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    I _____ 2 ;_____ ' - 4"??? V. 1 S e c . 2 . S e ctio n 6 o f th e a b o v e -e n title d a ct is h e re b y a m en d ed t o ' 2 re a d as fo llo w s 3 .S ection 6. N o t less th a n fifte e n n o r m ore th a n tw e n ty d a y s b e fo r e 4 a n y ele ctio n h e ld u n d e r th is act su bsequ en t to the o rg a n iza tio n o f th e 5 d istrict, th e se cre ta ry sh all cau se n o tice s p e c ify in g th e p o llin g p laces 6 a n d tim e o f h o ld in g th e ele ctio n to b e p oste d in th re e p u b lic p la ces 7 in each e lection p r e c in c t a n d in th e office o f th e b o a r d o f d ire cto rs. 8 P r io r to th e tim e f o r p o stin g the n o tice the b o a r d o f d ire cto rs sh all 9 a p p o in t th re e q u a lified electors to a ct as in sp ectors o f e le ctio n in -e a ch 10 ele ctio n p re cin ct, a n d shall also a p p o in t tw o clerk s o f e lection fo r each 11 p re cin ct. I f the b o a r d o f d ir e cto r s fa il to a p p o in t a b o a r d o f e lection 12 o r th e m em bers a p p o in te d d o n o t a tte n d th e o p e n in g o f th e p o lls on 13 the m o r n in g o f election , th e electors o f th e p r e c in c t p re se n t at th a t 14 h o u r m a y a p p o in t th e b o a rd o r s u p p ly th e p la ce o f absen t m em bers 15 th e re o f. T h e b o a r d o f d ire cto rs shall, in its o rd e r a p p o in tin g the 16 b o a rd o f election , d e sig n a te th e h o u r a n d the p la ce in each p re c in ct 17 w h ere the ele ctio n shall be held . T h e se cre ta ry sh all b e ex officio dis- 18 tr ic t re g istra r o f th e d istrict, a n d m ay, a t least f o u r w eeks b e fo r e a n y 19 election , a p p o in t a d e p u ty re g istra r in each e le ctio n p re c in ct, w h ose 20 d u ty it sh all be to re g iste r a ll electors w ith in h is p r e c in c t a p p ly in g 21 fo r reg istra tio n , a n d f o r th is p u rp o se h e o r she sh all h ave a u th o rity 22 to d em a n d o f th e e le cto r a ll in fo rm a tio n , a n d to a d m in ister all oaths 23 re q u ire d b y th is act. S u ch re g istra r a n d d e p u ty re g istra r shall be 2 4 g o v e rn e d in th e p e r fo r m a n c e o f th eir d u ties b y the g e n e ra l e lection 25 law s o f th is state as fa r as th e y are a p p lica b le , a n d shall b e at th eir 26 p la ces o f re g istra tio n t o re ceiv e a p p lica tio n s f o r re g istra tio n fr o m 9 27 o ’clo ck a. m . u n til 9 o ’clo ck p . m . o n each o f th ree W e d n e s d a y s n e x t 28 p re ce d in g th e d ate o f e lection . T h e re g istra rs shall re q u ire reg istra n ts 29 to take th e fo llo w in g oath in su b sta n ce : “ I am , o r h av e d e cla re d m y 30 in te n tio n to becom e, a citize n o f th e U n ite d States, am o v er th e age 31 o f tw e n ty -o n e yea rs, a n d am , o r p r o p e r ly rep resen t, u n d e r th e la w in 32 p u rsu a n ce o f w h ich th is ele ctio n is to be h eld , th e b o n a fid e h o ld e r o f 33 title o r evid en ce o f title o f rea l p r o p e r ty w ith in th e b o u n d a rie s o f th e 3 4 L as V e g a s v a lle y w a te r d istrict, a n d su ch h o ld in g is f o r a ll p u rp o se s 35 a n d n o t s im p ly fo r th is e lection o r m a tters co n n e cte d th e re w ith .” . 36. [T h e p re sid e n t o r v ice p re sid e n t o f a q u a lified co r p o ra tio n m a y re g - 37 ister in its b e h a lf, o r a n y o th e r p e rso n m a y re g iste r on b e h a lf o f su ch 38 co r p o ra tio n u p o n b e in g d u ly a u th orized b y th e p re sid e n t o r v ice p re si- 3'9 d e n t th e re o f 4 n w r itin g . T h e re g istra r sh all re q u ire reg istra n ts on 4 0 b e h a lf o f a co r p o r a tio n to take th e fo llo w in g oath , in su bstan ce : “ I 41 am o v e r th e age o f tw e n ty -o n e years, and th e (p re sid e n t o r v ice p re si- 4 2 d e n t) o f (n a m in g th e c o r p o r a tio n ), o r h ave b een d u ly a u th orized in 43 w r itin g to re g is te r on b e h a lf o f (n a m in g th e c o r p o ra tio n ) ; th a t said 4 4 c o r p o ra tio n is o rg a n ize d u n d e r o r has q u a lified u n d e r th e law s o f 45 N evad a t o tra n sa ct business th erein , a n d is the h o ld e r o f re a l p r o p e r ty 46 w ith in th e b o u n d a rie s o f th e L a s V e g a s v a lle y w a ter d is tr ic t.” ] N o 4 7 e lection f o r a n y p u rp o se e x c e p t fo r o rg a n iza tio n shall be h e ld in such 48 w a ter d is trict w ith o u t su ch re g istra tio n , a n d o n ly electors d u ly reg is- 49 te re d sh all be e n title d to v o te th e r e a t; p ro v id e d , h ow ever, th a t i f an 50 ele cto r has v o te d at th e last p r e c e d in g d is trict election , w h eth er sp ecia l m 3 1 o r gen eral, and is still eligible, he shall n ot be re q u ire d to rere g iste r in 2 o rd e r to v o te at th e n e x t su cce e d in g election , b u t b e fo r e h e shall be 3 p e rm itte d to v o te a t su ch election , i f he shall n o t h av e rere g iste re d 4 th e re fo r, he sh a ll be re q u ire d to take a n d su bscrib e th e re g istra tio n 5 oath b e fo re the b o a rd o f election , on a fo r m p r o v id e d b y th e d istrict, 6 as evid en ce o f h is co n tin u e d elig ib ility . 7 I n a ll p o ll b ook s a n d lists o f reg iste re d electors p re p a r e d f o r a n y 8 e lection h ereu n d er, the nam es o f electors w h o h ave re g iste re d o r rereg - 9 istered f o r su ch e lection shall b e d istin g u ish ed fr o m th e nam es o f those 10 w ho v o te d at th e last p re c e d in g d is trict election , b u t w h o h ave n o t so 11 reg iste re d o r reregistered , b y the le tte r R en closed in paren th eses 12 p la ce d b e fo r e each o f th e n am es o f the fo r m e r a n d the om ission th e re o f 13 in co n n e ctio n w ith th e n am es o f th e fo r m e r a n d th e om ission th e ro f. 14 in co n n e ctio n w ith the nam es, o f th e la tter. R e g istra tio n o f v o te rs f o r 15 a n y re g u la r o r sp ecia l ele ctio n shall close on th e W e d n e s d a y p re ce d in g 16 su ch election . T h e re g istra tio n Oath m a y be taken b e fo r e th e reg is- 17 tra rs o r d e p u ty reg istra rs, a n y m em ber o f an e lection b o a rd , o r a n y 18 officer a u th orized b y law to a d m in iste r oaths. A ll oath s ta k en b e fo r e 19 the ele ctio n b o a rd shall be b y th em p re se rv e d a n d re tu rn e d w ith the 2 0 ballots. 21 Se c . 3. S e ctio n 16 o f th e a b o v e -e n title d a ct is h e re b y am en d ed to 22 rea d as f o ll o w s : 23 S e ctio n 16. T h e d istrict is a u th o riz e d fr o m tim e to tim e to issue 2 4 its n e g o tia b le b o n d s to o b ta in fu n d s f o r th e a ccom p lish m en t o f a n y 25 o f its co rp o ra te p u rp oses, w h ich b o n d s shall b e a u th orized b y reso- 26 lu tio n o f th e g o v e rn in g b o d y a n d sh all b e p a y a b le either so le ly fr o m 2 7 the in com e a n d rev en u es to b e d e riv e d fr o m th e o p e ra tio n o f its w ork s 28 o r p ro p e rtie s [, as h e re in a fte r p ro v id e d . T hese b o n d s sh all n o t eon- 29 stitu te an in d eb ted n ess o r p le d g e o f th e g e n e ra l cr e d it o f th e d istrict 30 a n d s h a ll'd o n ta in 'a re cita l to th at effect, a n d su ch b o n d s sh all b e in 31 co u p o n fo rm , b u t m a y b e m a d e re g iste ra b le as to p rih c ip a l i f so p ro - 32 v id e d in th e re so lu tio n a u th o riz in g th e issu an ce th e r e o f.] or in the dis- 33 cretion of the governing body o f the district from such -income and 3 4 revenues and from such taxes as may be necessary to supplem ent 35 such income and revenues. I f the bonds are issued with such sup- 36 plemental pledge of taxes, they shall be issued as the general obliga- 37 tions o f the district fo r the paym ent o f which the full faith, credit 38 and resources o f the district- are pledged, and it shall b e the duty 39 annually o f the governing body to p rov id e'for the levy of taxes on 4 0 all taxable prop erty in the district (subject to pertinent existing con- 41 stitutional restrictions) fu lly sufficient in conjunction with other avail- 42 able income and revenues o f the district to assure th e'p rom pt pay- 43 ment of principal and interest-as they fall due and to establish such 4 4 reserves fo r contingencies as may be provided in th e resolution author- 46 izing the bonds. The governing body of the district shall in each year 46 in due season prior to the time when county taxes are levied by the 4 7 board of county commissioners determine the amount of taxes which 48 are necessary to be levied on the taxable property in such district 49 for such year, either fo r the paym ent of maintenance and operation 50 expenses or, where the district has issued bonds secured h y the full