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2 1 Sec. 2. Section 6 of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to 2 read as follows ? ' 3 Section 6. Not less than fifteen nor more than twenty days before 4 any election held under this act subsequent to the organization of the 5 district, the secretary shall cause notice specifying the polling places 6 and time of holding the election to be posted in three public places 7 in each election precinct and in the office of the board of directors. 8 Prior to the time for posting the notice the board of directors shall 9 appoint three qualified electors to act as inspectors of election in each 10 election precinct, and shall also appoint two clerks of election for each 11 precinct. If the board of directors fail to appoint a board of election 12 or the members appointed do not attend the opening of the polls on 13 the morning of election, the electors of the precinct present at that 14 hour may appoint the board or supply the place of absent members 15 thereof. The board of directors shall, in its order appointing the 16 board of election, designate the hour and the place in each precinct 17 where the election shall be held. The secretary shall be ex officio dis- 18 trict registrar of the district, and may, at least four weeks before any 19 election, appoint a deputy registrar in each election precinct, whose 20 duty it shall be to register all electors within his precinct applying 21 for registration, and for this purpose he or she shall,have authority 22 to demand of the elector all information, and to administer all oaths 23 required by this act. Such registrar and deputy registrar shall be 24 governed in the performance of their duties by the general election 25 laws of this state as far as they are applicable, and shall be at their 26 places of registration to receive applications for registration from 9 27 o’clock a. m. until 9 o’clock p. m. on each of three Wednesdays next 28 preceding the date of election. The registrars shall require registrants 29 to take the following oath in substance: “I am, or have declared my 30 intention to become, a citizen of the United States, am over the age 31 of twenty-one years, and am, or properly represent, under the law in 32 pursuance of which this election is to be held, the bona fide holder of 33 title or evidence of title of real property within the boundaries of the 34 Las Vegas valley water district,'and such holding is for all purposes 35 and not simply for this election or matters connected therewith.” 36 [The president or vice president'of a qualified corporation may reg- 37 ister in its behalf, or any other person may register on behalf of such 38 corporation upon being duly authorized by the president or vice presi- 39 dent thereof in writing. The registrar shall require registrants on 40 behalf of a corporation to take the following oath, in substance: “I 41 am over the age of twenty-one years, and the'(president or vice presi- 42 dent) of (naming the corporation), or have been duly authorized in 43 writing to register on behalf of (naming the corporation); that said 44 corporation is organized under or has qualified under the laws of 45 Nevada to.transact business therein, and is the holder of real property 46 within the boundaries of the Las Vegas valley water district.”] No 47 election for any purpose-except for organization Shall be held in such 48 water district without such registration, and only electors duly regis- 49 tered shall be entitled to vote thereat; provided, however, that if an 50 elector has voted at the last preceding district election, whether special - 1 or general, and is still eligible, he shall not be required to reregister in 2 order to vote at the next succeeding election, but before he shall be 3 permitted to vote at such election, if he shall not have reregistered 4 therefor, he shall be required to take and subscribe the registration 5 oath before the board of election, on a form provided by the district 6 as evidence of his continued eligibility. 7 In all poll books and lists of registered electors prepared for any 8 election hereunder, the names of electors who have registered or rereg- 9 istered for such election shall be distinguished from the names of those 10 who voted at the last preceding district election, but who have not so 11 registered Or reregistered, by the letter R enclosed in parentheses 12 placed before each of the names of the former and the omission thereof 13 in connection with the names of the former and the omission therof 14 in connection with the names of the latter. Registration of voters for 15 any regular or special election shall close on the Wednesday preceding 16 such election. The registration oath may be taken before the regis- 17 trars or deputy registrars, any member of an election board, or any 18 officer authorized by law to administer oaths. All oaths taken before 19 the election board shall be by them preserved and returned with the 20 ballots. 21 Sec. 3. Section 16 of the above-entitled act is hereby amended to 22 read as follows: 23 Section 16. The district is authorized from time to time to issue 24 its negotiable bonds to obtain funds for the accomplishment of any 25 of its corporate purposes, which bonds shall be-authorized by reso- 26 lution of the governing body and shall be payable either solely from 27 the income and revenues to be derived from the operation of its works 28 or properties [, as hereinafter provided. These bonds shall not con- 29 stitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the district 30 and shall contain a recital to that effect, and such bonds shall be in 31 coupon form, but may be made registerable as to principal if so pro- 32 vided in the resolution authorizing the issuance thereof.] or in the (Ms- 33 cretion of the governing body of the district from such income and 34 revenues and from such taxes as may' he necessary to supplement 35 such income and revenues. If the bonds are issued with such sup- 33 plemental pledge of taxes, they shall be issued as the general obliga- 37 tions of the district for the payment of which the full faith, credit 38 and resources of the district are pledged, and it shall be the duty 39 annually of the governing body to provide for the levy of taxes on 40 all taxable property in the district (subject to, pertinent existing con- 41 stitutional restrictions) fully sufficient in conjunction with other avail- 42 able income and revenues of the district to assure the prompt pay- 43 ment of principal and interest as they fall due and to establish such 44 reserves for contingencies as may be provided in the resolution author^ 45 izmg the bonds. The governing body of the district shall iti each year 46 m due season prior to the time when county taxes are levied by the 47 hoard of county commissioners determine the amount of taxes \vhich 48 are necessary to be levied on the taxable property in such district 49 for such year, either for the payment of maintenance and operation 50 expenses or, where the district has issued bonds secured by the full --- 3 --- | V