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Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-293

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    SECTION 8. That all by-laws, orders, resolutions and ordinance or parts of by-laws, orders, resolutions and ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, are hereby repealed. SECTION 9. That if any one or more sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be questioned, or be held invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this ordinance, but shall be confined it its operation to the specific sections, sentences, clauses or parts of this ordinance so held unconstitutional and invalid, and the inapplicability and invalidity of any section, sentence, clause or part of this ordinance, in any one or more instances, shall not affect or prejudice in any way the applicability and validity of this ordinance in any other instances. SECTION 10. That by reason of the fact that the streets of the City of Las Vegas are inadequate to meet the present and future needs of the City and its inhabitants and that it is necessary immediately to raise funds to improve said streets, 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 11. That the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, shall cause this ordinance to be published, once a week for two successive weeks immediately following its final reading and adoption, in the Las Vegas Morning Sun, a daily newspaper published in said City, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately following the second publication hereof. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 31st day of March, 1954. Mayor (SEAL) ATTEST: __________________________ City Clerk Those voting for the adoption of the foregoing ordinance are as follows: Those Voting "Aye": Commissioners Bunker, Jarrett, Whipple and Mayor Baker. Those Voting "Nay": none Absent: Commissioner Sharp AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF CLARK) ss | STATE OF NEVADA) 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 2, 1954 to April 9, 1954 inclusive, being the issued of said newspaper for the following dates, to-wit: April 2, 9 1954 That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. Signed: Richard Lochrie Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 195 Barbara J. Greenspun_____ Notary Public in and for Clark County, Nevada My Commission Expires March 17, 1956. EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 600 AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CREATING STREET IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 100-23; PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF DESIGNATED STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ACCORDING TO BENEFITS TO DEFRAY THE STATED ENTIRE COST THEREOF; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSESSMENT ROLL AND THE REPORTING OF THE SAME TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; PROVIDING FOR FILING OF SAID ROLL WITH CITY CLERK; PROVIDING A TIME AND PLACE TO REVIEW SAID ASSESSMENTS AND NOTIFICATION THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE CORRECTION AND/OR CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL OF SAID ROLL THEREAT OR THEREAFTER; PROVIDING FOR THE INDORSEMENT ON SAID ROLL OF SAID CONFIRMATION AND APPROVAL; PROVIDING FOR THE DELIVERY OF SAID APPROVED ROLL TO THE EX-OFFICIO CITY ASSESSOR; PROVIDING THAT SAID ASSESSMENTS SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIEN; PRESCRIBING THE METHOD OF PAYING SAID ASSESSMENTS AND THE INTEREST THEREON; PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF SAID ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL WHEN AND WHERE SAID ASSESSMENT IS DUE AND PAYABLE; RATIFYING, APPROVING AND CONFIRMING ALL ACTION HERETOFORE TAKEN TOWARD IMPROVING SAID STREETS AND PARTS OF STREETS IN SAID DISTRICT, TOWARDS ITS CREATION AND TOWARD LEVYING AND EFFECTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS: PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas, in the County of Clark and State of Nevada, deems it expedient and for the best interest of said City to improve certain streets and parts of streets, hereinafter particularly described, by the laying of oil bound gravel pavement (4" Type 1 subbase, 4" Type 2 subbase, prime coat, 2" A.C. Paving seal coat and chips) thereon and by constructing and reconstructing on both sides thereof, concrete curbs, gutters and concrete valley gutters wherever necessary; and WHEREAS, said Board deems it expedient and desirable to create Street improvement Assessment District No. 100-23 for the purpose of making said improvements, and to defray the entire cost and expense thereof by special assessments made according to benefits against the owners and the assessable lots, premises and property specially benefited by such improvements and included within said district; and WHEREAS, there is included within said district same public or other property against which a valid special assessment cannot be levied by said City, but which proportionate amounts of assessments will be paid in cash by said property owners or from the City's general funds; and WHEREAS, the remaining portion of the lands included within said district may be levied against by said City by a valid special assessment; and WHEREAS, in no case does the estimated amount of any special assessment upon any lot or premises for said improvements exceed fifty per cent of the value of such lot or premises as shown upon the latest