Nevada Code § 271.270

Collateral powers
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governing body of any municipality, upon behalf of the municipality and in its
name, for the purpose of defraying all the cost of acquiring or improving, or
acquiring and improving, any project herein authorized, or any portion of the
cost thereof not to be defrayed with moneys available therefor from the general
fund, any special fund, or otherwise, shall have power hereunder:
1. To levy assessments against assessable
property within the municipality and to cause the assessments so levied to be
collected.
2. To levy from time to time and cause to
be collected taxes against all taxable property within the municipality,
without limitation as to rate or amount, except for the limitation in Section 2 of Article 10 of the
Constitution of the State of Nevada, to pay the principal of and interest on
bonds to the extent assessments are insufficient therefor.
3. To pledge the proceeds of any
assessments and taxes levied hereunder to the payment of special assessment
bonds and to create liens on such proceeds to secure such payments.
4. To issue special assessment bonds as
herein provided.
5. To make all contracts, execute all
instruments and do all things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the
powers granted herein, or in the performance of the municipalitys covenants or
duties or in order to secure the payment of its bonds, provided no encumbrance,
mortgage or other pledge of property (excluding any money) of the municipality
is created thereby, and provided no property (excluding money) of the
municipality is liable to be forfeited or taken in payment of such bonds.

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