NRS 541.400 – Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment.
1. All cases in which there may arise a question of the validity of the organization of a water conservancy district or a question of the validity of any proceeding under this chapter shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern, and be heard at the earliest practicable moment. 2. The […]
NRS 541.410 – Liberal construction of chapter.
This chapter, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, and for the security of public and private property, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this chapter. [41:380:1955]
NRS 541.420 – Conflicting laws declared nonoperative.
All laws or parts of laws conflicting in any way with any of the provisions of this chapter in regard to the improvements or improvement districts, or regulating or limiting the power of taxation or assessments, or otherwise interfering with the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter according to its terms, are hereby declared […]
NRS 541.330 – Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States.
To pay for construction, operation, and maintenance of works and expenses preliminary and incidental thereto, the board is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts with the United States or any agency thereof, providing for payment therefor in installments or otherwise. [33:380:1955]
NRS 541.340 – Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections.
1. Whenever the board of a district incorporated under this chapter, by resolution adopted by a majority of the board, determines that the interests of the district and the public interest or necessity demand the acquisition, construction or completion of any source of water supply, waterworks, or other improvements, or facility, or the making of […]
NRS 541.350 – Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness.
The resolution provided for in NRS 541.340 must be published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks, the last publication of which must be at least 10 days before the election, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district. [35:380:1955]—(NRS A 1993, 1091)
NRS 541.360 – Conduct of election; canvass of returns.
The respective election boards shall conduct the election in their respective precincts in the manner prescribed by law for the holding of general elections, and shall make their returns to the secretary of the district. At any regular or special meeting of the board held not earlier than 6 working days following the date of […]
NRS 541.370 – Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition.
1. If it appears from the returns that a majority of the qualified electors of the district who voted on any proposition submitted pursuant to NRS 541.340 voted in favor of the proposition, the district may incur the indebtedness or obligations and enter into the contract for the purpose or purposes and object or objects […]
NRS 541.380 – Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts.
1. The board may, in its discretion, at any time file a petition in the court, praying a judicial examination and determination of the validity of the proceedings for the formation of any water conservancy district or subdistrict thereof purported to be formed under the provisions of this chapter or any amendment thereof or of […]
NRS 541.390 – Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice.
In every case where a notice is provided for in this chapter, if the court finds for any reason that due notice was not given, the court shall not thereby lose jurisdiction and the proceeding in question shall not thereby be void or be abated, but the court shall in that case order due notice […]