Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-04-16
An ome,al oplnIon.


 An ofrtciai Opinion.
 oFFTcs of ntsT. Arrsy YAvArAf Get
 fRgsccrf, Aksk.. ArFil 18th, 1880. Hon. C. If. Akers. Coanty Recorder.
 yavspai couasy, Prescott, \. T.
 Ny Dear Sir Yours ot tho 18th inst. asking my official opinion of the registration law ss hand, and new wlIl enaosssF te comply with your re- qacst. Iknow ef no better answer ie tue same thas a compilation oi the law thereon.
 Who arc ysssrs
 seoties 1899 Of the Revised Statutes ol ArisoaA as amended by the Acts q 1881, rpsds as follows.
 Every male citizen oi tAe United states. and every male eitisea ei Mex. ics whs shall have elected to become q citizen ol the United States under ,is treaty of peace exchanged and Easi. aed al ouinters en the 3oth day Of May, ls4s, and the uassaen treaty si 1854. of the sge of twenty-o&s years, who shall have been resident of the Territory six rnonlhs next preceding the election. and el the county or pre- cincs in which he claims his vote, ten days, and whose name is enrolled on the great register oi such county, shall so entitled to vote a, all elections which are new or msy hereafter be authorized by lsw."
 Who nay ha reg issereds
 seetioa i6oT sl the Revised St atutes oi Arizona as amended by tue Acts of 1888, reads as follows
 "No persens same must be entered by the recorder unless first--upos certificate oi registration in another county, sAe sing shas such fesistfaiion has been cancelled, and upon proof sy the affidavit ot the party that he is sn electeg ci the county in which he seeks to be regisiered Seeona-upen the returns ei the registering sficer oi the county. Third--lf naturalisei citi- gen upon the presentation ei his cer- tifioste sl naturalization. or upon his ewn affidavit et its loss, together with the affidavit oi registered voter is the effect that the applicant is natural iEed eitisea and has resided in ths Territory for six months next preceding the time of application and Is reported 10 be citizen aad that the deponent believes him to be citizen and that the dePone1t believes him 10 he ciii- zen and together with the proof hy be affidavit si the party that he is sn eleetsr of the county. Foarth--lf born in foreign country, nPsa his affidavit that he became citizsn oi the Usited States by yirlns ;. tae nasu- rurslization at his father while he was ress3ing in the United States. and un- der the sge eI twenty y-one years, and that he Is or will be an electer of the county st tho next ensuing election. fiiih--Upen the production and filing ai a certified copy of the judgment of the district court directing such entry to Dc made. Sixlh--In other cases upon the affidavit sf the party that he was born in tue United States sed will be an electsr si the county at the aex. ensuing electien. Seventh--Ia every case the affidavit sf the party must show all the facts required to b. stated ia the entry on the register. except the date and the nunb Der of the entry ?
 Yeu will readily see from ths above that electors are natural bern citizens citizens by virtue of the treaties of Quintero aad 6adsden; citizens by vir- tue Of their fathers naturalization, and citizens by naturalixat on. A deolars- tion es intentisn to become citizen ei the Uoited States dees not entitle the deolsranf te vote. Ho must be full fiedged citizen before he can exercise ths, great American privilege.
 Entry iato the great register must shsw: "First--The names at length. second--The place of residence (giving the preoinet. Third--The age, omit ting fractions oi years, such person will be at the nez: ensuing election. Fourth--The country of the nativity. Fiith--if naturslised, the time and place of naturalization. Sixth-The date of The entry. Of each person. Each named mus, Se placed in the order of its entry"
 Every justice oiths peace and depu, ty recorder in each county shall be efsioer and must keep roll of the electors ca which and upon like proof as is repaired for entry upon the great register, he must enroll the name of any eleeior of the county mak- ing application 10 hia for that pur- pose
 "Such enreliment must show the same facts as arc required te be shown by the entry upon the great register
 "At tAe end of every month such registering officer mast return to the csnniy recorder certified copy of all l entries made upon his roll of electors turing such meath, and all attidsvits made fer the purpose of procuring | such enrolment"
 Believing that have msdc rsysoii | explicit, am your ehedient