Nevada § 539.025 - Contents of petition
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 539.025 — Contents of petition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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, possessing
the qualifications provided for in NRS 539.020 and 539.023 , which petition shall: (a) Set forth and particularly describe the proposed boundaries of the district. (b) Pray that the same may be organized under the provisions of this chapter. 2. The petitioners may determine in the petition whether the proposed district shall
be divided into three, five or seven divisions, and whether it shall have three, five
or seven directors. If no number is named in the petition, the board of county commissioners may determine
whether the number shall be three, five or seven.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 539.025 ("Contents of petition") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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