§ 2 Connecticut boundary line
§ 3 Massachusetts boundary line
§ 4 Vermont boundary line
§ 5 Canada boundary line
§ 6 Pennsylvania boundary line
§ 7 New Jersey boundary line
§ 7-A Jurisdiction and ownership of offshore waters and lands thereunder
§ 8 Maintenance of monuments
§ 9 Saving clause
§ 10 Defense of state sovereignty and jurisdiction
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Terms Used In New York Laws > State > Article 2 - State Boundaries

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.