§ 63-49 Municipalities may acquire airports
§ 63-50 Airports a public purpose
§ 63-51 Prior acquisition of airport property validated
§ 63-53 Specific powers of municipalities operating airports
§ 63-54 Federal aid
§ 63-55 Airports on public waters and reclaimed land
§ 63-56 Joint operation of airports
§ 63-57 Powers specifically granted to counties
§ 63-58 Municipal jurisdiction exclusive
§ 63-59 Designation of legacy airports

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 63 > Article 6 - Public Airports and Related Facilities

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • 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
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3