Las Vegas City Commission Minutes, June 22, 1911 to February 7, 1922, lvc000001-18

Attest Harley A. Harmon, Clerk. The statutes provide that all male citizens of the United States who have resided in the State of Nevada, six months, and in the County and City thirty days are entitled to vote at said special election The law provides that the ballots shall have printed thereon , the words" Sewerage Bonds Yes" and "Sewerage Bonds NO" in parrallel lines, one above the other and that the voter will scratch out the word "Yes" if opposed to the bonds and the "No" if in favor of there issue. Peter Buol Mayor, Commissioners j.j. Coughlin, W.J. Stewart, Charles M. Mc Govern, and Ed Von Tobel. Attest Harley A. Harmon, Clerk. It was then upon mot on of Stewart and seconded by Mc Govern order that the City Clerk, be instructed to see and attend to the posting of notice, printing of ballots and all steps necessary to the carrying out of the said election as by law provided, the Vote being cast as follows Commissioners Coughlin, aye, Stewart, Ed Von Tobel. aye, Mc Govern aye. His Honor the Mayor aye. Attest Harley A. Harmon, Clerk. ' The question of letting the City printing by contract coming on before the Board it was upon motion of of Von Tobel and seconded by Stewart and duly carried ordered that the Clerk be instructed to advertise for sealed Bids on all City printing for the City of Las Vegas, said contract to be for the life of this Board, The vote being cast as follows towit:- Commissioners Coughlin aye, Commissioners, Von Tobel, aye, Commissioner Mc Govern aye, and Stewart aye. His Honor the Mayor voting aye. Attest Harley A. Harmon, Clerk. At this time Harley Al Harmon City Clerk stated before the Board that he wished to have premission from the Board for a leave of absence of 20 days. after due consideration upon the part of the Board it was upon motion of Stewart and seconded by Mc Govern and duly carried that the City Clerk be granted and leave absence of 20 days, and further that Frank A. Doherty be and is hereby appointed as Deputy City Clerk, during the absence of City Clerk Harley A. Harmon, the vote being cast as follows towit:- Coughlin aye, Von Tobel, aye, Mc Govern aye, Stewart, aye, Ordinance No. 10. The Board of commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain: #1. That every Idle and dissolute person with out visible or known means of living, who has the physical ability to work, and who does not for the space of five days use full due diligence to seek employment , nor labor when employment is offered him, also every idle or dissolute person who roams about the Country from place to place without any lawful business; also every healthy begger who solicits alms as a business; also every person who makes a practice of going from house to house begging food, money or other articles , or seeks admission to such houses on frivolous pretexts for no other apparent motive than to see who may be therein; or to gain an insight of the premises; also every idler or dissolute person or associate of known thieves who wanders about the streets at late and unusual hours of the night, or prowls around dark alleys, by-ways, and other dark and unfrequented places at any hour of the night without any legitimate business in so doing; also every idler dissolute person who lodges in any barn , shop shed, outhouse, or place other than that kept for lodging purposes, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to the possession thereof, also every lewd or dissolute person male person who lives in or about any house of prostitution or ill-fame, also every lewd and dissolute female person known as a street walker or common prostitute, who shall upon the public streets or in or about any public or general resort for men, or in any saloon, barroom or other place within the sight or hearing of ladies or children, conduct and behave herself in an immodest, drunken, indecent, provane or obscene manner, either by action, language or improper exposure of her person; every common drunkard who is in the habit of lying around the streets, alleys, saloons, barrooms or other public places in a state of intoxication; also every boy or