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LAS VEGAS R E V I E W JOURNAL P u b l i s h e d O C T 141848 NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION AND REGISTRATION To th e q u alifie d e lecto rs of th e te r r i^ to ry c re a te d a s T h e L a s V egas V alley W a te r D istric t b y re so lu tio n of th e B o ard of C ou n ty C om m is­sio n e rs o f C la rk c o u n ty a d o p ted on A u g u st 30, 1948: ' 3Tou a re . hereby n o tifie d t h a t a n electio n will be h eld in T h e L a s V egas V alley W a te r D istric t on O cto b er 19, 1948, p u r s u a n t v to th e p ro v isio n s of th e follow ing re so lu tio n a d o p ted by th e B oard o f C ou n ty C om m isisoners ©n O cto b er 4, 1948, RESO LU T IO N calling- a n election to b e h eld in T he L a s V egas V alley W a te r D istric t fo r th e p u r ­pose o f c o n firm in g th e o rg a n iz a ­tio n of sa id D istric t a n d electin g d ire c to rs th erefo r. W H E R E A S , a t a m e e tin g ' h eld oh A u g u s t 30, 1948, th e B o a rd o f C om ­m issio n ers of C la rk C ou n ty adopted' a reso lu tio n e n title d "R eso lu tio n C re ­a tin g T h e L a s V egas V alley W a te r D istric t/* p u rs u a n t to the. pro v isio n s of C h a p te r 167 o f th e S ta tu te s of N ev ad a, 1947; an d W H E R E A S , it is re q u ire d b y th e p rovisions of C h a p te r 167 afo re sa id t h a t a n election be called b y th e B o ard of C o u n ty C om m issioners for th e p u rp o se of su b m ittin g to th e p ro p erly q u alifie d e lecto rs o f th e D is­tr ic t th e q u estio n of confirm ing, th e a c t of th e B oard in o rg a n iz in g th e -D istric t a n d fo r 'th e p u rp o se of e le c t­in g d ire c to rs to se rv e a s th e firs t B o a rd of D ire c to rs of th e D istric t; a ndW H E R E A S , th e a fo re sa id reso lu tio n divided th e D istric t in to sever! d iv is­ions fo r electio n purposes,, each w hich division co rresp o n d s w ith a duly c o n ­s titu te d election p re c in c t in C lark C ounty; NOW , T H E R E F O R E , B e I t R e ­solved by th e B o a rd of C ou n ty C om ­m issio n ers o f C la rk C ounty, N evada, a s follow s: S ectio n 1. T h a t a special election sh a ll-b e ;held in T h e L a s V egas Valley W a te r D istric t o n O cto b er 19, 1948, a t w hich electio n there, sh a ll bo su b ­m itte d to th e pro p erly qualified elec­to rs of th e D is tric t th e fo llow ing p ro p o sitio n : "S h a ll th e actio n of th e B o a rd of C ou n ty C o m m issio n ers o f C lark C ou n ty , N ev ad a , on A u g u st 30, 1949, c re a tin g T h e L a s V egas V al­ley W a te r D istric t be confirm ed a n d sh a ll said D istric t a s c reated by said reso lu tio n of th e B oard o f C ou n ty C om m issioners be o r­g an ized u n d e r' th e pro v isio n s of C h a p te r 167, S ta tu te s of N evada, 1947?” S ection 2. T h a t a t sa id election th e p ro p erly qu alified e lecto rs of th e D is­tr ic t sh a ll ele c t one d ire c to r fo r said D istric t from each of th e seven d iv i­sio n s in to w hich th e D istric t w as divided by th e a fo re sa id reso lu tio n of th e B o a rd of C ounty C om m issioners, a n d th a t fo r su c h p u rp o se th e n am es of th e follow ing p e rso n s sh a ll be s u b ­m itte d to th e electo rs: D ivision N u m b e r I— H a rry M iller F loyd P ro w ell D ivision N u m b e r II— T h o m a s A. C am pbell F ra n k S tro n g D ivision N u m b e r III— H o w ard C annon J a m e s C ash m an D ivision N u m b e r VI— W illiam G. C o u lth ard V icto r S h u rtliff D ivision N u m b e r V— I r a J . E a rl E . O. -U nderhill D ivision N u m b e r VI— ^ S. L . B u tte rfie ld N elson C onw ay H . C. N ickerson D ivision N u m b e r VII— J o h n B unch Jo h n S ta ffo rd S ectio n 3. T h a t th e b allo ts to be used a t sa id - electio n sh a ll conform in all re sp e c ts w ith th e re q u ire m e n ts im posed by th e g e n e ra l law s of N e­v a d a fo r electio n ballo ts, inclu d in g p a rtic u la rly S ectio n 2473, N ev ad a C om piled L aw s, 1929, a n d t h a t th e re sh a ll a p p e a r b h ea c h ballot, th e fol­low ing: P R O PO SIT IO N S hall th e a c tio n of th e B oard of C oun­ty C om m issioners '•<?? '•-? i'll of C lark C o u n ty , N evada,f on A u g u st W a te r 30, 1948, c re a tin g D istric t T h e - L a s V egas V alley W a te r D is- Y ES . . . . I__ I t r ic t b e co n firm ed a n d s h a ll sa id 1 D is­tr ic t as";created by | isaid r e s o l u t i o n d f W a te r th e B o a rd of C o un- D istric t ty C om m issioners be org an ized u n d e r N O ...............I____I th e pro v isio n s of C h a p te r. 167, S ta t­u te s of N ev ad a , W- 1947?N O T IC E TO V O T ER S: T o v o te in fa v o r o f th e above p roposition p lace a cro ss (X ) in th e sq u a re ? a f te r th e w ord "Y E S ” . T o ’ v ote a g a in s t it place a sim ila r mark-a f te r th o w ord "N O ” . CA N D ID A TE S F O R D IR E C T O R S (V ote fo r one in each division) D IV ISIO N N U M B E R T—r M iller, H a rry Prowell, . Floyd . . . ? D IV ISIO N N U M B E R II I 1 C am pbell, T h o m as A. . 1— » S tro n g , F ra n k . . . . ? D IV ISIO N N U M B E R III f ig l Cannon, Howyard » . If t—J C ash m an , Ja m e s ... D IV ISIO N N U M B E R IV C o u lth ard , W illiam G. . I__ I' ? - S h u rtliff, V ictor D IV ISIO N N U M B E R . V— I I E a rl, I r a J. . . . . L—1 U nderhill, E . Q. . • • ? D IV ISIO N N U M B E R V I - B u ttc rfie ld , S. L. , , C onw ay, N elson . . . ? N ick e rso n , H . C .^ . . . I— 1, D IV ISIO N N U M B E R VII— | | B un ch , Jo h n . \ . . . S taffo rd , Jo h n . . . . ? j N O T IC E TO V O TER S: O ne d ire c ­to r is to be elected from each of th e seven ..divisions. Pleaso. in d i­c a te y o u r choice of d ire c to r for each division by p lacin g a cross (X ) in th e sq u a re a f te r th e nam e o f th e perso n fo r w hom you w ish to v o te fo r d ire c to r fo r each such division. V ote fo r .only one person in each division S ection 4. T h a t th e q u alific atio n s of th e v o te rs for said” election shall be th o se p rescrib ed by th e C o n stitu ­tion a n d L a w s of th e S ta te of N evada an d p a rtic u la rly C h a p te r 167 a fo re ­said . O nly p ro p erly re g iste re d v o ters m ay vote a t th e election an d th e g e n ­eral law s of N e v a d a p e rta in in g to re g istra tio n sh a ll be applicable. S ection 5. T h a t th e polls a t said election sh a ll be opened in e a c h p re ­cin c t a t 8:00 o ’clock in th e forenoon a n d shall co n tin u e open u n til 6:00 o’clock in th e afte rn o o n . _ S ection 6. T h a t sa id electio n shall be held in th e seven div isio n s of th e D istric t c re a te d by th e afo re sa id r e s ­olution a d o p ted by th e B oard o f C ounty C om m issioners on A u g u st 30, 1948,- w hich divisions, v o tin g places an d re g istry a g e n ts a n d electio n o ffi­cials, sh a ll be a s follow s: D ivision: D ivision N u m b er I (C o u n ty P re c in c t N u m b e r: N o rth L a s V egas an d VntlnVoepg as -H--ei g h ts) . ; i l l _ V o tin g P lace: W a r M em orial B uild in g (LV No. 24) R e g is try A g en t: B e rn a rd G arre n E le ctio n O fficials: V . N ellie F eo u r, In sp e c to r "M ary S* S terlin g , In sp e c to r E m m a C lark , In sp e c to r A lice A lldredgc, C lerk D ella W ittw e r, C lerk D iv isio n :,-- v D ivision N u m b er IV (C o u n ty P re c in c t N u m b e rs: L a s V egas P re c in c ts N os. 22, -28, 21, 29y 14 a n d 15) 'V o tin g P lace: H e rb W ald m an M otor Co. (L V No. 29) .R e g istry A gen t: A d elaide M cL aughlcn E lectio n O fficials F ra n c e s F a rn sw o rth , In sp e c to r G ladys St. Jo h n , In sp e c to r M innie O. Sewell, In sp e c to r M a rian B u n k e r, C lerk D elia C apen, C lerk D ivision: D ivision N u m b er V (C o u n ty P re c in c t N u m b e rs: L a s V egas P re c in c ts N os. 2, 8, 4, 6:, 7, 19 a n d 20) V o tin g P la c e : , C ath o lic R e cre a tio n H all R e g istry A gent: A r th u r A. P h illip s E le ctio n O ffic ia ls :, E m m a M. Schuyler, In sp e c to r B e rn a rd M cDonald, In sp e c to r A g n es H ile, In sp e c to r K a th e rin e H ickey, C lerk B ird ie W h ip p le, C lerk D iv isio n : D ivision N u m b e r VI (C o u n ty P re c in c t N u m b ers: L a s Vegas" P re c in c ts N os. 12, 17, 18, 26, 27, 31 a n d P a ra d ise Valley a n d S u n rise A cres) V oting P la c e : , R o se v e a r’s P a in t Shop (LV No. 18) R e g istry A g en t: C h ristin a N eagle E le ctio n O fficials: M a rg a re t F en n ell, In sp e c to r V e sta P u rd y , In sp e c to r R osalee B u rr, In sp e c to r Ila T hom pson, C lerk V ivienne L u n d q u ist. C lerk D ivision: D ivision N u m b e r VII (C ounty P re c in c t N u m b ers: H en d erso n , C arv er, V ictory, W h it­ney a n d P ittm a n ) V oting P la c e : L a n g u a g e Room , B a sic School (H en d erso n No. 2) R e g istry A g en t: M ercedes W ilh ite E le ctio n O fficials: M ercedes W ilh ite, In sp e c to r M ary F o ste r, In sp e c to r E d ith S p rag u e, In sp e c to r R oy E llis, C lerk B e rtie H eh er, C lerk | S ection 7. T h a t befo re th e opening of re g istra tio n fo r sa id election, th e C o u n ty C lerk shall p re p a re a list of th e p e rso n s w hose n a m e s rem ain on th e o fficial re g istry fo r each division, a n d w ho a re p ro p erly q ualified v o ters in su c h D istric t, a n d sh a ll se n d such lis t to th e R e g is tra r fo r su c h division, a s req u ired by law . P u b lic a tio n of th is reso lu tio n , a s h e re in a fte r provided, sh a ll c o n s titu te n o tice by th e . C ounty C lerk ..th a t electo rs m ay re g iste r fo r said special election a s abo v e p ro ­vided, A t le a s t e ig h t d a y s p rio r to - th e d a te fixed fo r th e election, th e j C’Qunty C lerk shall cau se to be posted | n o t less th a n fiv e copies of th e w rit- $| te n o r p rin te d re g istry lists p re p a re d | by h e r in n o t less th a n five co n sp ie- i u o u s p laces in each of th e above ! d ivisions a n d sh a ll cau se th e list of $ re g iste re d v o te rs to be p u blished as a re q u ire d by law . Im m e d ia te ly a f t e r ! th e closing of th e official re g iste r, th e | C o u n ty C lerk sh a ll p re p a re fo r. each j? divkuon a book to be k n ow n a s th e | ‘D ivision R e g is te r” a n d sh a ll cau se Jl su c h re g iste r to be d elivered to -the! Ju d g e s of .E lection p rio r to th e o p e n ­ing of th e polls in each division. S ection 8. T h a t e x c e p t a s o th erw ise, p rovided by C h a p te r 167 a fo re said , th e; g e n e ra l electio n law s of th e S ta te of N e v ad a shall g o vern th e callin g and c o n d u ct of th e sa id election a n d th e' c a n v a ssin g of th e r e tu rn s th ereo f, a n d :, th a t all n ec e ssa ry ballot, boxes, ballots ! a n d o th e r p a ra p h e rn a lia p e rta in in g to sa id election sh a ll be fu rn ish ed in th e m a n n e r u su a l a n d -c u s to m a ry in, the holding o f bounty elections. fS S ectio n 9. < T h a t th e B o a rd of C oun­ty C om m issioners will m eet on th e second M onday su cceed in g th e elec­tio n an d proceed to c a n v a ss, th e vot ' c a s t th e re a t, an d if, u pon su c h cam* vass, it a p p e a rs t h a t a m a jo rity of th e e lecto rs voted " W a te r D istric t— Y es” , ^ y i e j i t e r . a n o rd e r upon it? m in u te s d ec la rin g th e D istrict* duly org an ized an d d ec la rin g th e p erso n s receiv in g th e h ig h e st n u m b e r of votes to h av e been duly eleetd a s d ire c to rs. S ection 10. T h a t n o tice of th e elec­tio n h ereb y called shall be given by p u b lish in g in th e L a s V egas E ven in g R e v ie w -Jo u rn a l, a n e w sp a p e r p u b ­lished a n d h a v in g g en eral c ircu latio n in C lark C ounty a n d in th e D istrict, in each iss u e of said • n e w sp a p e r p u b ­lished fo r tw o „:weeks p rio r t o ' th e election, ^.n election notice, w hich sh a ll c o n sist of a tru e an d c o rre c t copy of- th is re so lu tio n p refix ed by th e w ords: "N O T IC E O F S P E C IA L E L E C ­T IO N AND R E G IST R A T IO N "T o th e q ualified electo rs of th e te rrito ry c re a te d as T h e Las V eg as V alley W a te r D istric t by reso lu tio n o f th e B oard of C oun­ty C om m issioners of C lark C oun­ty ado p ted on A u g u st 30, 1948: . "Y ou a re . h e re b y n otified th a t a n . election will b e -h e ld in T he L a ? V egas , Valley W a te r D is tr ic t on O ctober 19, 1948, p u rs u a n t to th e p rovisions of th e follow ing re so lu tio n ad o p ted by th e B oard of C ou n ty C om m issioners on O c­to b e r 4, 1948:” v an d to w hich sh a ll be su b scrib ed th e p rin te d sig n a tu re s of th e C h a irm an an d C lerk of th e B o a rd of C ounty C om m issioners. A dopted and a p p ro v ed O cto b er 4, 1948v I \ F R A N K G U S E W E L L E C h a irm an , i B o ard of C ounty . C om m issioners. ' C lark C ounty, N e v ad a A tte s t: H E L E N SCO TT R E E D C lerk of th e B oard o f C ounty C om m isisoners, C lafk C ounty, N e v a d a ' ’>? 0 5 to 18 inc. - ”7“^ ? ' v- '6IS1' osuoa M8N: u "i'O^t sT- -----‘ .- i. 6n/6tr2r TT1«r* S4. BU It-SbT t- ?ob,»g* —------g- .—X Og ?o..m rare U° O - M