RSA Chapter 272 — Coast Survey

Title XXII — Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey

Current through the 2025 Regular Session of the New Hampshire General Court.

Title XXII Navigation; Harbors; Coast Survey

RSA 272:1 Entry on Land

Any person employed under an act of the Congress of the United States, passed February tenth, 1807, and the supplements thereto, may enter upon lands within this state for the purpose of exploring, surveying, triangulating, leveling or doing any other act which may be necessary to effect the objects of such acts, and may erect any works, buildings, stations, or appendages requisite for that purpose, doing no unnecessary damage thereby.

Source. 1846, 337:1. CS 146:1. GS 132:1. GL 146:1. PS 1:6. PL 1:6. RL 2:1.

RSA 272:2 Assessment of Damages

If the parties interested cannot agree upon the amount to be paid for the damages caused by doing any of the acts aforesaid either of them may petition the superior court for the county in which the land entered upon is situate for an assessment of the damages, and the court shall thereupon assess them by a jury or other method, as the parties may agree.

Source. 1846, 337:2. CS 146:2. GS 132:2. GL 146:2. PS 1:7. PL 1:7. RL 2:2.

RSA 272:3 Tender

The person so entering upon land as aforesaid may tender to the party injured sufficient amends therefor, and, if the damages finally assessed do not exceed the amount so tendered, the person so entering shall recover his costs; and in all other cases the party injured shall recover his costs.

Source. 1846, 337:3. CS 146:3. GS 132:3. GL 146:3. PS 1:8. PL 1:8. RL 2:3.

RSA 272:4 Property of Survey Protected

If any person shall wilfully deface, injure, or remove any signals, monuments, buildings, or any appendage thereto, used or constructed under and by virtue of the acts of Congress aforesaid, he shall be fined $50 and shall also be liable for all damages sustained by the United States.

Source. 1846, 337:4. CS 146:4. GS 132:4. GL 146:4. PS 1:9. PL 1:9. RL 2:4.