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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-222 Village situated in more than one county; jails.
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Any village situated in two or more counties may use the jails of any and all counties in which any part of such village is situated.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-223 Village situated in more than one county; tax; how certified.
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Taxes levied for village purposes, in villages situated in two or more counties, shall be certified to the county clerk of each county in which any part of such village is situated, and such county clerks shall place such certifications on the proper tax list.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-224 Village situated in more than one county; legal notices; publication.
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All notices and other publications, required by law to be published in any county in which any part of a village is situated, may be published in any legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such village, and such publication shall have the same force and effect as it woul…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-225 Railroads; blocking crossings; penalty.
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It shall be unlawful for any railroad company or for any of its officers, agents, or employees to obstruct with car or cars, with engine or engines, or with any other rolling stock, for more than ten minutes at a time, any public highway, street, or alley in any unincorporated vi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-229 Street improvement program; authorization; tax levy.
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If the village board of trustees determines by a three-fourths vote the necessity of initiating a street improvement program within the village, which improvements are in the nature of a general benefit to the whole community and not of special benefit to adjoining or to abutting…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-230 Street improvement program; tax levy limitation.
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Any levy pursuant to section 17-229 shall not be considered within the limitation on the village for the levy of taxes as contained in section 17-702.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-231 Street improvement program; construction of improvements; issuance of warrants; interest; unused funds transferred to general fund.
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In order to construct the improvements as outlined in section 17-229, the village board of trustees may proceed from time to time to make such improvements costing not exceeding eighty-five percent of the amount of taxes to be collected under the special tax levy. In order to all…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-301 City of the first class; reorganization as city of the second class; procedure; mayor, city council, and Secretary of State; duties.
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(1) This section applies to cities of the first class whose population is less than five thousand inhabitants but more than eight hundred inhabitants as determined by the federal decennial census conducted in the year 2010 or any subsequent federal decennial census or the most re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-302 Government pending reorganization.
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The government of a city shall continue, as organized at the date of the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, until the reorganization of such city under section 17-305.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-303 Wards; establish.
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The mayor and city council shall, within ninety days after the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, divide the city into not less than two nor more than six wards as may be provided by ordinance. Such wards shall contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-304 Reorganization; council; members; qualifications.
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After the terms of members of the city council in office at the time of reorganization as a city of the second class shall have expired, the city council shall consist of not less than four nor more than twelve citizens of such city, who shall be qualified electors under the Cons…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-305 Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; modification.
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(1) Upon the expiration of one year after the date of the declaration of the Secretary of State under section 17-301, the city shall be, as of that date, incorporated as a city of the second class. All ordinances, bylaws, acts, regulations, obligations, rules, and proclamations e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-306 City of the second class; reorganization as village; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of a city of the second class may vote to discontinue organization as a city of the second class and organize as a village. The issue may be placed before the voters by a resolution adopted by the city council or by petition signed by one-fourth of the r…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-306.01 Village reorganized from city of second class; discontinuation; reorganize as city of the second class; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of a village which was reorganized under section 17-306 from a city of the second class to a village may vote to discontinue organization as a village and reorganize as a city of the second class under this section if the population exceeds eight hundred…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-308 Reorganization; transfer of property; how effected.
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If a city of the second class reorganizes as a village pursuant to section 17-306, the village board of trustees shall, at the expiration of sixty days from such election, enter upon the duties of their offices; and all books, papers, records, money, and property of such city sha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-309 Reorganization; existing ordinances; effect; debts; taxes.
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Upon reorganization of a city of the second class as a village pursuant to section 17-306, all ordinances of the city shall remain and be in full force in the village until amended or repealed by the village board of trustees, and the village board of trustees shall provide for t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-310 Decrease in population; remain city of the second class.
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Whenever any city of the second class decreases in population until it has a population of less than eight hundred inhabitants and more than one hundred inhabitants, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-311 Village; increase in population; reorganization as city of the second class.
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(1) Except as provided in section 17-312, whenever any village increases in population until it has a population of more than eight hundred inhabitants but less than five thousand inhabitants, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised ce…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-312 Village; retention of village government; petition; election.
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(1) Whenever any village attains a population exceeding eight hundred inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census, the registered voters of the village may vote to retai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-313 Village; organize as city of second class; petition; election.
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(1) The registered voters of a village may vote to discontinue organization as a village and organize as a city of the second class under this section if the population of the village exceeds eight hundred inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-401 Consolidation; authority.
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Any two or more cities of the second class or villages, lying adjacent to each other, may consolidate and become one city or village, as the case may be, and under the name and with all the powers, obligations, and duties of the city or village whose name shall be assumed and ado…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-402 Consolidation; procedure.
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When any city or village shall desire to be annexed to another contiguous city or village, the city council or village board of trustees of each city or village shall appoint three commissioners to arrange and report to such city council or village board of trustees respectively …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-403 Consolidation; when effective; existing rights and liabilities preserved.
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When certified copies of the proceedings for annexation are filed, as contemplated in section 17-402, the annexation shall be deemed complete; and the city or village to which annexation is made shall have the power to pass such ordinances, not inconsistent with law, as will carr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-404 Consolidation; property.
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When a city or village is annexed to another pursuant to section 17-402, the property, both real and personal, notes, bonds, obligations, accounts, demands, evidences of debt, rights, choses in action, franchises, books, records, maps, plats, and effects of every nature, of and b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.01 Annexation; powers; restrictions.
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(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section and section 17-407, the mayor and city council of any city of the second class or the chairperson and members of the village board of trustees may by ordinance, except as provided in sections 13-1111 to 13-1118, at…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.02 Contiguous land, defined.
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For purposes of section 17-405.01, lands, lots, tracts, streets, or highways shall be deemed contiguous although a stream, roadway, embankment, strip, or parcel of land not more than five hundred feet wide lies between such lands, lots, tracts, streets, or highways and the corpor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.03 Laws, codes, rules, or regulations; effect of annexation.
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Any extraterritorial zoning regulations, property use regulations, or other laws, codes, rules, or regulations imposed upon any annexed lands by the city of the second class or village before such annexation shall continue in full force and effect until otherwise changed.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.04 Inhabitants of annexed land; benefits; ordinances.
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The inhabitants of territories annexed under sections 17-405.01 to 17-405.05 shall receive substantially the benefits of other inhabitants of such city of the second class or village as soon as practicable, and adequate plans and necessary city council or village board of trustee…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.05 City or village in two or more counties; annexation by city or village; procedure.
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When any city of the second class or village situated in two or more counties shall desire to annex to its corporate limits any contiguous territory, whether within the counties within which such city or village is situated or otherwise, such territory may be annexed in the manne…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-407 Annexation by city or village within county between 100,000 and 250,000 inhabitants; mayor and city council or chairperson and village board of trustees; powers; notice; contents; liability; limitation on action.
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(1) The provisions of this section shall govern annexation by a city of the second class or village located in whole or in part within the boundaries of a county having a population in excess of one hundred thousand inhabitants but less than two hundred fifty thousand inhabitants…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-501 Cities of the second class and villages; powers; board of public trust; members; duties.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall be bodies corporate and politic and shall have power (1) to sue and be sued; (2) to contract or be contracted with; (3) to acquire and hold real and personal property within or without the limits of the city or village, for the use of…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-502 Seal; other powers.
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Each city of the second class or village shall have a common seal, which it may change and alter at pleasure, and such other powers as may be conferred by law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-503 Real property; sale; exception; procedure; remonstrance petition; procedure; hearing.
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(1) Except as provided in section 17-503.01, the power of any city of the second class or village to convey any real property owned by it, including land used for park purposes and public squares, except real property used in the operation of public utilities, shall be exercised …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-503.01 Real property less than five thousand dollars; sale; procedure.
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Section 17-503 shall not apply to the sale of real property if the authorizing resolution directs the sale of real property, the total fair market value of which is less than five thousand dollars. Following passage of the resolution directing the sale of the property, notice of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-503.02 Personal property; sale; procedure; other conveyance.
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(1) The power of any city of the second class or village to convey any personal property owned by it shall be exercised by resolution directing the sale and the manner and terms of the sale. Following passage of the resolution directing the sale of the property, notice of the sal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-504 Corporate name; process; service.
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The corporate name of each city of the second class or village shall be the City (or Village) of .........., and all and every process and notice whatever affecting such city or village shall be served in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civil action.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-505 Ordinances, rules, and regulations; enactment; enforcement.
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In addition to those special powers specifically granted by law, cities of the second class and villages shall have the power to make all such ordinances, bylaws, rules, regulations, and resolutions, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, as may be expedient for maintaining…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-505.01 Notice; publication.
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If a city of the second class or village is required to publish a notice or advertisement in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city or village, and if there is no legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city or village, then the city or village sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-506 Property tax; amount of levy authorized.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to levy taxes for general revenue purposes in any one year not to exceed thirty-five cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such cities and villages. The valuation of such pr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-507 Other taxes; power to levy.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to levy any other tax or special assessment authorized by law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-508 Streets; grading and repair, when; bridges and sewers; construction.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have the power to provide for the grading and repair of any street, avenue, or alley and the construction of bridges, culverts, and sewers. No street, avenue, or alley shall be graded unless such street, avenue, or alley shall be orde…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-508.01 Streets; maintenance and repair; contracts with county authorized.
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Where a city of the second class or village does not have sufficient funds to purchase equipment to maintain and keep its streets in repair, such city or village may contract with the county in which it is situated to have the county maintain and keep its streets in repair. The c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-508.02 Streets; grading and repair; bridges and sewers; tax limits.
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For purposes of section 17-508, cities of the second class and villages shall have power to levy in any one year not to exceed ten and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property within the limits of such cities and villages.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-509 Streets and malls; power to improve; districts.
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The governing body of any city of the second class or village may grade, partially or to an established grade, change grade, curb, recurb, gutter, regutter, pave, gravel, regravel, macadamize, remacadamize, widen or narrow streets or roadways, resurface or relay existing pavement…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-510 Streets; improvement district; creation by petition; denial; special assessments.
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If a petition is signed by the owners of the record title representing more than sixty percent of the front footage of property directly abutting upon the streets, alleys, public ways, or public grounds proposed to be improved in an improvement district created pursuant to sectio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-511 Streets; improvement by ordinance; objections; time of filing; special assessment.
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Whenever the governing body of a city of the second class or village deems it necessary to make the improvements in section 17-509 which are to be funded by a levy of special assessment on the property specially benefited, such governing body shall by ordinance create an improvem…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-512 Streets; main thoroughfares; improvement by ordinance; assessments.
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The city council of a city of the second class or village board of trustees may, by a three-fourths vote of all members of such city council or village board of trustees, enact an ordinance creating an improvement district, order such work to be done without petition upon any fed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-513 Streets; improvement; petitions and protests; sufficiency; how determined; appeal.
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Before proceeding with any improvement under section 17-509, the sufficiency of the protests or petitions or of the existence of the required facts and conditions shall be determined by the city council or village board of trustees at a hearing of which notice shall be given to a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-514 Streets; improvement; assessments; certification to county treasurer.
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All assessments under sections 17-509 to 17-512 shall be a lien on the property on which levied from the date of levy and shall be certified by direction of the city council or village board of trustees to the city treasurer or village treasurer for collection. Except as provided…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-515 Streets and malls; improvement; assessments; interest; when delinquent; payment in installments.
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(1) All assessments as provided in sections 17-509 to 17-512, except for paving, repaving, construction of malls and plazas, and the landscaping and permanent facilities of such malls and plazas, graveling, or curbing and guttering, shall draw interest until such assessments beco…