§ 55-01-00.1 Definitions
§ 55-01-01 State historical board
§ 55-01-01.1 State historical society
§ 55-01-02 State historical board – Powers – Limitations
§ 55-01-02.1 Society to have jurisdiction over heritage center
§ 55-01-03 Meetings – When held – Quorum – Compensation and expenses of members
§ 55-01-04 Acceptance of gifts, grants, devises, bequests, donations, and assignments – Deposited with the state treasurer – How expended
§ 55-01-05 Land acquired for historical purposes – Title – Placed in custody of county historical societies
§ 55-01-06 Historical collections – Loan to county historical societies – Preservation
§ 55-01-07 Claims incurred by society – How paid
§ 55-01-10 Exchange of lands with other divisions of state government
§ 55-01-11 State historical society responsible for the Camp Hancock museum
§ 55-01-12 Criminal history record checks
§ 55-01-13 America 250 commission
§ 55-01-14 Powers and duties of the commission – Continuing appropriation
§ 55-01-15 State historical society responsible for the Lewis and Clark interpretive center
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Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 55-01 - State Historical Society

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • 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
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33