UNLV Special Collections provides copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Material not in the public domain may be used according to fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law. Please cite us.
Please note that UNLV may not own the copyright to these materials and cannot provide permission to publish or distribute materials when UNLV is not the copyright holder. The user is solely responsible for determining the copyright status of materials and obtaining permission to use material from the copyright holder and for determining whether any permissions relating to any other rights are necessary for the intended use, and for obtaining all required permissions beyond that allowed by fair use.
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. It may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Transcription
To VIOLA BURNS, City Clerk and Ex-officio License Collector of the City of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada: LAS VEGAS LAND AND WATER COMPANY hands you herewith the sum of $300.00 for license for water company, and the sum of $40.00 for license for lodging house, for the last quarter of the year 1938; but said amounts are paid to you under protest, and so as to avoid the penalty prescribed by Section 16 of Ordinance No. 243; the grounds of said protest are as follows: (l) That said Ordinance No. 343 is unconstitutional and void; (3) That said Ordinance is discriminatory insofar as the business of this protestant is concerned; (3) That the rates of said license fees are excessive; (4) That said Ordinance No. 343 was not enacted in accordance with the provisions of the Statutes under which the City of Las Vegas was created and derives its powers; (5) That said Ordinance is in conflict with other statutory provisions enacted by the State of Nevada; (6) That the revenues produced by the collection of the license fees prescribed in said Ordinance are far in excess of the amounts necessary for the conduct of the City's business and in excess of the amount necessary for the City to expend in regulating the business of this protestant. LAS VEGAS LAND AND WATER COMPANY BY /sgd/ Walter R. Bracken______ Vice-President and Agent. Received:
