Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-02-24
ORDINANCE NO. 1876.

An ordinance providing for the registration Of
voters IN the several wards of the city Of
Phoenix.
The Common Council of Phoenix do ordair
as follows:
SECTION 1.
That for the purpose of the annual city cleo
ton to be held on May 1st 1894, being the frs
of the legally qualified voters of the city is
hereby ordered.
SECTION III.
For the above purpose there shall be kept in
the Recorders office of the city Great Register
in which shall be entered the names of all per
sons who by reasons of their being electors Of
the county of Maricopa and of their being resi-
dents of the city and having resided therein fol
a period of (90) ninety days next proceeding
said date of May LIST, 1894, shall be entitled tc
vote at such election.
SECTION III.
Such entry must show
l. Name at length.
.. Age emitting fractions of a year such per-
son will be at the next ensuing election.
8. The country of nativity.
4. The place of residence, giving the ward.
s., Ii naturalized, the time and place of nat
uralization.
6. The date of the entry of each person
entry.
SECTION ".
Upon the 18th day of April, 1894, the Recorder
shall make out a copy of the entries existing
upon the Great Register upon that date in
which the names must be arranged alphabetic
ally according to surname and must be mum.
bered consecutively from first to last inclusive.
SECTION v.
Within five days after making such list the
Recorder must have printed fifty copies there
of. to be distributed as follows:
Two C) copies to each ward to be hung in
some conspicuous place. One O copy to each
member of the Council and to each city officer
Three (3) copies to each board of election in the
the several wards. copies for general dis
tribution.
SECTION VI
That for the purpose of deciding who would
be electors OF the county at the time OF sale
election the recorder shall be governed by the
territorial statutes in such case made and pro
vided.
SECTION VII.
The recorder must file and preserve all aft
dayits made before him for the purpose of re
giStratiOn.
SECTION VIII.
There must be left opposite the name of eacI
elector blank for cancellation; cancellation
shall be made and for the same reason as pro
vided in the territorial statutes for registration
of electors.
SECTION TX.
II thu recorder refuses to enter the nam
OF any qualified electors OF the city upon tn
great register such elector may proceed b.
action in the district court to compel sucl
entry but no cost shall be recovered agains
the recorder in any such action unless it il
alleged in the complaint and shown on thu
| trial that the re sorder knowingly and willfull'
violated plain duty.
sECTioNX
Upon the application of any person to hav,
l. -
city before such entry is made he shall make al
be an elector of the city at the time of the mex
ensuing annual election.
| No charge shall BIZ ma lie by the recorder TO
such affidavits.
SECTION XII.
| No entries shall be made upon the grea
register Of the city after the date of April Il
| 1884
SECTION XII.
No person shall be entitled to vote at sal
upon the great register of the city.
SECTION XIII.
| This ordinance shall be in force and effec
from and after its passage and publicatio
according to law.
| Passed by the common council the 23d da
of February A. D., 1894. Approved this 90
day of February, A. D. 1894
J. B. LACY, Acting Mayor.
Attest: ED SCHWARTZ,
[sEAL] City Recorder.
Date of first publication Feb. "a, 1894.