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NRS 265.060 Disposition of records; justice of peace to complete all unfinished business of court. All books, documents, records, papers and corporate seal of any disincorporated city or town shall be deposited with the county clerk of the county wherein such city or town may be …

NRS 265.070 Expenses of disincorporation; salaries of officers whose offices are abolished. All expenses arising out of disincorporation under the force of NRS 265.010 to 265.100, inclusive, shall be chargeable against the special district to be established and shall be paid as o…

NRS 265.080 Disincorporated cities lose all corporate existence. After March 10, 1919, all cities and towns disincorporated by the force of NRS 265.010 to 265.100, inclusive, shall lose all corporate existence, and any of their pretended corporate acts and the acts of any of thei…

NRS 265.090 City’s governing board may file declaration of incorporation; duties of Attorney General. 1. It is lawful for any governing board of any incorporated city in this state to cause to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and in the Office of the Attorney Gene…

NRS 265.100 Provisions mandatory. NRS 265.010 to 265.100, inclusive, are mandatory except where the contrary clearly appears. [10:32:1919; 1919 RL p. 2662; NCL § 1222] DISINCORPORATION BY PETITION OF VOTERS

NRS 265.110 County commissioners may disincorporate city upon petition of majority of resident voters; conditions. The board of county commissioners of each county shall have the power to disincorporate any city or town which may have been incorporated under the laws of this Stat…

NRS 265.120 Dissolution not to invalidate or affect rights, penalties or contracts. No dissolution of any corporation under NRS 265.110 to 265.180, inclusive, shall invalidate or affect any right, penalty or forfeiture accruing to such corporation, or invalidate or affect any con…

NRS 265.130 Appointment of trustees by county commissioners. Whenever the board of county commissioners shall dissolve any corporation, the board may appoint three competent persons to act as trustees for the corporation so dissolved. [3:30:1865; B § 3914; BH § 2081; C § 2231; RL…

NRS 265.140 Trustees: Oath and bond. The trustees, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall: 1. Take and subscribe an oath before some judge or justice of the peace, that they will faithfully discharge the duties of their office. 2. Give bond, with sufficient sur…

NRS 265.150 Trustees: Duties. The trustees shall: 1. Prosecute to final judgment and defend all suits instituted by or against the corporation. 2. Collect all money due the same. 3. Liquidate all lawful demands against the same, and for that purpose shall sell and convey any prop…

NRS 265.160 Trustees: Payment of money; final settlement; compensation. 1. The trustees shall pay over to the board of county commissioners, and the commissioners shall pay the same to the county treasurer, from time to time, such moneys as may come into their hands. 2. When they…

NRS 265.170 Annual revenues to be disposed of for benefit of city or town. If any city or town, disincorporated as provided in NRS 265.110 to 265.180, inclusive, have annual revenue accruing thereto, the same shall be paid to the board of county commissioners by persons owing the…

NRS 265.180 Limitation on use of money by county commissioners. All moneys arising from the collection of taxes, fines, penalties and forfeitures shall be appropriated by the board of county commissioners toward the carrying out of those objects which, by NRS 265.110 to 265.180, …

NRS 266.005 Inapplicability to certain cities. Except as otherwise provided in a city’s charter, the provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to incorporated cities in the State of Nevada organized and existing under the provisions of any special legislative act or spec…

NRS 266.007 Special election may be held upon determination by city council that emergency exists. 1. For the purposes of NRS 266.290 and 266.386, a special election may be held only if the city council determines, by a unanimous vote, that an emergency exists. 2. The determinati…

NRS 266.010 Home rule granted; limitations. Subject to the right of the Legislature to create or alter the form of municipal organization by special act or charter, the right of home rule and self-government is hereby granted to the people of any city incorporated under the provi…

NRS 266.015 Municipal government vested in mayor and city council. The municipal government of all incorporated cities under this chapter is hereby vested in a mayor and a city council. [Part 15:125:1907; RL § 781; NCL § 1114] ORGANIZATION

NRS 266.016 Definitions. As used in NRS 266.016 to 266.0445, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Qualified elector” means a person who is registered to vote in this State and is a resident of the area to be included in the proposed city, as shown by the last off…

NRS 266.017 Area suitable for incorporation. The area to be included in a city proposed to be incorporated pursuant to NRS 266.016 to 266.0445, inclusive, must: 1. Be currently used or suitable for residential, commercial, industrial or governmental purposes. 2. Be contiguous and…

NRS 266.018 Notice to incorporate: Filing; contents. 1. If a committee of five qualified electors wishes to organize an incorporated city, it may file a notice to incorporate with the county clerk of the county in which the city proposed to be incorporated is located. 2. The noti…

NRS 266.019 Petition for incorporation: Contents; form. 1. The petition for incorporation must include the following information concerning the area proposed to be incorporated: (a) A description of the area prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to chapter 62…

NRS 266.021 Petition for incorporation: Information; affidavits. 1. The petition may consist of more than one document. Each document must: (a) Be uniform in size and form; (b) Have affixed to it when filed, an affidavit signed by the person who circulated the petition which atte…

NRS 266.022 Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing. 1. The county clerk shall invalidate the signature of any qualified elector if the signature is not signed in ink and dated or if the signature is executed before the notice to incor…

NRS 266.023 Verification of signatures; request to remove name from petition. 1. Within 30 days after the petition is filed pursuant to NRS 266.022, the county clerk shall verify the signatures and issue a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition and send a copy of the c…

NRS 266.024 Amendment of petition; verification of additional signatures. 1. A petition which lacks the required number of signatures may be amended once if the committee files a notice to amend with the county clerk within 2 days after it receives written notice from the county …

NRS 266.026 Determination of sufficiency of petition; review by board of county commissioners. 1. The county clerk shall promptly file with the board of county commissioners the certificate for: (a) A petition or amended petition which the county clerk determines is sufficient; a…

NRS 266.0261 Request for report from Committee on Local Government Finance; submission of copies of petition to planning agencies, local governments and Department of Taxation. Upon receipt of a petition that has been certified as sufficient by the county clerk, the board of coun…

NRS 266.0262 Review of petition by planning agencies and local governments. A commission, agency or district that receives a petition pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 266.0261 may: 1. Review the petition for the proposed incorporation considering: (a) The operating charter or enab…

NRS 266.0263 Estimated fiscal effect of incorporation: Statement by Department of Taxation; review of statement by Committee on Local Government Finance. 1. The Department of Taxation shall prepare a concise statement concerning the estimated fiscal effect of the incorporation on…

NRS 266.0264 Determination by Committee on Local Government Finance that proposed area is unsuitable for incorporation. 1. If the Committee on Local Government Finance determines that a petition for incorporation does not satisfy the requirements set forth in NRS 266.017, it shal…

NRS 266.0265 Judicial review of determination that proposed area is unsuitable for incorporation. A qualified elector or any other person who has an ownership interest in real property within the area proposed to be incorporated, and who is aggrieved by the determination of the C…

NRS 266.027 Public hearing on petition and report of Committee on Local Government Finance. 1. The board of county commissioners shall, within 14 days after it receives the report requested pursuant to NRS 266.0261, designate a date, time and place for a public hearing on the pet…

NRS 266.028 Record of public hearing; testimony at hearing; additional hearings. 1. The board of county commissioners shall keep a record of the hearing and include as part of the record the report requested pursuant to NRS 266.0261 and any report submitted by a commission, agenc…

NRS 266.0285 Factors for consideration in determining advisability of incorporation and feasibility of proposed city. 1. To determine the advisability of incorporation and the feasibility of the proposed city, the board of county commissioners shall consider the following factors…

NRS 266.029 Opinion of board of county commissioners on advisability of incorporation and feasibility of proposed city; election required. 1. Upon conclusion of the final hearing, the board of county commissioners may take the matter under consideration and shall, within 30 days …

NRS 266.031 Withdrawal of petition. A petition for incorporation may be withdrawn at any time before the 30th day preceding the day of the election held pursuant to NRS 266.029 if a notice of withdrawal signed by at least four members of the committee is filed with the county cle…

NRS 266.032 Form and contents of ballot. The ballots used for the election held pursuant to NRS 266.029 must: 1. Be in substantially the following form: Shall the area described as .........................(describe area) be incorporated as the City of ................. (name of …

NRS 266.0325 Sample ballot: Distribution; form and contents; notice concerning availability of ballots in large type. 1. Before the applicable deadline for distributing mail ballots for an election held pursuant to NRS 266.029, the county clerk or registrar of voters shall distri…

NRS 266.033 Canvass of votes; notice of results. 1. The board of county commissioners shall canvass the votes in the same manner as votes are canvassed in a general election. Upon the completion of the canvass, the board shall immediately notify the county clerk of the result. 2.…

NRS 266.0335 Preparation of legal description of incorporated city. Upon approval of the incorporation by the voters, the board of county commissioners shall authorize a professional land surveyor licensed pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS to prepare a legal description of the area …

NRS 266.034 Liability for costs of incorporation. 1. The costs incurred by the board of county commissioners in carrying out the provisions relating to the incorporation, including the costs incurred in certifying the petition, publishing the notices, requesting the report pursua…

NRS 266.036 Election of officers of city; notice. 1. Upon approval of the incorporation by the voters, the board of county commissioners shall designate a date on which an election to elect the officers of the incorporated city will be held. The election must be held not less tha…

NRS 266.037 Limitations on circulation of petition for incorporation. A petition for incorporation must not be circulated for signatures or considered by the board of county commissioners for 1 year after the date on which: 1. A final determination of its insufficiency is made; 2…

NRS 266.038 Candidate for elective office of newly created city. A person who wishes to become a candidate for an elective office of a newly created city must: 1. Reside within the boundaries of the newly created city; and 2. File a declaration of candidacy, as defined in NRS 293…

NRS 266.039 Articles of incorporation. 1. The mayor of the city shall file three copies of the articles of incorporation of the city with the Secretary of State. 2. The articles of incorporation must be signed and verified by the mayor and include the name of the city, a descript…

NRS 266.041 Powers of elected officers before incorporation becomes effective. Before the incorporation of the city becomes effective, the elected officers of the city may: 1. Prepare and adopt a budget; 2. Adopt ordinances, including an ordinance fixing the salaries of the offic…