Arizona republican., 1895-03-01
Ordinance No. 188.

An ordinance for for the registration of voters | in he city of P Cenix
 The Comm Il Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows;
 than fifteen days before any regnlar city cleo ton, there shall be pre- pared by the city record CT of this city, and ke4t in his office great register Of the voters of said city.
 SEC. }. In said great register, the city re- corder must, as hereInafter provided, enter the names of such persons who are then qualified electors of said city, or of those who will be qualified electors at the next city election i'll said city.
 SEC. }. Such entry shall show: lst. The name at length of each reg !stered elector.
 2nd. His age the next ensuing election, emitting fractions of years. 3rd. The country or state of his nativity. 4th. His place of residence (by street and mum per, or other designatiou). 9th. If not native of the United States, the time and place of his naturalization
 9th, The data o1 the entry in the great register. Such names shall be entered alphabetically, using the initial letters of the surname there for: and shall ba numbered consecutively, from No. l, as they appear on such register. SEC. 4. No persons name shall be entered in said gl eat register except, 1st: Upon the aff- davit of such person that he was born in the United States, and that he will be a qualified l elector of said city at the next ensuing city election, or 2nd: If he be a naturaized citizen.
 
 urelization, or upon his affidavit of its loss, | if it be lost, together with the affidavit of registered voter that the applicant then is and and has been @ continuous resident of Arizona l since ] date at least one year next preceding the next ensuing cl y electl,n n, and within said city since date at least 90 days neXl preceding | the next ensuing city election, together with the applicants affidavit that he is CT will be all l elector of said city at the next ensuing city election.
 l 3rd If born in a foreign country, upon his affidavit that he became citizen of the United States, by virtue of the-n uralization of hls | father, while he (the applicant was under the age of 21 years and residing in the United States: and at he will oe an elector of said city at the next ensuing city election herein l 4th: Upon the production and fling of a | copy Of the order Of competent court direct | ing such entry.
 9th: In any case the affidavit of the person must show the facts required to be entered, ex- cept the date and the number of the entry. | SEC. ,. The city recorder shall be the regis l tering officer, and is a. thoriZed to administer al paths required by thisorGinance | SEC. 6. The name of no person shall be en- tered in said great register more than fifty days | or less than fifteen days before the next ensu- ! ing ci;y election.
 | SEC. :. No person shall be entitled to vote at any regular city election in said city unless his name shall appear upon the great register. 1 SEC. 8. Notice shall be given, by publica- | tion. in the newspaper then doing the city ad- vertlslng. of notice therein, three times in ] each week, the first of which shall be not more | than ninety days, nor less than seVenty-hve | days before the next ensuing city election of | the time when and the place where the great register will be open for the entry of the names 1 of the electors of the city. The publication of such notice shall continue until the prepara- ton of the great register shall have been com pleted.
 SEC g Within ten days after the completion ] of such great register, the city recorder shall cause 100 copies thereof to be printed; and not less than days before the day of the next en- suing election, shall deliver one CD copy to each member of the Council and to each city 1 ton in the several wards; - copies for general distribution, and three (3) copies to each ward ] to be hung in some consp1cuous and accessible | place.
 | SEC. TO- The publication of this ordinance, as requ red by law for the publication Of ord1- nances. shall dispense with the publication of notice for the length If time prescribed by Sec ton s. of this ordinance, for the present year. i As soon as this ordinance shall be in force. the l city recorder shall cause a notice like that prescribed in said Section s, to be published three times in each week and until the com pletion of the great register. Preceding all subsequent city elections the notice and the publication thereof shall be as prescribed in | Section s.
 SEC. Il. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and publ1ca- tion required by law. | Passed by the Common Council this 18th day of February, A. D., 1885 | Approved.
 [sEALl JAMES D. MoNIHON,
 Attest ED ScHxARTz, Mayor. l City Recorder. 1 [Date of First publication February 19, 1885,