Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 422-B - Control of Tall Structures

• Airport: means any area, of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and take-off of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights of way, either heretofore or hereafter established. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Approach surface: means the imaginary sloping plane beginning at the end of the runway or landing strip and rising uniformly over the approach area at the required slope. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• 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.
• Department: means the department of transportation. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
• governing body: shall mean the board of selectmen in a town, the board of aldermen or council in a city or town with a town council, the school board in a school district or the village district commissioners in a village district, or when used to refer to unincorporated towns or unorganized places, or both, the county commissioners. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:48
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Landing strip: means that part of the area within an airport boundary, which either in its natural state or as a result of construction work is suitable for the landing and take-off of aircraft. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Open waters: means those areas of rivers, ponds, lakes, impoundments, bays and marshes the air space over which is at least 200 feet in width for a continuous distance of at least 1,000 feet. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Permit: means a permit issued by the department under the provisions hereof. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Person: means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, including the state and any political subdivision thereof, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Runway: means the paved, or hard surfaced, or stabilized portion of a landing strip. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• 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
• Structure: means any object constructed or installed by man, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 422-B:2
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.