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LOS ANGELES - Jan. 19, 1949 Fll@s @0-8 Mr. T.W. Bockes: (oo: Mr. Wh. Reinhardt) As you know, for many years the people of Las Vegas have been endeavoring to work out some sort of a plan whereby more water may be developed or ssoured to take care of the hoped-for Industrial and agricultural growth of the Las Vegas Valley which Includes the city and surrounding territory. In 1947, the Nevada Legislature passed an Aet to create a water district in Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada (Chapter 167 of the Statutes of Nevada 1947) copy of w hich I believe you have. Pursuant to this Aot and after considerable time, certain t e r r i t o r y in and around Las Vegas was divided into districts and a Board of Directors of the Las Vegas Valley Mater District was elected. Some time thereafter, Mr. Reinhardt and Mr. Blonde attended a meeting of the Directors of the district, at the request of the directors, and 1 enclose a copy of Mr. Reinhardt 1s letter of November 26, 1948 to Mr. Harry E, Miller, President of the District, whioh letter is self-explanatory. Subsequent thereto and pursuant to suggestions in that letter, Mr. Cory and I have been reviewing the act for the purpose of determining whether any additional legislation might be necessary at the pending session of the Nevada legislature , to facilitate the operations of the district. Mr. Cory has also had several discussions with Mr. Robert Jones; District Attorney of Clark County, who is acting unofficially as attorney for the district, and with Mr, Alan Bible, Attorney General of the State, We have reached the conclusion that except for one matter, whioh will be hereinafter mentioned, there is probably no necessity for any further legislation, Vou will note from a review of the Act that the district is authorized to acquire property of every kind either by purchase or by condemnation (Sec. 5, 7). The district is also authorized to occur indebtedness and issue bonds (Sec. 10) and lastly, such bonds may be authorized "by resolution of the governing body" (Sec. 16). A review of some of the numerous district acts in this state Indicates that In most every instance a district may Issue bonds only after submission to and approval by the voters in the district, and I have expressed the opinion to Mr. Cory that 1% might be advisable for the Act to be amended to require similar action by the Las Vegas district.