Las Vegas City Ordinances, July 18, 1911 to March 31, 1933, lvc000013-109

that the same shall read as follows: "Sec. 7. Any and all persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order or regulation made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specification or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement or specification or plans submitted and approved thereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, shall severally for each and every such violation and non-compliance respectively, forfeit and pay a penalty in the sum of One Hundred Dollars. The imposition of one penalty for any violation of this ordinance shall not excuse the violation, or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time; and when not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. "Any such wooden structure or part of the same, which may be erected, enlarged or removed or which may be in the process of erection, or enlargement, or removal, contrary in either case to the provisions hereof, shall be deemed and is hereby declared a nuisance. Whenever any wooden structure or part of the same shall be erected, enlarged, or removed, or in the process of erection, enlargement or removal, contrary to the provisions of this ordinance, upon information it shall be the duty of the Police and Fire Commissioner of the City of Las Vegas, or in tide case of his absence, inability, neglect or refusal so to do, then the Mayor of said City, to issue an order to the owner, occupant, person in charge, or builder thereof, to have such building taken down or removed to same place outside the fire limits forthwith: and, upon refusal or neglect of such person to comply with the requirements of such order within forty-eight hours after having received the same the said Police and Fire Commissioner, or the Mayor, as the case may be, shall cause said building to be taken down and removed, and the expense thereof may be recovered of the owner of such building by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. The provision herein specified for the taking down and removal, or taking down, or removal, shall be deemed cumulative to tide remedy by way of penalty hereinabove provided for." Sec. 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication for one week (one issue) in Clark County Review, a weekly newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sec. 6. The necessity appearing to the Board that an emergency existed therefor, it was, upon motion of Commissioner, W.H. Elwell, seconded by Commissioner C. P. Ball, ordered that this ordinance be passed as an emergency ordinance, the vote being cast as follows: Ball, aye; Elwell, aye; Miller, aye; Ullom, aye; and His Honor, the mayor W.H. Hawkins, aye. Noes: None Passed by the Board of Commissioners this 28th day of June, 1918, upon the following vote: Ball, aye; Elwell, aye; Miller, aye; Ullom, aye; and His Honor, the mayor W. E. Hawkins, aye. Noes: None. First reading June 20, 1918, second reading June 28, 1918. Approved : W. E. Hawking, Mayor. Attest: Harley A. Harmon, City Clerk. (Seal)