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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 243

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 243

Counties: Creation; Boundaries; Seats; Abolishment

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