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2 8 "There is nothing in the law to prevent the Water District from becoming a member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, provided such membership will not call for the payment of dues* Should such member­ship, however, involve the payment of dues, then it is my opinion that such an expenditure could not be made* The Water District is a quasi municipal corporation, and has only such powers as are granted to it by the Legislature. There are cases which hold that a municipality has no power to make expenditures for advertising or other forms of publicity in the absence of legislative authority in either the charter or by statute. It has even been held that the Legislature cannot authorize a municipal corporation to turn over a portion of the taxes levied by it to its chamber of commerce to be expended in bringing industries to the city. It is therefore my opinion that any expenditure made by the Water District for purposes other than those specifically provided for in the Act by which it is created, would be ultra vires and void. Very truly yours, /s/ LEX) A. MCNAMEE" A motion was duly made by Director Thorn, seconded by Director Rosevear, and unanimously approved by the live Directors present, that the Manager advise the Chamber of Commerce of the opinion of counsel and furnish them a copy of same. BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU MEMBERSHIP Renewal of District membership in the Better Business Bureau had been deferred pending counsel^ decision relative to member­ship in the Chamber of Commerce. In view of the above letter received from counsel, a motion was duly made by Director Thorn, seconded by Director Rosevear, and unanimously approved by the five Directors present, that the Manager advise the Better Business Bureau of the opinion of counsel and furnish them a copy. RATIFICATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN WITHOPT QUORUM AT MEETING MAT 8 . 1956 The following actions taken without a quorum at the adjourned meeting of May 8, 1956 were submitted for ratification: Approval of Change Order No. 10 to Specification No. 4, Schedule I, in the amount of $250.95 covering repairs to paving in south basin made necessary by use of basin prior to completion. Approval of statement of Lee Conlon in the amount of $61.25 covering trans­cript of meeting April 16, 1956. Approval of refunding agreement with Lusk Corporation in the amount of $16,406.04 covering Glen Heather Subdivision No. 2. A motion was duly made by Director Cornwall, seconded by Director Miller, and unani­mously approved by the five Directors present, that the actions taken without a quorum at the meeting of May 8, 1956 be ratified.