Chapter 17 — CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS AND VILLAGES
401 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-522 Sidewalks; repair; cost; assessment; notice.
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(1) The mayor and city council of a city of the second class or village board of trustees may construct and repair sidewalks or cause the construction and repair of sidewalks in such manner as the mayor and city council or village board of trustees deems necessary and assess the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-523 Sidewalks; temporary walks; construction; cost.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have the power to provide for the laying of temporary sidewalks, upon the natural surface of the ground, without regard to grade, on streets not permanently improved, and to provide for the assessment of the cost of such temporary sid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-524 Streets and sidewalks; improvements; assessments; how made; collection.
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Assessments made under sections 17-509 to 17-523 shall be made and assessed in the following manner: (1) Such assessment shall be made by the city council or village board of trustees at a special meeting, by a resolution, taking into account the benefits derived or injuries sust…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-525 Occupation tax; power to levy; exceptions.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to raise revenue by levying and collecting a license tax on any occupation or business within the limits of the city or village and regulate such occupation or business by ordinance. After March 27, 2014, any occupation tax…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-526 Dogs and other animals; license tax; enforcement.
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Cities of the second class and villages may, by ordinance, impose a license tax in an amount which shall be determined by the governing body of such city of the second class or village for each dog or other animal, on the owners and harborers of dogs and other animals, and enforc…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-527 Elections; rules governing; power to prescribe.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to prescribe the manner of conducting all municipal elections and the return of such elections and for holding special elections for any purpose provided by law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-528 Electricity; franchises and contracts; tax; sale by public service company to city.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to grant a franchise, for a period of not to exceed twenty-five years, to any person, company, corporation, or association, whether publicly or privately owned, to furnish light and power to the residents, citizens, and cor…
Repealed. Laws 1957, c. 33, § 2.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-528.02 Gas franchises; length; conditions; tax.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to grant a franchise, subject to the conditions of this section and section 17-528.03, for a period not exceeding twenty-five years to any person, company, or association, whether publicly or privately owned, and to his, he…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-528.03 Electricity franchises; length; conditions; election, when required; exceptions.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to grant a franchise subject to the conditions of this section or section 17-528.02. Such franchise may run for a period not exceeding twenty-five years, and it may be granted to any person, company, or association, whether…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529 Watercourses; aqueducts; wells; regulation.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power (1) to establish and alter the channel of watercourses and to wall them and cover them over, (2) to establish, regulate, and provide for the filling of wells, cisterns and windmills, aqueducts, and reservoirs of water, and …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.01 Dikes; erection and maintenance; eminent domain; procedure.
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In connection with the power to establish and alter the channel of watercourses and the power to erect and maintain dikes against flood waters and surface waters, cities of the second class and villages shall be empowered to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire easemen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.02 Flood control projects; cooperation with United States; consent to requirements.
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Cities of the second class and villages may cooperate with the United States Government in protecting against floods and enter into agreements with such government for that purpose. Such cities and villages may, in order to obtain federal funds for protecting against floods, cons…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.03 Flood control projects; removal to another site; definitions.
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For purposes of sections 17-529.03 to 17-529.07: (1) The term old city or village shall mean a city of the second class or village at its old location, and is not used in the sense that it is another or different city or village after its removal to a new site; (2) The term new c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.04 Flood control projects; removal to another site; when authorized.
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Whenever the United States Government acquires by purchase or under eminent domain the entire site upon which a city of the second class or a village is located under any flood control project, such city or village may be removed to another site and retain its corporate identity …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.05 Flood control projects; removal to another site; petition; contents; order for hearing; notice.
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Whenever a petition is filed with the county clerk of any county, signed by either the governing board of any city of the second class or village or by one hundred or more electors of any city of the second class or village within such county setting forth: (1) That the United St…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.06 Flood control projects; removal to another site; hearing; entry of order.
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Upon the hearing held pursuant to section 17-529.05, if the county board finds that the statements set forth in the petition are true and that it is in the best interests of the old city or village to authorize such removal, the county board shall enter an order granting such pet…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.07 Flood control projects; removal to another site; order; effect.
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The order granting a petition under section 17-529.05 shall have the following effect: (1) The name and corporate identity of the old city or village shall be retained by the new city or village. (2) The officers of the old city or village shall continue to be the officers of the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-529.08 Flood control projects; bonds; interest; election; tax; levy.
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(1) For the purpose of paying the costs and expenses in implementing sections 17-529.01 and 17-529.02, cities of the second class and villages may borrow money or issue bonds in an amount not to exceed five percent of the taxable valuation of all the taxable property within such …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-530 Waterworks; franchises; terms.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to make contracts with and authorize any person, company, or corporation to erect and maintain a system of waterworks and water supply, and to give such contractors the exclusive privilege for a term not exceeding twenty-fi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-531 Waterworks; acquisition or construction authorized.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to provide for the purchase of fire-extinguishing apparatus and for a supply of water for the purpose of fire protection and public use and for the use of the inhabitants of such cities and villages by the purchase, erectio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-532 Waterworks; private companies; compulsory connections.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to require any person, firm, or corporation operating any public water supply in such city or village to connect with and furnish water to such city or village from its mains located within such city or village, and to prov…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-533 Waterworks; construction; bids.
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All contracts for the construction of any work pursuant to sections 17-530 to 17-532, or any portion of such work, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, and upon not less than twenty days' published notice of the terms and conditions upon which the contract is to be let …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-534 Waterworks; purchase or construction; bonds; interest; limitation; tax; approval of electors required; exception.
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(1) Cities of the second class and villages may borrow money or issue bonds in an amount not to exceed twelve percent of the taxable valuation of all the taxable property within such city or village according to the most recent assessment for the purchase of fire-extinguishing ap…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-535 Waterworks; construction and maintenance; acquisition of land beyond extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction; procedure.
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For the purpose of erecting, constructing, locating, maintaining, or supplying waterworks, mains, portion, or extension of any system of waterworks or water supply as provided in sections 17-530 to 17-532, any city of the second class or village may go beyond its extraterritorial…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-536 Waterworks; water supply; pollution; power to prevent.
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The jurisdiction of a city of the second class or village to prevent any pollution or injury to the stream or source of water for the supply of waterworks constructed under sections 17-530 to 17-532 shall extend fifteen miles beyond its corporate limits.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-537 Waterworks; rules and regulations.
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The city council of a city of the second class or village board of trustees shall have power to make and enforce all necessary rules and regulations in the construction, use, and management of waterworks, mains, portion, or extension of any system of waterworks or water supply an…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-538 Waterworks; use of water; rates or rental; collection.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have the right and power to tax, assess, and collect from the inhabitants of such cities and villages such tax, rent, or rates for the use and benefit of water used or supplied to them by such waterworks, mains, portion, or extension …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-539 Waterworks; construction; cost; special assessments.
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The expense of erecting, locating, and constructing reservoirs and hydrants for the purpose of fire protection and the expense of constructing and laying water mains, pipes, or such parts of such mains or pipes as may be just and lawful, may be assessed upon and collected from th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-540 Waterworks; income; how used; surplus, investment.
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All income received by cities of the second class or villages from public utilities and from the payment and collection of water taxes, rents, rates, or assessments shall be applied to the payment of running expenses, interest on bonds or money borrowed, and the erection and cons…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-541 Waterworks; water commissioner; appointment; term; bond or insurance; removal; public works commissioner, when.
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As soon as a system of waterworks or mains or portion or extension of any system of waterworks or water supply has been established by a city of the second class or village, the mayor of such city or the chairperson of the village board of trustees shall nominate and, by and with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-542 Waterworks; rates; regulation.
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The city council of a city of the second class or village board of trustees is hereby expressly given the power to fix the rates to be paid by water consumers of such city or village for the use of water from the waterworks of such city or village, including the power to require,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-543 Waterworks; water commissioner; duty to account; report; salary; public works commissioner; duties.
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The water commissioner in a city of the second class or village shall collect all money received by such city or village on account of its system of waterworks and shall faithfully account for and pay over such money to the city treasurer or village treasurer, taking his or her r…
Repealed. Laws 1947, c. 36, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-545 Waterworks; additional tax; when authorized.
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Every city of the second class and village in the State of Nebraska which owns its own water plant and a system of hydrants in connection with such water plant is hereby authorized and empowered to provide a fund upon the presentation to the city council or village board of trust…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-546 Waterworks; additional tax; provision cumulative.
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The right and power to provide the fund mentioned in section 17-545 for purposes of paying the expense of maintaining a system of hydrants shall in no way prevent cities of the second class and villages from providing in whole or in part for the expense of such hydrants, and of p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-547 Animals running at large; regulation.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to regulate the running at large of cattle, hogs, horses, mules, sheep, goats, dogs, and other animals and to cause such animals as may be running at large to be impounded and sold to discharge the cost and penalties provid…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-548 Pounds; establishment.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to provide for the erection of all needful pens and pounds within or without their corporate limits, to appoint and compensate keepers of such pens and pounds, and to establish and enforce rules governing such pens and poun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-549 Fire prevention; regulations.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to regulate the construction of and order the suppression and cleaning of fireplaces, chimneys, stoves, stovepipes, ovens, boilers, kettles, forges, or any apparatus used in any building, business, or enterprise which may b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-550 Buildings; construction; regulation.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to prescribe and alter limits within which no buildings shall be constructed except of brick, stone, or other incombustible material, with fireproof roof. After such limits are established, no special permits shall be given…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-551 Railways; depots; regulation.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to regulate levees, depots, depot grounds, and places for storing freight and goods and to provide for and regulate the passage of railways through streets and public grounds of the city or village.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-552 Railways; crossings; safety regulations.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to regulate the crossing of railway tracks and the running of railway engines, cars, or trucks within the corporate limits of such city or village and to govern the speed of such engines, cars, or trucks, and to make any ot…
Repealed. Laws 1991, LB 356, § 36.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-554 Fuel and feed; inspection and weighing.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to (1) provide for the inspection and weighing of hay, grain, and coal, and the measuring of wood and fuel to be used in the city or village, (2) regulate and prescribe the place or places for sale of hay, coal, and wood, a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-555 Streets and sidewalks; removal of obstructions; trees; declaration of nuisance; procedure; special assessment.
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(1) Cities of the second class or villages may remove all obstructions from sidewalks, curbstones, gutters, and crosswalks at the expense of the person placing them there or at the expense of the city or village and require and regulate the planting and protection of shade trees …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-556 Public safety; firearms; explosives; riots; regulation.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have the power to (1) prevent and restrain riots, routs, noises, disturbances, or disorderly assemblages, (2) regulate, prevent, restrain, or remove nuisances and to designate what shall be considered a nuisance, (3) regulate, punish,…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-557 Streets; safety regulations; removal of snow, ice, and other encroachments.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to (1) prevent and remove all encroachments, including snow, ice, mud, or other obstructions, into and upon all sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys, and other city or village property, (2) punish and prevent all horseracing…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-557.01 Sidewalks; removal of encroachments; cost of removal; special assessments; interest.
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If the abutting property owner refuses or neglects, after five days' notice by publication or, in place thereof, personal service of such notice, to remove all encroachments from sidewalks, as provided in section 17-557, the city of the second class or village through the proper …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-558 Streets; improving; vacating; abutting property; how treated.
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(1) Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to open, widen, or otherwise improve or vacate any street, avenue, alley, or lane within the limits of the city or village and also to create, open, and improve any new street, avenue, alley, or lane. All damages sustai…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-559 Streets; offstreet parking; markets; public utilities; establishment; eminent domain; procedure.
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Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to (1) create, open, widen, or extend any street, avenue, alley, offstreet parking area, or other public way, or annul, vacate, or discontinue such street, avenue, alley, area, or public way, (2) take private property for p…