Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-399

SECTION 20. That if any one or more sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be questioned or be held invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this ordinance, but shall be confined in its operation to the specific sec­tions, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance so held unconstitutional and invalid, and the inappli­cability and invalidity of any section, sentence, clause or part of this ordinance, in any one or more instances shall not affect or prejudice in any way the applicability and validity of this ordinance in any other instances. SECTION 21. That by reason of the fact that the streets of the City of Las Vegas are inadequate to meet the present and future needs of the City and its inhabitants and that it is necessary immediately to raise funds to improve said streets, therefore, it is hereby declared that an emergency exists, and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety. SECTION 22. That the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas shall cause this ordinance to be published once a week for two successive weeks immediately following its final reading and adoption, in the Las Vegas Review Journal, a daily newspaper published in said City, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately following the second publication hereof. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 21st day of September, 1955 /s/ C.D. BAKER ATTEST: Mayor /s/ Shirley Ballinger City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA, ) COUNTY OF CLARK, ) ss. A.F. SCHELLACK, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Foreman of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW- JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State or Nevada and that the attached was continuously republished in said newspaper for a period of Two (2) insertions from September 25, 1955 to October 2, 19550 /s/ A.F. SCHELLACK Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of October, 1955. /s/ NEOLA GIERHART NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA My Commission Expires April l4, 1958 EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 666 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 200-17; PROVIDING PUBLIC IMPR0VE MENTS BY INSTALLING A SANITARY SEWER ALONG CERTAIN STREETS, AND ALLEYS AND PORTIONS OF STREETS AND ALLEYS AND EASEMENTS THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENEFITS TO DEFRAY THE STATED ENTIRE COST THEREOF; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORTING OF THE SAME TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF SAID ROLL WITH THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE TO RE­VIEW SAID ASSESSMENTS AND NOTIFICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION, AND/OR CONFIRMATION AND AP­PROVAL OF SAID ROLL THEREAT OR THEREAFTER; PROVIDING FOR TEE ENDORSEMENT ON SAID ROLL OF SAID CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SAID APPROVED ROLL TO THE EX-OFFICIO CITY ASSESSOR; PROVIDING THAT SAID ASSESSMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN; PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PAYING SAID ASSESSMENTS AND THE IN­TEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL WHEN AND WHERE SAID ASSESSMENT IS DUE AND PAYABLE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENT IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARDS ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECT­ING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in the County of Clark and State of Ne­vada, deems it expedient and for the best interests of said City to make certain improvements therein by installing along certain streets, alleys and easements, and portions of streets, alleys and easements there­in, hereinafter more particularly described, a sanitary sewer, composed of vitrified clay pipe; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Sanitary Sewer Improvement Assessment District No. 200-17 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entice cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, pre­mises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district proportionately to the benefits received; and WHEREAS, there is not included within said district any public or other property against which a val­id special assessment cannot be levied by said City; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premises for said improvements exceed one hundred percent of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest tax list or assessment roll for state and county taxation; and WHEREAS, in the judgement of the Board of Commissioners of said City of Las Vegas, it is fair and equitable that no portion of said cost and expense be borne by the City from its general fund; and WHEREAS, said Board by Ordinance No. 660, passed, adopted and approved the 8th day of September, 1955, declared its determination to make certain public improvements as herein provided, to create Sanitary Sew­er Improvement Assessment District No. 200-17, for the purpose of making said improvements, to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits, and fixed a time in which protests against the proposed improvements or the creation of such District might be heard and considered by said Board, and directed notice thereof to be given; and WHEREAS, said Board determined that said notice was given in the manner prescribed by Section 7 of said Ordinance No. 660 and by Section 57, Chapter II, Charter of the City of Las Vegas, and WHEREAS, the owners of more than one-half the frontage to be assessed have not filed written objec­tions concerning the making of said improvements, the creation of said District, or the defraying of the entire cost and expense by special assessments; and WHEREAS, objections, suggestions, comments and questions were made or raised at said protest hearing as follows: WHEREAS, said Board has done all things necessary and preliminary to the creation of said Sanitary Sewer Improvement Assessment District No. 200-17, and now desires to create said District; NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: