Arizona republican., 1895-02-28
Ordinance No. 1873.

An ordinance for for the registration OF voters
i'll The city of P oenix.
The Comm II Council of Phoenix do ordain
as follows:
SECTION l. Within fifty days, and not more
han fifteen days before any regular city cleo
ton, there shall be pre- pared by the city record
er of this city, and KEPT in his Office great
register OF the voters Of said city.
SEC. 2. 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 in
said city.
SEC. 5. Such entry shall show:
1st- The name at length of each reg stored
elector.
2nd. His age the next ensuing election,
emitting fractions OF years.
3ri. The country or state OF his nativity.
4th. His place OF residence (by street. and
| mum DER, or other designation).
9th. If not native Of the United States, the
time and place of his Naturalization
9th. The date OF the entry in the great
register.
Such names shall be entered alphabetically,
using the initial letters of the surname there
| for: and shall b. numbered consecutively, from
No. l, as they appear on such register.
SEC. T. No persons name shall be- entered in
said g eat register except, LIST: Upon the affi-
| davit of such per- on that he was born in the
United States, and that be will be qualified
elect Of said city at the next ensuing city
election, or 2pd If he be a naturalized citizen,
upon the resentafion of his certificate OF
raltzaion, OR upon his affidavit OF its loss,
| if it be lost, together with the affidavit of a
registered voter that the applicant thy Il is and
and has been a continuous resident of Arizona
| since / Date at least one year next preceding
the next ensuing city elect n, and within said
city since Cate at least go days nexl preced ng
| the next ensuing city election, together with
the applicants affidavit that he is Or will be an
elector Of said city t>tne next ensuing CITY
| election -
3rd: If born in foreign country, upon his
off n hat Ia n n
States, by vir ue OF the ma uIalization of h S
ta1her while he (tae applicant was under the
| age OF q years and residing i'll the United
States; and at he will De elector of said
city at the next ensuing city election herein.
4th: Upon the production and fling of a
| copy of the order OF a competent court direct
ing such entry.
5th: In any case the affidavit OF the person
must show the facts required to be entered, eX-
cept the date and the numb Der OF the entry,
SEC. 5. The city recorder shall be the regis
+, tering officer, and is thOrized to administer
all oaths required by this ordinsnce
| SeC. g. The name of no person shill be en-
tered in said great register more than fifty days
or less than fifteen days before the next ensu-
| ing city election.
/. SEC. T. No person shall be entitled to vote at
ally regular city election in said CITY unless his
name shall appear upon the great register.
SEC: s.. Notice shall be given, by pnblicaa-
| ton. in the newspaper then doing the city adj
vertising. of q notice therein, three times in
each geek the first of which shall be not more
| than ninety days, nor less than seventy five
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
of the electors of the city. The publication OF
such notice shall continue until the prepare
ton of the great register shall have been com
pleted.
SEC O. Within ten DAYS after the completion
of such great register, the city recorder shall
cause 100 copies tn reof to be printed; and mo-
less than days before the day of the next en-
suing election, shall deliver one a copy tC
each member of the Council and to each city
officer; three (3) copies to each board OF cleo
ton IN the several wards = copies for genera
distribution, and three (S) COPIES to each ward
to be hung in some conspicuous and accessible
place.
SEC. TO- The publication of this ordinance
as requ red by aw for the publication of ordI
nanceS, shall dispense with the publication O.
notice for the length If time prescribed by Sec
ton S. OF this ordinance, Tor the present year
AS soon as this 0 dinan ce shall be in force. the
city recorder shall cause a notice like tina
prescribed in said Seetion S, to be published
pletion of the great register. Preceding al
subsequent city elections the notice and the
publication thereof shall be as prescribed il
Section
SEC II. This ordinance shall be in force ant
effect from and after its passage and publica
ton required by law.
| Passed by the Common Council this 18th da.
of February, A. D., 1895.
Approved
[sEALl JAMES D. MONIHON,
Attest: ED SCHWARTZ, Mayor.
City Recorder.
: [Date of First publication February 49, 1851