New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10:4 – Acquisition and Disposal of Real Estate for Institutions
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 10:4
- governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
- 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.
- 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
Upon request of the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the governor and council may buy, sell, or exchange institutional lands for any of the institutions named in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 10:1 over which the requester has jurisdiction and, at the request of any of the above or that of the trustees of the university system of New Hampshire, may institute proceedings for the taking of land for institutional purposes by eminent domain; and the procedure for that purpose shall be the same and the value of the land shall be determined as in cases of land taken for highways upon petition to the superior court. On the payment of the value as finally determined, the title to the land so taken shall vest in the state.