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NRS 709.060: Application for franchise: Contents; franchise limited to 25 years.

Any person, company, corporation or association desiring a franchise, right or privilege for any purpose specified in NRS 709.050 must file with the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the franchise, right or privilege is to be exercised an application in writing, which contains:
1. The name of the applicant and the time for which the franchise, right or privilege is desired, not exceeding 25 years.
2. The places where the franchise, right or privilege is to be exercised and, if in any unincorporated town, the streets, avenues, alleys and other places through, over, under or along which the franchise, right or privilege is sought.
3. If the application is for a street railway, it must designate the route of the proposed line in the county, and specify the width of ground desired to be included in its right-of-way.
4. A map or plat correctly showing and delineating, so far as practicable, the proposed route or right-of-way of any street railway, light, heat, power or telephone lines, and the places where gas or water mains are to be laid or installed.

Where this section sits in the code

TITLE 58 — ENERGY; PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SIMILAR ENTITIES
CHAPTER 709 - FRANCHISES BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FRANCHISES FOR STREET RAILWAY, ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, POWER, GAS, WATER AND TELEPHONE IN COUNTIES AND UNINCORPORATED TOWNS

1. The name of the applicant and the time for which the franchise, right or privilege is desired, not exceeding 25 years.

2. The places where the franchise, right or privilege is to be exercised and, if in any unincorporated town, the streets, avenues, alleys and other places through, over, under or along which the franchise, right or privilege is sought.

3. If the application is for a street railway, it must designate the route of the proposed line in the county, and specify the width of ground desired to be included in its right-of-way.

4. A map or plat correctly showing and delineating, so far as practicable, the proposed route or right-of-way of any street railway, light, heat, power or telephone lines, and the places where gas or water mains are to be laid or installed.

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