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Mr. Bennett: #2 Oet. 18, 1934. 10% of th e v o te r s a s d eterm ined by the p reced in g e l e c t i o n , and r e p r e s e n tin g n o t l e s s than 5fo o f the ta x a b le p ro p e rty o f the O ity a s shown by th e l a s t p reced in g ta x l i s t , a sk in g fo r a s p e c ia l e l e c t io n upon the q u e stio n o f whether or not the proposed o rd in an ce s h a l l be p assed , than so such ordinance s h a l l be en acted e x ce p t pursuant to a s p e c ia l e l e c t i o n c a lle d and held fo r such purpose and c a r r ie d by a m a jo r ity o f the v o te s c a s t . There i s no a u th o r it y , however, f o r the O ity to ta k e any p u b lic u t i l i t y w ith ou t i t s c o n s e n t, nor i s th e re any p r o v is io n or c o n d itio n i n any fr a n c h is e held by L as - Vegas Land and Water Company r e q u ir in g i t to d isp o se of i t s p ro p e rty t o th e C ity of Las Vegas f o r a re a so n a b le p r i c e , or any o th er p r ic e . ^he ',f r a n c h is e ', h eld by Las Vegas Land and Water Company c o n s is t s of the perm it g ran ted by th e C ity of Las Vegas under d ate of Febru ary 2 1 , 1 9 3 0 , b ein g A udit Bo. 7 6 4 1 / and the C e r t i f i c a t e o f P u b lic Convenie n c e and N e c e s s ity g ra n ted by th e P u b lic S e rv ic e Commiss io n o f th e B ta te of Nevada. You w i l l n o tic e th a t th e C it y ’ s perm it to use th e s t r e e t s , a l l e y s and p u b lic p la c e s runs fo r f i f t y y e a rs from the d ate o f i t s a d o p tio n , and th e same could o n ly be revoked f o r c a u se ; nam ely, a v io l a t io n o f any of the p ro v is io n s o f the p e rm it. Our s t a t u t e on eminent domain (S e c tio n 9153 - Bevada Compiled Laws) p rov id es th a t s u b je c t to th e p r o v is io n s o f t h i s c h a p te r , th e r ig h t or eminent domain may be e x e r c is e d on b e h a lf o f the fo llo w in g p u b lic u s e s : ” . . . 3 . . . .r e s e r v o i r s , w ater r i g h t s , c a n a ls , aqued u c ts , flu m es, d itc h e s or p ip e s fo r con d u ctin g w ater fo r the u se of the in h a b ita n ts of any county or in co rp o ra te d c i t y or t o w n . . . . . ” S e c tio n 9 1 5 6 , however, p ro v id es th a t b e fo re prope r t y can be taken i t must ap p ea r, f i r s t th a t th e use to which i t i s to be a p p lie d i s a use a u th o riz e d by law ; secon d , th a t the ta k in g i s n e c e s s a ry to such u se ; and t h i r d , i f a l ready a p p ro p ria ted to some p u b lic use th a t the p u b lic use to which i t " i s to be a p p lie d i s a more n e ce ssa ry p u b lic u se. Very tr u ly you rs, Leo A. McMamee.