Nebraska § 23-209 Board of supervisors; division of county

Nebraska Statutes

§ 23-209 — Board of supervisors; division of county

Nebraska § 23-209

Ch. 23County Government and Officers

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-209 (2026).

Text

When the board of supervisors shall have been organized as stated in section  23-208 , they shall at once divide the county into townships. The board of supervisors shall divide the county into townships of sufficient population and territory to provide a workable township organization.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1895, c. 28, § 9, p. 134; R.S.1913, § 995; C.S.1922, § 895; C.S.1929, § 26-209; R.S.1943, § 23-209; Laws 1969, c. 152, § 1, p. 718. Annotations: Because a township is created by a county from the territory of the county, a county is higher than a township in the hierarchy of political subdivisions in Nebraska. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013). In a county under township organization, board of supervisors may create new towns. State ex rel. Town of Ewing v. Town of Golden, 99 Neb. 782, 157 N.W. 971 (1916).