
Writs and processes issuing returnable to any court shall be in the name of the state of New Hampshire, shall be under the seal of the court, shall bear the teste of the chief, first, senior or other justice of the court who is not a party, and shall be signed or imprinted by a facsimile of the signature of the clerk or, if issued in the superior court, shall be signed or imprinted by a facsimile of the signature of the clerk thereof for any county; provided, however, executions in civil actions and all criminal processes shall be signed by the clerk.