Terms Used In Vermont Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 45 > Subchapter 3 - Connecticut River Watershed Advisory Commission

• Consignee: means a person named in a bill of lading to which or to whose order the bill promises delivery. See
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
• Goods: means all things that are treated as movable for the purposes of a contract for storage or transportation. See
• Issuer: means a bailee that issues a document of title, or, in the case of an unaccepted delivery order, the person that orders the possessor of goods to deliver. See
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Shipper: means a person that enters into a contract of transportation with a carrier. See
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Warehouse: means a person engaged in the business of storing goods for hire. See