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Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-62

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Section 5. That by reason of the fact that there is contemplated construction to be done immed­iately in the areas above described, and that such construction is needed to meet the present and future needs of the City and its inhabitants, and that it is necessary immediately to provide for such construction, there­fore it is hereby declared that an emergency exists, and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety. Section 6. This Ordinance is declared and passed as an emergency ordinance, and shall take effect immediately after its passage and publication. Section 7. The City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas shall cause this Emergency Ordinance No. 459 to be published once a week for two successive weeks immediately fol­lowing its final reading and adoption, in the Las Vegas Review Journal, a daily newspaper published in the City of Las Vegas. APPROVED; _______s/ E.W. Cragin (SEAL) Mayor ATTEST: s/ Shirley Ballinger City Clerk Those voting nAye": Commissioners Bunker. Peccole. Whipple, and His Honor Those voting "Nay"; None. Absent: Commissioner Moore ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of May, 1951. APPROVED: s/ E.W. Cragin (SEAL) Mayor ATTEST: s/ Shirley Ballinger City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA,)8S COUNTY OF CLARK ) Carl Woodbury being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Auditor of the LAS VEGAS EVENING REVIEW-JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said newspaper for a period of 2 insertions from May 21. 1951 to May 28. 1951. inclusive, being the issues of said news­paper for the following dates, to-wit: May 21: 28. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. s/ Carl Woodbury Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Bth day of May, 1951. s/ Neola Gierhart Notary Public in and for Clark County,. Nevada. My Commission Expires April 14, 1954. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 460 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE REQUIRING SUBDIVIDERS TO PAY TO THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, FEES FOR THE INSPECTION BY THE CITY ENGINEER OF SUBDIVISION CONSTRUCTION, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REQUIRING THE CITY ENGINEER TO MAKE INSPECTIONS: THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Every person, or association of persons, or corporation, or others, filing a subdi­vision map and constructing streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, and street lighting in accordance with said map, shall in addition to filing the required bond, pay to the City Clerk a sum equal to 5% per cent of the amount of the bond to defray the cost of inspection of such construction by the City Engineer. Section 2. The City Engineer shall make the necessary inspections to insure that the required specifications are met on all such construction and shall immediately halt any such construction when the required plans and specifications are not being complied with, and it shall be unlawful for any person, association of persons, corporation, or others to continue such improvements until the construction meets the plans and specifications to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Section 3. Every person, association of persons, corporation, or others violating the provisions of this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be published by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the City Jail for not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 4. That by reason of the fact that subdividers are constructing streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers, and street lighting not in accordance with approved plans and specifications and that it is