51:1 On Connecticut River
51:2 Perambulation of Town Lines
51:3 Additional Perambulation
51:4 Return
51:5 Notice
51:6 Penalty for Selectmen’s Neglect to Give Notice or Attend
51:7 Disagreement
51:8 By County Commissioners
51:9 Alteration of Town Lines

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 51 - Town Lines and Perambulation of Boundaries

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • 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
  • 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