Nevada Statutes
§ 266.085 — City is municipal corporation; name; general powers
Nevada § 266.085
JurisdictionNevada
Title 21CITIES AND TOWNS
Ch. 266General
POPULATION CATEGORIES; JUDICIAL NOTICE; VESTED RIGHTS;
CONTINUATION OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND OFFICERS; GENERAL POWERS
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Bluebook
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.085 (2026).
Text
1. Cities incorporated pursuant to this chapter:
(a)Are municipal corporations.
(b)Shall be known and designated by the name and style adopted.
2. Under such name, cities may:
(a)Sue and be sued.
(b)Contract and be contracted with.
(c)Acquire and hold real and personal property for corporate purposes.
(d)Have a common seal and change the same at pleasure.
(e)Have perpetual succession.
(f)Exercise all the powers conferred in this chapter.
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Legislative History
[13:125:1907; RL § 779; NCL § 1112]—(NRS A 2001, 626 )
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