Title 48

NRS 539.020 Petition for organization of district. 1. A majority in number of the holders of title, or evidence of title, to lands susceptible of one mode of irrigation from a common source or combined sources, and by the same system or combined systems of works, may propose the …

NRS 539.023 Inclusion of state lands in district; Governor may sign petition. 1. When within a proposed irrigation district there exists one or more tracts of land owned and used by the State of Nevada for state purposes and susceptible of the same mode of irrigation or taking wa…

NRS 539.025 Contents of petition. 1. Whenever it is proposed to organize an irrigation district, a petition shall first be presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the lands or the greater portion thereof are situated, signed by the required number, p…

NRS 539.027 Undertaking. The petitioners must accompany the petition with a good and sufficient bond, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in double the amount of the probable cost of organizing the district, conditioned that the bondsmen will pay all of the costs…

NRS 539.030 Petition filed in office of county clerk; publication of notice of time of meeting; newspaper in which publication to be made; contents of notice. 1. The petition shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and a notice thereof shall be published by the county cl…

NRS 539.033 Presentation of petition to county commissioners; hearing. When the petition is presented, and it shall appear that the notice of the presentation of the petition has been given and that the petition has been signed by the requisite number of petitioners as required b…

NRS 539.035 Adjournment of hearing. The board of county commissioners may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding 3 weeks in all. [Part 3:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1925, 203; 1931, 265; 1935, 135; 1931 NCL § 8010]

NRS 539.037 Determination as to land to be formed into district. 1. Contiguous or neighboring lands susceptible of irrigation from the common source or combined sources, not included in the district as described in the petition, at the hearing may, upon application of the holder …

NRS 539.040 Informalities in petition to be disregarded; reason for refusal or dismissal of petition; mandamus. 1. In the hearing of any petition, the board of county commissioners shall disregard any informalities therein. 2. If the board of county commissioners deny the petitio…

NRS 539.043 Order granting or denying petition; order granting petition to establish boundaries and designate name. Upon the completion of the hearing, the board of county commissioners shall forthwith make an order denying or granting the prayer of the petition, and if the same …

NRS 539.045 Order calling election; qualifications of candidate for director. 1. Upon making an order granting the prayer of the petition as provided in NRS 539.043, the board of county commissioners shall by further order entered upon its record submit to the qualified electors …

NRS 539.047 Notice of election: Contents; publication. 1. The board of county commissioners shall give notice of such election, which shall be published for 2 weeks prior to such election in a newspaper within the county where the petition is filed. 2. Such notice shall require t…

NRS 539.050 Election precincts. For the purpose of the election to organize the district, each division constitutes an election precinct. [Part 3:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1925, 203; 1931, 265; 1935, 135; 1931 NCL § 8010]—(NRS A 1993, 1081)

NRS 539.053 Conduct of election; absent voters’ ballots. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all such elections shall be conducted as near as may be practicable in accordance with the general election laws of this state, including the right to vote by absent voter’s bal…

NRS 539.055 Canvass of votes; order declaring territory formed as district under designated name; recording of order and plat. 1. The board of county commissioners shall meet on or before the sixth working day succeeding such election and proceed to canvass the votes cast thereat…

NRS 539.057 Conclusiveness of record of county commissioners concerning proceedings. The record of the board of county commissioners of the proceedings had and taken by it under the provisions of this chapter shall be, in the absence of fraud, conclusive evidence of the matters a…

NRS 539.060 Name of district; change of name of certain districts. 1. The name of any district organized after July 1, 1919, pursuant to this chapter must contain either the words “irrigation district,” “water conservation district,” “water conservancy district” or “water improve…

NRS 539.063 Officers of district. The officers of an irrigation district shall consist of three, five or seven directors, a president and a vice president elected from their number, and a secretary and treasurer. [Part 9:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1923, 289; 1927, 309; 1933, 271; 1931…

NRS 539.065 Directors: Terms of office; qualifications. 1. The directors elected at the organization election shall be selected by lot so that one, two or three directors, according to whether there are in all three, five or seven on the board, shall hold office until their succe…

NRS 539.067 Directors: Oaths; bonds. 1. Within 10 days after receiving the certificate of his or her election, each director shall take and subscribe to an official oath and file the same with the secretary of the board of directors. 2. Each member of the board of directors shall…

NRS 539.070 Directors: Vacancies in office. 1. Any vacancy in the office of director shall be filled from the division in which the vacancy occurs by the remaining members of the board. 2. In cases where a vacancy occurs in the office of director and the remaining directors, at t…

NRS 539.071 Expansion of number of directors authorized if federal reclamation project operated and project authorized for additional purposes; procedure. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if an irrigation district operates a federal reclamation project purs…

NRS 539.073 Organization of board; election and appointment of officers. 1. Immediately upon their election and qualification following the organization election the board of directors shall meet and organize, elect a president and a vice president, and appoint a secretary and a …

NRS 539.075 Secretary and treasurer: Appointment; bond. 1. The secretary and the treasurer shall be appointed by the board of directors and may or may not be members of the board. One person may be appointed to serve as secretary and treasurer. 2. Such officers shall serve at the…

NRS 539.077 Assistant secretary: Appointment; duties. The board may also appoint an assistant secretary who shall exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the secretary as may be designated by the board of directors, except that such assistant secretary shall…

NRS 539.080 Compensation and expenses of directors and other officers. 1. A member of the board of directors is entitled to receive not more than $80 per day and actual traveling expenses for each day spent attending meetings of the board or while engaged in official business und…

NRS 539.081 Interest in certain contracts prohibited; penalties. 1. All directors and other officers named in this chapter are prohibited from being directly or indirectly interested in any contract awarded by the board or in the profits to be derived from the contract. 2. For an…

NRS 539.083 Office of board. The board of directors shall designate some place within the county where the organization of the district was effected as the office of the board. [Part 9:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1923, 289; 1927, 309; 1933, 271; 1931 NCL § 8016]

NRS 539.085 Regular meetings: Time and place; notice of change of time; judicial day. 1. The board shall hold a regular monthly meeting in its office on the day of the month fixed by resolution duly entered upon the minutes. When the time for such a monthly meeting has been fixed…

NRS 539.087 Special meetings: Calling by president or board; notice; business to be transacted. 1. The board of directors shall hold such special meetings as shall be required for the purpose of transaction of business; but all special meetings must be called by the president or …

NRS 539.090 Legal meeting: Attendance of all members. Whenever all members of the board are present at a meeting the same shall be deemed a legal meeting and any lawful business may be transacted. [Part 9:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1923, 289; 1927, 309; 1933, 271; 1931 NCL § 8016]

NRS 539.093 Meetings public. All meetings of the board shall be public. [Part 9:64:1919; A 1921, 118; 1923, 289; 1927, 309; 1933, 271; 1931 NCL § 8016]

NRS 539.095 Quorum; affirmative vote of majority required for certain questions. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, but on all questions requiring a vote, there must be an affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of t…

NRS 539.097 Records open to inspection. 1. All records of the board shall be open to the inspection of any elector during business hours. 2. The board of directors of each irrigation district, or the secretary thereof, shall at any time allow any member of the board of county com…

NRS 539.103 Director not to be employed by district as engineer, watermaster or manager. 1. No director shall, during the director’s term of office, be employed by the district as district engineer, watermaster or manager. 2. This section shall not be construed as depriving the b…

NRS 539.105 Establishment of precincts and polling places. 1. Each division shall constitute an election precinct for the purposes of this chapter. 2. After the organization of the district the directors may divide a division into two or more precincts and fix the polling places …

NRS 539.107 Procedure for change of boundaries. 1. Whenever in the opinion of the board of directors it is advisable to do so, the board is empowered to change the boundaries of one or more divisions of the district in order to equalize more nearly the number of electors in the r…

NRS 539.110 Procedure for changing number of directors and divisions; election required. 1. The number of directors and the number of divisions of any district organized pursuant to the laws of this state must not be altered or changed except upon: (a) A petition of not less than…

NRS 539.113 Procedure for election of directors. 1. Not later than 60 days before any general election of the district, if a petition, signed by the qualified electors of the district equal in number to 35 percent of the qualified electors of the district, requesting that directo…

NRS 539.115 When regular elections of irrigation districts to be held. The regular elections of irrigation districts shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of the second calendar year after the completion of the organization thereof, and on the same da…

NRS 539.117 When election need not be held; declaration of election of candidates. If there shall be no contests for office, and no matters or propositions to be voted upon at any such election, then such election shall not be held, and the duly qualified candidates shall be deem…

NRS 539.120 Declarations of candidacy; filing fees. 1. Nominations for the office of director shall be made by filing a declaration with the secretary within 50 days before the date of election and not later than 20 days before such election. 2. A candidate shall pay $25 filing f…

NRS 539.123 Eligibility to vote; number of votes elector may cast; certain persons and entities entitled to vote and exercise rights of electors; filing of designations or written consents. 1. Any person 18 years of age or older, whether a resident of the district or not, who is …

NRS 539.125 Notice of election: Contents; publication. The secretary shall cause to be published a notice specifying the time and place of the election held pursuant to NRS 539.113. The notice must be published in a newspaper published in the county or one of the counties in whic…

NRS 539.127 Registration of electors required; reregistration. 1. No election for any purpose except for organization shall be held in any irrigation district without registration. 2. If an elector is currently registered on or registers after July 1, 1967, and remains eligible, …

NRS 539.130 Secretary is ex officio district registrar; appointment of field registrars; duties. 1. The secretary is ex officio district registrar of the district, and may, at least 4 weeks before any election, appoint a field registrar in each election precinct. Each field regis…