Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-04-09
USES HIS OFFICE
FOR PRIVATE GAIN
SAYS REALTY BOARD
County Recorder and Audi
tor Charged bV Realtors
with Misuse of His Public
Office.

tary T. NJ. Carroll and o. A. Kim
ball, members of the Las Vegas
Realty Board, appeared before
the county commissioners at the
regular meeting Tuesday after
noon, and presented charges
against S. r. Whitehead, in which
they say that Whitehead has mis-
used his official position for his
personal gain; that he is misrep-
resenting land values to non-resi-
dents to their loss; and that he
has been giving much of his pub
lie time to activities outside of
his office.
Chairman w. j. Stewart stated
that the matter would be consid.
cred at a later meeting at which
all the county commissioners
would be present. The charges
as read by Secretary T. M. Car
roll of the Realty Board, are as
follows:
Office of the Las Vegas, Nevada,
Realty Board
10 Fremont St., Las Vegas, New.
April 5, 1927.
To the Board of County Commits
sioners, of Clark County, Nevada:
Gentlemen:
The Las Vegas Nevada Realty
Board and its members are vitally
interested in the progress, well
fare, development and good name
of our community. Today we ap-
pear before you as Realtors, also
as taxpayers and citizens to ask
you to enforce the law governing
the duties and services to the
general public Of the County Re-
corder and Auditor, S. R. White
head. Incidental to this same law
enforcement, said Las Vegas
Realty Board and it's members
are cooperating with the State
Real Estate Board of the State
of Nevada, to safeguard the inter
ests of the public in Real Estate
transactions The law licenses
real estate brokers as a protec-
tion to the public and to the real
estate business.
We hereby formally complain
to said County Commissioners
that for over a year S. R. White
head during his public office
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his public time to various activi-
ties outside of and independent
of his office.
Amongst such activities he has
been showing for sale real estate
not his own, trying to get for
sale listings on real estate and
giving much of his public time to
the affairs of the Las Vegas
Realty Company, of which he is a
stockhOlder and until recently
was its Secretary-Treasurer. We
also complain,-that with the
County Recorders Office as head
quarters, he is also doing a real
estate investment business for
himself and associates, misusing
the records of his office and his
official position, for his personal
gain, and to the loss and damage
of nonresident owners of Clark
County real estate.
AS a sample of how he is per-
verting his office for the personal
gain of himself and associates, at
the expense and loss of such non
resident land owners, - we herein
present to the County Commits
sioners part of the proceedings
of our local Las Vegas Realty
Board, held Monday, April b, 1927
as follows, tout:
At this meeting, T. M. Carroll,
presented and read the original
letter he received from Chas. B.
Smith of Hollywood, California,
of which the following is copy:
Hollywood, California,
March IA, 1927.
Friend Tom:
"You will recall that the Smith
family owns the NEA of Sec. II,
81 S. 81 E. This has never been
probated but there is chap up
there, j. Weldon Wilson, who
proposes to meet al expenses in
connection with the probate pro
ceedings and otherwise anA pay
us $500. We are about to accept
but it occurred to me to write
you to see if ar thing unusual
was happening taat would war
rant US in turning it down.
didn't know but that there was a
boom up there CT oil had been
struck. If you will drop me a
note | Will be truly grateful.
Very sincerey,
CHAS. B. SMITH"
T. NJ Carroll submitted the
copy of the telegram he sent in
reply to this letter, as follows:
LAS Vegas, Nevada, r
March IT, 1927.
"Chas. B. Smith,
HOIIVwOOd Calf
Letter received Absolutely re-
ject j. Weldon Wilson proposi.
tion. Visiting Los Angeles in few
days and will then fully advise
you. In meantime don't accept
his proposition.
T. NJ CARROLL"
T.. NJ. Carroll at our meeting
reported that on March 22nd,
1927 he visited Chas. B. Smith
and his brother, Harold r. Smith
at Los Angeles, and received from
Harold the original letter mailed
to him by S. R. Whitehead. This
original letter was shown and
read at our said Realty Board