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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 21. Cities and Towns § 266.085. City is municipal corporation; name; general powers

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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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