Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-24
Ordinance No. 1873.

An ordinance for for the registration of voters
Ill The city of P. 9niX.
The Comm II Council of Phoenix do ordain
as follows:
than fifteen days before any regular city cleo
ton, there shall be prepared by the city record
er of this city, and kept in his office a great
register OF the voters of said city.
SEC. 2. In said great register, the city re-
corder must, as nereIps{ser 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
SEC. s. Such entry shall show:
LIST. The name at length of each registered
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
number, 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. a. No persons name shall be entered in
said gAeat register except, LIST: Upon the aft
davit of such person that he was born in the
United States, and that he will be a qualified
elector of said city at the next ensuing city
election, or 2Dd: fine be a naturalized citizen,
naturalization 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
since date at least one year next preceding
the next ensuing city election, and within said
city since date at least go days next preceding
the next ensuing city election, together with
the applicants affidavit that he is CT will be an
eector OF said city at the next ensuing city
election.
3rd: If born in foreign country, upon his
affidavit that he became citizen of the United
States, by virtue of the naturalization of his
father, while he (the applicanD was under the
age of 81 years and residing in the United
States; and at he will be an electOr of said
city at the next ensuing city election herein;
4th: Upon the production and fling of a
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 number OF the entry
SEC. 5. The city recorder shall be the regis
tering officer, and is authorized to administer
all oaths required by this ordinance.
| 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 city election.
| SEC. I. No person shall be entitled to vote at
any regular city election in said city unless his
| name shall appear upon the great register.
| SEC. 8. Notice shall be given, by publica-
ton. in the newspaper then doing the city adj
! vertising. of notice therein, three times in
| tdCu week, tue urSG OF which Slldll NC uOb mOIo
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. 9. 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 "a copy to
each mem Der of the Council and to each city
officer; three (3) copies to each board OF cleo
ton in the several wards; - copies for general
to be hung in some conspicuous and accessible
place
SEC. 10. The publication of this ordinance,
as required by law for the publication of ord1.
nances, shall dispense with the publication OF
notice for the length Of time prescribed by Sec
! ton s. OF this ordinance, for the present year.
AS soon as this ordinance shall be in force, the
city recorder shall cause notice like that
prescribed in said Section s, to be published
three times in each week and until the COM
plet1on of the great register. Preceding all
subsequent city elections the notice and the
publication thereof shall be as prescribed in
Sections
SEC. II. This ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and publ1ca-
ton rs required by law.
Passed by the Common Council this 18th day
of February, A. D., 1895.
Approved.
[sEALl JAMES D. MONIHON,
Attest: ED SCHWARTZ, Mayor
City Recorder.
[Date OF First publication February 10, 1891