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TITLE 20 COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS: FORMATION, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS
Chapter 243 Counties: Creation; Boundaries; Seats; Abolishment
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CREATION AND BOUNDARIES OF SPECIFIC COUNTIES; COUNTY SEATS
Churchill County
- NRS 243.010 Creation-1861; boundaries redefined 1951 and 1983.
- NRS 243.015 Organized as distinct county-1864.
- NRS 243.020 Boundary line between Churchill and Lander Counties-1869.
- NRS 243.025 Boundary line between Nye, Churchill and Esmeralda Counties-1875.
- NRS 243.027 Boundary line between Churchill and Lyon Counties-1969.
- NRS 243.030 County seat at Fallon. Clark County
- NRS 243.035 Creation-1909.
- NRS 243.040 County seat at Las Vegas. Douglas County
- NRS 243.045 Creation-1861; northern boundary redefined 1965; boundary line between Lyon and Douglas Counties redefined 1967.
- NRS 243.050 County seat at Minden. Elko County
- NRS 243.055 Creation-1869.
- NRS 243.060 Boundaries defined-1871.
- NRS 243.065 Portion of Elko County detached and attached to Eureka County-1877.
- NRS 243.070 Boundary line between Elko and White Pine Counties established-1925.
- NRS 243.075 County seat at Elko. Esmeralda County
- NRS 243.080 Creation-1861.
- NRS 243.085 Boundary line between Nye, Churchill and Esmeralda Counties-1875.
- NRS 243.090 Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Lyon County-1883.
- NRS 243.095 Portion of Esmeralda County detached to form Mineral County-1911.
- NRS 243.100 Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Nye County; boundary line between Nye and Esmeralda Counties-1913.
- NRS 243.105 County seat at Goldfield. Eureka County
- NRS 243.110 Creation-1873; boundaries redefined 1969.
- NRS 243.115 Portion of Elko County detached and attached to Eureka County; boundary line between Elko and Eureka Counties-1877.
- NRS 243.120 Portion of White Pine County detached and attached to Eureka County-1881.
- NRS 243.130 Boundary lines between Eureka, Lander and Nye Counties to be established-1929.
- NRS 243.137 Boundary line between Eureka and Lander Counties-1969.
- NRS 243.140 County seat at Eureka. Humboldt County
- NRS 243.145 Creation-1861.
- NRS 243.150 Boundary line between Humboldt and Lander Counties established-1873.
- NRS 243.155 Portion of Humboldt County detached to form Pershing County-1919.
- NRS 243.160 County seat at Winnemucca. Lander County
- NRS 243.165 Creation-1862.
- NRS 243.170 Boundaries defined-1864.
- NRS 243.175 Additional territory may be added-1866.
- NRS 243.180 Boundary line between Lander and Churchill Counties-1869.
- NRS 243.185 Boundary line between Lander and Humboldt Counties established-1873.
- NRS 243.190 Surveyor General to establish boundary line between Lander and Nye Counties-1929.
- NRS 243.200 Surveyor General to establish boundary lines between Lander, Nye and Eureka Counties-1929. Lincoln County
- NRS 243.210 Creation-1866.
- NRS 243.215 Portion of Nye County detached and attached to Lincoln County-1875.
- NRS 243.220 Portion of Lincoln County detached to form Clark County-1909.
- NRS 243.225 County seat at Pioche. Lyon County
- NRS 243.230 Creation-1861.
- NRS 243.235 Boundaries redefined 1864, 1965, 1967 and 1969.
- NRS 243.240 Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Lyon County-1883.
- NRS 243.245 Boundaries confirmed-1899.
- NRS 243.250 Portion of Mineral County detached and attached to Lyon County-1933.
- NRS 243.255 County seat at Yerington. Mineral County
- NRS 243.260 Creation-1911.
- NRS 243.265 Portion of Mineral County detached and attached to Lyon County-1933.
- NRS 243.270 County seat at Hawthorne. Nye County
- NRS 243.275 Creation-1864; boundaries redefined 1865.
- NRS 243.280 Additional territory may be added-1866.
- NRS 243.285 Portion of Nye County detached and attached to Lincoln County-1875.
- NRS 243.290 Boundary line between Nye, Churchill and Esmeralda Counties-1875.
- NRS 243.293 Boundary line between Nye and Clark Counties established-1985; boundaries redefined 2001.
- NRS 243.295 Portion of Nye County detached and attached to White Pine County-1875.
- NRS 243.300 Portion of Esmeralda County detached and attached to Nye County; boundary line between Nye and Esmeralda Counties-1913.
- NRS 243.305 Surveyor General to establish boundary line between Lander and Nye Counties-1929.
- NRS 243.310 Surveyor General to establish boundary lines between Lander, Nye and Eureka Counties-1929.
- NRS 243.315 County seat at Tonopah. Pershing County
- NRS 243.325 Creation-1919.
- NRS 243.330 County seat at Lovelock. Storey County
- NRS 243.335 Creation-1861. Washoe County
- NRS 243.340 Creation-1861; boundaries redefined 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1983 and 2005.
- NRS 243.345 Lake County created-1861.
- NRS 243.350 Lake County changed to Roop County-1862.
- NRS 243.355 Consolidation of Washoe and Roop Counties-1883.
- NRS 243.360 County seat at Reno. White Pine County
- NRS 243.365 Creation-1869.
- NRS 243.370 Portion of Nye County detached and attached to White Pine County-1875.
- NRS 243.375 Portion of White Pine County detached and attached to Eureka County-1881.
- NRS 243.380 Boundary line between Elko and White Pine Counties established-1925.
- NRS 243.385 County seat at Ely. SURVEY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF BOUNDARIES
- NRS 243.390 Surveys of boundaries required.
- NRS 243.395 Duties of county surveyors.
- NRS 243.400 Reports and maps to be made.
- NRS 243.405 Expenses of survey to be prorated.
- NRS 243.410 Compensation for expenses.
- NRS 243.415 Construction of NRS 243.390 to 243.415, inclusive. PROCEDURE FOR ABOLISHMENT OF COUNTIES
- NRS 243.420 Approval of act by voters.
- NRS 243.425 County commissioners to call special election.
- NRS 243.430 Printing and form of ballots.
- NRS 243.435 Conduct of election.
- NRS 243.440 Expenses of election.
- NRS 243.445 Canvass of votes; transmission of certified abstract.
- NRS 243.450 Abstract filed; result certified to Governor.
- NRS 243.455 Proclamation by Governor. PROCEDURE FOR RELOCATION OF COUNTY SEATS
- NRS 243.460 Relocation of county seats.
- NRS 243.465 Petition for removal of county seat: Requirements; notice; hearing.
- NRS 243.470 Sufficiency of petition; proposition to be submitted to voters; limitation on withdrawing names from petition.
- NRS 243.475 Order of election: Contents; publication.
- NRS 243.480 Form and canvass of ballots; certification of returns.
- NRS 243.485 County records, offices, property and prisoners to be removed to new county seat; penalty.
- NRS 243.490 Notice of establishment of new county seat; actions and proceedings.
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