Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 2 – Rules of construction
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The rules of construction in Title 1, chapter 3, shall apply to chapters 1 to 19. As used in chapters 1 to 19, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (RPR).]
1. Compact or built-up section. “Compact” or “built-up section” means a section of the highway where structures are nearer than 200 feet apart for a distance of 1/4 of a mile, unless otherwise defined.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 Sec. 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.
- Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Highway. “Highway” means all of the right-of-way that may have been laid out by the State, county or town.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (NEW).]
3. Maintenance. “Maintenance” includes the restoring of reconstructed and improved highways to their condition when improved and shall be applicable only to highways to the improvement of which the State has contributed or shall hereafter contribute, except as otherwise provided.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (NEW).]
4. Municipal officers. “Municipal officers” includes county commissioners having jurisdiction over highways in unincorporated townships.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (NEW).]
5. Town. “Town” includes cities, towns, organized plantations and unincorporated townships, except as otherwise indicated.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (NEW).]
6. Valuation. “Valuation” means the valuation last made by the State Tax Assessor.
[PL 1981, c. 470, Pt. A, §120 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 537, §24 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 470, §A120 (RPR).