1. In addition to the powers and jurisdiction conferred by other laws, the town board or board of county commissioners shall:

(a) Adopt all ordinances, rules and regulations for any unincorporated town; and

(b) Perform all other acts necessary for the execution of the powers and jurisdiction conferred by this chapter.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 269.167, each ordinance must be:

(a) Signed by the chair of the town board and attested to by the town clerk, or signed by the chair of the board of county commissioners and attested to by the county clerk; and

(b) Published in full in a newspaper published in or having a general circulation in the county at least once a week for 2 weeks before the ordinance is effective.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the town board or board of county commissioners proposes the adoption of an ordinance for an unincorporated town, the town board or the board of county commissioners shall, not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days before the meeting of the board at which the proposed ordinance is to be adopted or otherwise acted upon, cause the title and a detailed summary of the proposed ordinance to be published in a newspaper published in or having a general circulation in the county.

4. Ordinances relating to the issuance of municipal securities, as that term is defined in the Local Government Securities Law, and ordinances adopting any specialized or uniform codes, including, but not limited to, building, electrical and plumbing codes, printed in book or pamphlet form, may be published by title only, together with the names of the members of the town board or the county commissioners voting for or against their passage, in a newspaper published in or having a general circulation in the county, at least once a week for 2 weeks before the ordinances are effective. Publication by title must set forth a statement indicating that typewritten copies of the ordinance are available for inspection at the office of the town clerk or the county clerk by all interested persons.

5. All ordinances of the town or city that:

(a) Are in effect on the date of the assumption of the town board or board of county commissioners of the powers and duties conferred or imposed by this chapter; and

(b) Are not inconsistent with those powers and duties,

remain in effect and must be enforced until changed or repealed by the board.

[Part 1:48:1881; A 1889, 43; 1903, 55; 1919, 408; 1943, 65; 1951, 455] — (NRS A 1965, 993; 1967, 802, 1727; 1969, 57; 1997, 2409)