Article IX — Counties
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Neb. Const. art. IX, § 1 Area
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No new county shall be formed or established by the legislature which will reduce the county or counties, or either of them to a less area than four hundred square miles, nor shall any county be formed of a less area.
Neb. Const. art. IX, § 2 Division of county; decision of question
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No county shall be divided nor any part of the territory of any county be stricken therefrom, nor shall any county or part of the territory of any county be added to an adjoining county without submitting the question to the qualified electors of each county affected thereby, nor…
Neb. Const. art. IX, § 3 County added to another; prior indebtedness; county stricken off; liabilities
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When a county shall be added to another, all prior indebtedness of each county shall remain a charge on the taxable property within the territory of each county as it existed prior to consolidation. When any part of a county is stricken off and attached to another county, the par…
Neb. Const. art. IX, § 4 County and township officers
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The Legislature shall provide by law for the election of such county and township officers as may be necessary and for the consolidation of county offices for two or more counties; Provided, that each of the counties affected may disapprove such consolidation by a majority vote i…
Neb. Const. art. IX, § 5 Township organization
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The Legislature shall provide by general law for township organization, under which any county may organize whenever a majority of the legal voters of such county voting at any general election shall so determine; and in any county that shall have adopted a township organization …