15-111. Cities and villages; consolidation; petition; election; ballot forms.
A city of the second class or village, which adjoins a city of the primary class, as well as other villages either adjoining such city of the second class or village, or supplied in whole or in part with gas, electric light, or street transportation service or supply from manufacturing or power plants and systems mainly located in and maintained and operated mainly from chief headquarters or offices within such city of the primary class, may be consolidated with such city of the primary class in the manner provided in sections 15-111 to 15-118. It shall be the duty of the officers of such cities of the second class and villages twenty days prior to any general city or village election, to submit to the electors of such cities or villages at such general city or village election whenever petitioned to do so by twenty percent of the qualified electors of such cities or villages, the question of the consolidation of such adjoining cities or villages with the city of the primary class. Such question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the city of ........... be consolidated with the city of ........... ? Or, as the case may be, Shall the village of .......... be consolidated with the city of .......... ? The ballot shall provide in the usual manner for a Yes and No vote on the question.
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Action of city council, in passing on validity of proceedings for consolidation, was final in absence of fraud or mistake. State ex rel. Loomis v. City of Lincoln, 119 Neb. 352, 229 N.W. 19 (1930).
Structure Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 15 - Cities of the Primary Class
15-101 - Cities of the primary class, defined; population required.
15-102 - Declaration as city of the primary class; when.
15-103 - Declaration as city of the primary class; government pending reorganization.
15-104 - Corporate limits; extension; annexation of villages; powers of city council.
15-105 - Corporate limits; extension; contiguous territory, defined.
15-107 - Corporate name; service of process.
15-108 - Reorganization; rights and privileges preserved.
15-110 - Precincts; numbering; division.
15-111 - Cities and villages; consolidation; petition; election; ballot forms.
15-112 - Consolidation; approval at election; certification.
15-117 - Consolidated or annexed cities and villages; actions pending; claims; claimants' rights.
15-201 - General powers; how exercised; seal.
15-201.01 - Extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction or authority; exercise outside of county.
15-201.02 - Purchase of real or personal property; installment contracts authorized.
15-202 - Property and occupation taxes; power to levy; limitations.
15-203 - Occupation tax; power to levy; exemptions.
15-204 - Additional taxes; authorized.
15-205 - Safety regulations; sidewalk structures; powers.
15-207 - Traffic; regulations; vehicle tax; powers.
15-209 - Railroads, depots, warehouses; power to regulate.
15-210 - Parks, monuments, recreation centers; acquire; construct; maintain; donations.
15-211 - Lots; drainage; costs; special assessment.
15-212 - Peddlers and vendors; regulation.
15-215 - Theatres, churches, halls; licenses; safety regulations.
15-216 - Buildings; construction; safety devices; regulation.
15-217 - Auctions; licensing; regulation.
15-218 - Animals at large; regulation; penalty.
15-219 - Pounds; power to establish; operation.
15-220 - Dogs and other animals; licensing; regulation.
15-221 - Nuisances; prevention; abatement.
15-222 - Public utilities; franchises; power to grant; elections required, when.
15-223 - Water; rates; regulation.
15-224 - Watercourses; wells; reservoirs; regulation.
15-225 - Fire department; establishment; government.
15-228 - Water districts; water mains; enlarging; construction; assessments.
15-229 - Eminent domain; power to exercise; procedure; entry to make surveys and tests; damages.
15-229.01 - Acquisition of land, property, or interest; uneconomic remnants of land; acquire, when.
15-229.02 - Real property; acquisition.
15-230 - Public libraries; establishment.
15-231 - Hospital; establishment.
15-234 - Hospital; rules; management.
15-235 - Hospital; contracts to support; when authorized.
15-235.01 - Hospital; terms, defined.
15-235.02 - Hospital; sinking fund; levy.
15-235.03 - Hospital; income, revenue, profits; disbursement.
15-235.04 - Hospital; sinking fund; investment.
15-236 - Contagious diseases; control; board of health; hospitals.
15-237 - Health regulations; nuisances; abatement; slaughterhouses; stockyards; location.
15-238 - Health regulations; sewer connections; power to compel.
15-239 - Cemeteries; establishment.
15-240 - Cemeteries; improvement.
15-241 - Cemeteries; conveyance of lots.
15-242 - Cemeteries; ownership of lots; monuments.
15-243 - Cemeteries; regulation.
15-244 - Money; power to borrow; pledges to secure; issuance of bonds; purposes; conditions.
15-247 - Election districts; establishment.
15-249 - Officers; removal; vacancies; how filled.
15-250 - Officers; powers, duties; compensation; power to prescribe.
15-251 - Officers and employees; bonds or insurance.
15-252 - Officers; reports required.
15-254 - Ordinances; revision; publication.
15-255 - Public safety; measures to protect.
15-256 - Public safety; disturbing the peace; power to punish.
15-257 - Vagrancy; offenses against public morals; punishment.
15-258 - Billiard halls; disorderly houses; prohibition; exceptions.
15-259 - Jail facilities; establishment.
15-261 - Railroads; railroad crossings; buses; safety regulations; installation of safety devices.
15-262 - Census; city may take.
15-263 - General welfare; ordinances to insure; powers; enforcement; penalties; imposition.
15-264 - City; keeping prisoners; contract.
15-265 - Public grounds and highways; control.
15-266 - Streets; lights; telephone lines; regulation.
15-268 - Weeds; destruction and removal; procedure; special assessment.
15-268.01 - Garbage or refuse; constituting a nuisance; collection and removal; notice.
15-268.02 - Garbage or refuse; nuisance; removal by city; assess cost.
15-269 - Offstreet parking; legislative findings; necessity.
15-271 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; authorized.
15-272 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; agreements; terms.
15-273 - Offstreet parking; rules and regulations; security for bonds.
15-274 - Offstreet parking; revenue bonds; performance; action to compel.
15-275 - Offstreet parking; revenue from onstreet parking meters; use.
15-276 - Offstreet parking; sections; supplementary to existing law.
15-277 - Commission on the status of women; establish; fund.
15-278 - Commission on the status of women; purposes.
15-301 - Elections; when held.
15-307 - Elective officers; bond or insurance.
15-308 - Appointive officers; bond or insurance.
15-309 - Officers, employees; compensation.
15-309.01 - Officer; extra compensation prohibited; exception.
15-310 - Mayor; head of city government; powers and duties.
15-311 - Mayor; territorial jurisdiction.
15-314 - Mayor and chief of police; citizen aid in law enforcement; powers.
15-315 - Mayor; remission of fines; pardons.
15-316 - City clerk; duties; deputy.
15-317 - Treasurer; bond or insurance; deputy; duties; continuing education; requirements.
15-322 - City attorney; duties; deputy; assistants; appointment.
15-326 - Chief of police; powers and duties.
15-332 - City officers; removal; power of district court; procedure.
15-401 - City council; meetings; quorum; vote required to transact business.
15-402 - Ordinances, passage; publication; proof.
15-403 - Ordinances; form; publication; when operative.
15-404 - Ordinances; enactment; amendment; procedure.
15-406 - Mayor; recommendations to city council.
15-501 - Waterworks; construction; right of eminent domain; procedure.
15-502 - Waterworks; contract for water; option to buy plant.
15-603 - Transferred to section 15-309.01.
15-701.01 - Streets, sidewalks, public ways; establish grade; special assessment.
15-701.02 - Streets, sidewalks, public ways; hard surface; special assessments.
15-702.01 - Controlled-access facilities; designation; limitations on use.
15-702.02 - Controlled-access facilities; frontage roads.
15-702.03 - Streets; egress and ingress; rights to.
15-702.04 - Access ways; materials; standards; establish.
15-708 - Streets; improvements; public property, how assessed.
15-709 - Streets; improvements; utility service connections; duty of landowner; special assessment.
15-713 - Curbing gutter bonds; special assessment.
15-717 - Sewers and drains; construction; cost; assessment against property owners.
15-718 - Sewers and drains; construction; assessment of benefits; collection.
15-720 - Sewer district bonds.
15-724 - Public markets; establishment.
15-725 - Public improvements; special tax assessments.
15-726 - Special tax assessments; certificate; warrants.
15-727 - Special tax assessments; multiple owners; treatment.
15-728 - Public improvements; city engineer; inspection and acceptance.
15-729 - Street railway systems; powers of city.
15-735 - Special sidewalk assessments; collection.
15-752 - Joint city and county facilities; authorization; vote required.
15-753 - Ornamental lighting districts; bids; letting; special assessment.
15-754 - Public improvement districts; cost; special assessment.
15-801 - Biennial budget authorized.
15-807 - Board of equalization; procedure; quorum.
15-807.01 - Board of equalization for cities of primary class; delinquency.
15-808 - Board of equalization; hearings; duties.
15-809 - Board of equalization; special assessments; equalization.
15-810 - Board of equalization; power to compel testimony.
15-811 - Taxes; omitted property; assessment.
15-812 - Tax list; delivered to city treasurer; errors.
15-813 - Taxes; warrant of city clerk; form.
15-814 - Taxes; warrant of city clerk; authority of city treasurer.
15-816 - Delinquent taxes; collection.
15-817 - Ordinances to enforce collection of taxes; power.
15-818 - Taxes; payable in money, warrants, and coupons.
15-819 - Personal property tax; lien upon personal property.
15-821 - Special assessments; lien, when; collection; interest.
15-822 - Special assessments; reassessment; procedure.
15-823 - Taxes; revenue to pay bonds; investment.
15-824 - Taxes; irregularities; effect.
15-835 - Special funds; diversion of surplus.
15-840 - Claims; how submitted and allowed.
15-841 - Claims; allowance; disallowance; appeal.
15-842.01 - Claims; appeal and actions by city; bond not required.
15-844 - Property belonging to city; exempt from taxation; when.
15-845 - Deposit of city funds; conditions.
15-846 - Deposit of funds; bond required; conditions.
15-847 - Deposit of city funds; security in lieu of bond.
15-848 - Deposit of city funds; limitations; city treasurer liability.
15-849 - City funds; additional investments authorized.
15-850 - Municipal bidding procedure; waiver; when.
15-902 - Building regulations; zoning; powers; requirements; comprehensive plan; manufactured homes.
15-904 - Transferred to section 19-3101.
15-905 - Building regulations; zoning; powers granted.
15-1012 - Firemen; existing system; rights retained.
15-1017 - Pension funds; investment; report.
15-1026 - Fire and police pension fund; authorized; tax levy; authorized.
15-1027 - Pension or benefits; existing system; rights retained.
15-1101 - Planning department; commission; planning director; employees.
15-1102 - Comprehensive plan; requirements; contents.
15-1104 - Ordinance or resolution; submit to planning department; report.
15-1105 - Planning director; duties; commission; hearings.
15-1106 - Board of zoning appeals; powers; appeals; variances.
15-1202 - Appeal; procedure; fees; bond; indigent appellant.
15-1204 - Petition on appeal; time for filing; indigency.
15-1205 - District court; hearing; order; appeal.
15-1302 - Community development agency; powers.
15-1303 - Citizen participation.
15-1304 - Power to levy taxes and issue bonds and notes.