Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 18C > Article 4 - Operation of Lottery

• 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.
• bid: means a written or oral offer or proposal by an exhibitor to a distributor, in response to an invitation to bid for the right to exhibit a motion picture, stating the terms under which the exhibitor will agree to exhibit a motion picture. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• Commission: means the North Carolina State Lottery Commission. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Director: means the person selected by the Commission to be the chief administrator of the North Carolina State Lottery. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• distributor: means any person engaged in the business of distributing or supplying motion pictures to exhibitors by rental or licensing. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-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.
• exhibition: means showing a motion picture to the public for a charge. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• exhibitor: means any person engaged in the business of operating one or more theatres. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• invitation to bid: means a written or oral solicitation or invitation by a distributor to one or more exhibitors to bid or negotiate for the right to exhibit a first run motion picture. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• 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.
• license agreement: means any contract, agreement, understanding or condition between a distributor and an exhibitor relating to the licensing or exhibition of a motion picture by the exhibitor. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• Lottery: means any lottery game or series of games established and operated pursuant to this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• lottery game: means any procedure or amusement authorized by the Commission where prizes are distributed among persons who have paid, or unconditionally agreed to pay, for tickets or shares that provide the opportunity to win those prizes and does not utilize a video gaming machine as defined in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• lottery game retailer: means a person with whom the Commission has contracted to sell tickets or shares in lottery games. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• Person: means any natural person or corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, partnership, joint venture, subsidiary, or other business entity. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• person: includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, societies, trusts, or corporations. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• 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.
• run: means the continuous exhibition of a motion picture in a defined geographic area for a specified period of time. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• Share: means any method of participation in a lottery game, other than by a ticket purchased on an equivalent basis with a ticket. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Ticket: means any tangible evidence authorized by the Commission to demonstrate participation in a lottery game. See North Carolina General Statutes 18C-103
• trade screening: means the showing of a motion picture by a distributor within the State which is open to any exhibitor interested in exhibiting the motion picture. See North Carolina General Statutes 75C-2
• Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. ^{Source: OCC}
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3