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PAHRUMP TOWN ORDINANCE NO. 65 ORDINANCE TO FORMALIZE POLICY IN FAVOR OF THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST ANY EFFORT TO INCORPORATE THE UNINCORPORATED TOWN OF PAHRUMP AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO. WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Pahrump is responsible for protecting the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump; and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Pahrump has established a policy on the public’s right to vote on the issue of incorporation; and WHEREAS, the Town of Pahrump desires to make its existing policy on the public’s right to vote on the issue of incorporation an ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board of the unincorporated Town of Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada, does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Official Policy of the Town of Pahrump It is the official position of the Town Board of the Town of Pahrump that the registered voters of the Town of Pahrump should have the right to vote aye or nay before any effort to incorporate the Town of Pahrump takes effect. Section 2. Severability If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall in no way affect the validity of any remaining portions of this Ordinance. Section 3. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption, and second publication in a newspaper printed and published within the Town of Pahrump, County of Nye, State of Nevada.