The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-05-31
Prominent Citizens Issue Statement Exposing
OppositiOn's Misleading Arguments Re-
garding Bonding City for Water
(Communicated.)

Tuesday the citizens of Winnemue.
ca will vote whether to incorporate or
not incorporate. The question is-will
Winnemueea be benefited by adopting
the measure which provides for the
regulation of municipal affairs by the
people themselves, through their
chosen representatives.
The commission form of government
is no arbitrary commission of few
men to do as they please as officers. for
the law delegating any power to any
such selected officials carries with it
the remedy to overcome any wrong
doing by the officials chosen.
As whole, the incorporation act
in clear terms provides for the orderly
organization of city government and
the conduct OF the city affairs in the
cheapest and simplest manner in
which such business can be carried on.
For every provision that is made the
law provides a remedy if the officials
should oyerstep their bounds and do
wrong either by wilful act or through
neglect
For instance, any act of improve
ment for which bonds are to be issued
must be done through regular pro-
eeedings by the officials The act
further provides that such improve
ment ordinance must be published for
four weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation. This publication will al
low for the taxpayer and voter to ana
lyze such public act, and If such act
or acts as relates to any bond issue,
is contrary TO the wishes of the vot-
ers and taxpayers, they can by petit
tion of twenty per cent of the voters,
representing ten per cent of the as
sessed taxable property, demand that
the question of any bond Issue shall
be submitted to a vote of the people
for approval or rejection.
The act as il relates to warrants and
bonds is as follows:
Section 3d. paragraph 5, of the in
corporation act reads: "To borrow
money on the credit of the city for
corporate purposes in the manner and
to the extent allowed by the statutes
and the laws. and to issue warrants
and bonds therefor in such amounts
and forms and on such conditions as
the Board of Commissioners shall de
termine; and the said Board may Sc
cure the payment of any bonds of the
city by making them preferred lien
against the real or other property of
the city; provided, that said city shall
not issue or have outstanding at any
time bonds in an amount in excess of
Al al l.sat nnK1
Of the taxable property within its
limits as shown by the last preceding
tax list or assessment roll, nor war
rants, certificates, scrip or other evi-
dences of Indebtedness, except the
bonded indebtedness in excess OF two
per cent of said valuation; and pro
vided further, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to restrict
the powers of such city as to taxation,
assessment, borrowing money, con
tracing debts or loaning its credits
for procuring supplies of water Inc
said Board shall provide for the pay
ment of interest on such bonds as the
same shall become due and for sinking
fund for the payment of the principal
within thirty wears after issuing same.
The Board shall have the power to ac-
quire or establish any public utility
only in the manner herein provided.
The Board shall enact an ordinance
which shall set forth fully and IN de
tail the public utility proposed TO oe
acquired or established the estimated
cost thereof as shown by the report
provided bv the Board and Mayor, or
an engineer or party therefor appoint
ed bv the Board for that purpose; the
proposed bonded Indebtedness to be IN
cured therefor: the terms, amount
rate of interest and time within whieh
redeemable and on what fund Sueh
ordinance shall be published IN iuii AZ
least once week for four successive
weeks in some newspaper OF genera
circulation published in the eity' -.
the first regular meeting of the Boaru
or anv adjournment thereof after the
completion of such publication tne
Board shall proceed to enact an oru,,
nance for such purpose which shali
conform in all respects to the terms
and conditions of the previously pun
lished ordinance, UNLESS A PEIl,
TION SHALL BE PRESENTED ~
1T SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN
TWENTY PER CENT OF the
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID
CITY AS SHOWN BY THE Las s,,,,
PRECEDING REGISTRATION ,i, Llol
AND REPRESENTING NOT Ln1S sS,
THAN TEN PER CENT or INK iin
TAXABLE PROPERTY OF SAIL
CITY AS SHOWN BY THE LAG,
PRECEDING TAX LIST OK 40 a3
sESSMENT ROLL, PROVIDE Jrs rUn
A SPECIAL ELECTION UPON InT aT
QUESTION OF WHETHER OK NJ, No1
THE PROPOSED ORDlNANo,EI
SHALL. BE PASSED. THEkEof0oEr, or,
NO SUCH ORDINANCE SHALL ,s bh
ENACTED. OR BE VALID OK Ell, Er,
FECTrAI, FOR ANY PukfOoE