Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-363

COUNTY OF CLARK ) STATE OF NEVADA ) ss. Richard Lochrie, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Foreman of the LAS VEGAS MORN­ING SUN, 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 two weeks from April 11, 1955 to April 18, 1955 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the follow­ing dates, to-wit: April 11, 18, 1955. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. /s/ RICHARD LOCHRIE Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of May, 1955 /s/ BARBARA J. GREENSPUN NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA My Commission Expires Mar. 17, 1956. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 640 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, STATE OF NEVADA, AT THE GENERAL ELECTION IN SAID CITY ON THE THIRD DAY OF MAY, 1955, A PROPOSAL AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY SAID CITY OF ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION SEWER BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $2,000,000.00, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING, IN PART, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE EXISTING SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, BY ACQUIRING SITES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY THEREFOR AND ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL SANITARY SEWER LINES, AND ADDITIONAL SEWERAGE DISPOSAL PLANT, A SANITARY SEWERAGE EFFLUENT DISPOSAL SYSTEM, AND OTHER APPURTENANCES TO SAID SYSTEM, A PROPOSAL AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY SAID CITY OF ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION POLICE DETENTION BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $275,000.00, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING, IN PART, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE POLICE DETENTION FACILITIES, BY EXTENDING AND BETTERING THE PRESENT LAS VEGAS POLICE STATION BUILDING IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE JAIL FACILITIES AND ESTABLISHING, CONSTRUCTING AND OTHERWISE ACQUIRING LAS VEGAS POLICE PRISON BUILDINGS AND A SUITABLE SITE AND GROUNDS THEREFOR, A PROPOSAL AUTHORIZING THE ISSU­ANCE BY SAID CITY OF ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $400,000.00, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING, IN PART, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM, BY ACQUIRING ADDITIONAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT, AND BUILDINGS THEREFOR, TOGETHER WITH SUCH ADDITIONAL SITES AND GROUNDS AS MAY BE NECESSARY, AND BY IMPROVING EXISTING FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING EQUIPMENT , A PROPOSAL AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE BY SAID CITY OF ITS GENERAL OBLIGATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BONDS IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $200,000. 00, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING, IN PART, THE COST OF IMPROVING THE MUNICIPAL FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM, BY ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING AND ESTABLISHING AN AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM SYSTEM COMPLETE WITH HEADQUARTERS BUILDING AND CONTROLS AND PANELS; PROVIDING FOR THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF THE SUBMISSION OF SAID PROPOSALS; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SAID NOTICE AND OF THE BALLOTS TO BE USED AT SAID ELECTION,: RATIFYING ACTION PREVIOUSLY TAKEN IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in the State of Nevada, has determined, and does hereby determine, that it is necessary and for the best interests of said City and the inhabitants thereof that each of the proposed improvements hereinafter set forth be made; and that a part of the cost thereof be respectively defrayed, in part, by the issuance of the General Obligation bonds, as hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has determined, and does hereby determine, that it is necessary and advisable to submit the question of issuing all or any part of said bonds to a vote of the regularly qualified electors of the City of Las Vegas in the manner provided by the statues of the State of Nevada and the Charter of the City of Las Vegas, as amended; and WHEREAS, due to the necessity of immediately placing orders for material in order to make such nec­essary improvements, the Board of Commissioners has determined, and does hereby declare, that an emergency exists, requiring this ordinance to take effect from and after its passage and publication in accordance with law. NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the City of Las Vegas improve the existing sanitary sewer system, at an estimated initial cost of $2,000,000.00 by acquiring sites and rights-of-way therefor and acquiring, constructing and establishing additional sanitary sewer lines, an additional sanitary sewerage disposal plant, a sanitary sewer effluent disposal system, and other appurtenances to said system, for serving and supplying with sewer facilities its inhabitants. Section 2. That the City proposes to incur a bonded indebtedness (subject to the approval of the regularly qualified electors of the City) to defray, in part, the cost of so improving the sanitary sewer system by the issuance of its negotiable coupon General Obligation Sewer Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, said bonds to be payable from an annual tax levy on all the taxable property in the City, sufficient in amount (subject to the limitations imposed by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Nevada) to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds as the same become due, and from such other sources, available therefor as the Board of Commissioners may at its option determine, said bonds to mature serially in regular numerical order at annual intervals, com­mencing not later than the year 1958 and ending not later than the year 1980, both inclusive, provided that bonds maturing in the years 1966 to 1980, both inclusive, shall be redeemable, at the option of the City, on such terms as the Board of Commissioners may determine, on any interest payment date on or after ten (10) years from the date of said bonds, and shall as nearly as practicable be issued for a period which shall be equivalent to the life of such improvements which is hereby determined to be at least twenty-five (25) years from the date of said bonds. Said bonds (if their issuances is approved by the regularly qualified electors) shall be sold publicly in accordance with the Statutes of the State of Nevada in such case and provided, and shall contain such provisions relative to call and otherwise as will adequately protect the City. Section 3. That the City of Las Vegas improve the police detention facilities, at an estimated init­ial cost of $275,000.00, by establishing, constructing and otherwise acquiring Las Vegas Police Prison buil­dings and a suitable site and grounds therefor, and extending and bettering the present Las Vegas Police Station Building in order to increase the jail facilities, for serving and supplying its inhabitants with increased police detention facilities. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION