1.  The board of county commissioners of any county is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain suits in any court of competent jurisdiction against any persons, firms, associations or corporations depositing sawdust in any river or stream the waters of which run partly or wholly in this state.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 244.365

  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

2.  The boards of county commissioners of any and all counties are authorized and empowered to levy annually such tax as in their discretion may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.