548.185 - Contents of petition for organization of district. - Nevada Statutes

548.185  Contents of petition for organization of district.

      1.  Any 10 occupiers of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Conservation Commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition.

      2.  The petition shall set forth:

      (a) The proposed name of the district.

      (b) That there is need, in the interest of public health, safety and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition.

      (c) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall consist of one or more townships created pursuant to chapter 257 of NRS.

      (d) A request that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a conservation district in such territory, and that the Commission determine that such a district be created.

      3.  Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the State Conservation Commission may consolidate all or any such petitions.

      [Part 5:212:1937; A 1947, 431; 1951, 190]—(NRS A 1973, 745; 1975, 900)