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8 1 of the water o f the Colorado R iver which is under the jurisdiction o f 2 said commission and which has not heretofore been allocated to or | 3 appropriated by other users. 4 S e c . 5. S e ctio n 20 o f th e a b ov e-en titled a ct is h e re b y a m en d ed to 5 re a d as fo llo w s | 6 S e ctio n 20. That th e p o w e r o f em in en t d om a in h erein g r a n te d m a y 7 be e x e rcise d -in th e m a n n er p ro v id e d b y N e v a d a C o m p ile d L a w s 1929, 8 section s 9153 to 917-6, in clu siv e, as a m en d ed o r su p p lem en ted , o r a n y 9 la w h e re a fte r e n a cted ' f o r th at p u rp ose. S.uch power of eminent* 10 domain is hereby specifically made to include the right to Condemn 11 fo r the purposes o f the district anip existing water system and the i 1 2 franchise thereof, whether or not such existing water system may lie, 1 3 in whole or in part, within th e boundaries o f any municipal corpara- 14 lion. W here condemnation proceedings fo r the condemnation of an 15 existing waiter system are brought, the court, ju ry, commissioners, or .1 6 referee hearing testimony, on damages under the provisions of-*sectibn 17 9163, Nevada Compiled Laws 1929, shall take into consideration in 18, determining the amount o f damages, the value o f the franchise and 19 good will o f such existing utility, and fo r the purpose of determining 2 0 the amount o f such damages, may require that there be presented evi- 21 dence from duly qualified experts in the management and operation 2 2 o f utility properties. W here an existing under system is so condemned, 2 3 the district shall be entitled to take possession thereof upon the entry 2 4 o f judgm ent regardless o f the fact that an appeal may be pending, but 25 in such event the district shall be required to pay into court the full 26 amount o f the judgm ent, together with such further reasonable sum 27 as may be, required b y the court to pay any further damages and costs 28 that may be recovered in said proceedings as .all damages that may be 29 sustained by the defendant if fo r any cause the property shall not be 30 finally taken by the district. 31 Sec. 6. T h e a b o v e -e n title d a ct is fu r th e r am en d ed b y a d d in g th ereto I 32 a n e w section t o b e k n o w n as section 23, a n d to r e a d as f o ll o w s : 33 S e ctio n 23. That all proceedings heretofore had in connection with 34 the creation o f the Las Vegas valley water district and in the organiza- 35 Hon o f its board o f directors, including specifically the petition filed 36 for the creation o f the district, the order entered by the board o f 37 county commissioners o f Clark County, Nevada, on A ugust 30, 1948, 38 creating said district, the election held therein on October 19, 1948, at • 39 which such creation was approved b y the voters, the proceedings had 40 by the board o f county commissioners on Novem ber 3,1948, canvassing 41 such election results and confirming the creation o f such district, and 42 the proceedings had by the board o f directors o f such district on 43 November 4, 1948, organizing as the governing body o f thd district 4 4 are, despite any irregularities which may have occurred therein and 45 despite any failure which may have occurred to com ply with pertinent 46 statutory provisions, hereby legalized, ratified, validated and con- 47 firmed, and the Las Vegas valley water district is hereby declared 4 8 to he a validly created and legally existing district under the pro- 49 visions o f chapter 167, Statutes o f Nevada 1947, as amended, with the 50 following boundaries: Beginning at the N W corner o f section 6 1 own- 9 1 ship 19 south range 60 east; thence running south 9 miles to the S W 2 corner section 1.8 township 20 south range 60 east; thence east 3 miles 3 to the S W corner of section 15 township 20 south range 60 east; 4 thence south 3 miles to the S W corner section 34 township 20 range 5 60 ea st; thence w esterly along the fifth standard parallel south o f 6 the N W corner o f section 3 township 21 south range 60 east; thence 7 south 9 miles to the STL com er of section 15 township 22 south, range 8 60 east; thence east 15 miles to the SE corner o f Section 13 township 9 22 south range 62 east; thence south 1 mile to the S W corner, section 1 0 19. township 22 south range 63 east; thence east 2 miles to the SE 11 corner section 20 township 22 south range, 63 east; thence north 4 miles 12 to the N E corner section 5 township 22 south range 63 east; thence 13 east 1 mile to the SE corner section 33 township 21 south range 63 14 east; thence north 2 miles to the NE co m er section 28 township 21 15 south range 63 east; thence west 4 miles to the SE corner section 23 16 township' 21 south range 62 east; thence north 4 miles to the NE 17 corner section .2 township 21 south range 62 east; thence east along 18 the fifth standard parallel south to the SE corner section 35 town- 19 ship 20 south range 62 east; thence north 9 miles to the N E corner 2 0 section 23 township 19 south range 62 east; thence west 11 miles to 21 the SE corner section 13 township 19 south range 60 east; thence 22 north 3 miles to the N E corner o f section 1, being also the N E corner 23 of township 19 south range 60 east; thence west 6 miles to the place 2 4 o f beginning, the N W corner o f township 19 south range 60 east. 2 5 The above description includes all of 'township 19 south range 60 26 east, sections 1-18, 22-27, and 34-36, inclusive, o f township 20 south ?27 range 60 east, sections 1-3, 10-15, 22-27, and 34-36, inclusive, o f town- 28 ship 21 south range 60 east, sections 1-3 and 10-15, inclusive, o f town- 29 ship 22 South range 60 east; sections 19-36, inclusive, township 19 30 south range 61 east; all o f township 20 south range 61 east; all of 31 township 21 south range 61 east and sections 1-18, inclusive, township 32 22 south range 61 east; sections 19-23 and 26-35, inclusive, township 33' 19 south range 62 east; sections 2-11, 14-23, and 26-35, inclusive, town- 34 ship 20 south range 62 east; sections 2-11.^14-23, and 25-36, inclusive, 35 township 21 south range 62'east; sections 1-18, inclusive; township 22 36 south range 62 east; sections 28-33; inclusive, o f township 21 south 37 range 63 east,% sections 5-8 and 17-20, inclusive, o f township 22 south 38 range 63 east; • 39 and the governing body thereof is hereby 'declared to be*a board of 4 0 directors consisting o f: H arry Miller, president, Thomas Campbell^ m yfice president, Spencer Butterfield, secretary-treasurer, V ictor Shurt- 42 tiff, member, E. O. Underhill, member, James Cashman, member, John 4 3 '"Bunch, member, as so created, and under said board o f directors and 4 4 the successors thereto elected as provided in chapter 167 aforesaid, 45 said district is hereby authorized to carry out all of. the powers 4 6 imposed in it by the provisions o f chapter 167 aforesaid as it now 4 7 exists and as it may hereafter be amended. 4 8 ' Sec. 7. T h e a b ov e-en titled a ct is fu r th e r a m en d ed b y a d d in g th ereto 49 a n e w section to b e k n o w n as section 24, a n d to re a d as fo llo w s : 5 0 . . S e ctio n 24. That if any provision or provisions o f this ? act or the