Arizona republican., 1895-02-26
Ordinance No. 1873.

An ordinance for for the registration of voters
il The city of P 9nix.
The Comm II Council of Phoenix do ordain
as foIoWs:
SECTION l. Within fifty days, and not more
Than nfteen days before any regular city cleo
ton, there shall De pre- pared by the city record
FL OF this city, and ke.t i'll MS office great
register OF the voters of said city.
SEC ,. In said great register, the city re-
ccrGer must, ss hereinafter provided, enter the
names of such persons who are then qualified
elect rs of SAID city, or of those who will be
q !alitied electors DIT the next city election in
said city.
SEC. 5. Such entry shall show:
LIST. The name at length of each registered
elector.
2nd His age the next ensuing election,
emitting tract .ons OF years.
3rl. The country or state of his nativity.
4th. His place of re idence (by street and
NUN pei, or other designation).
9th. II not native of the United States, the
time and %ldce of his naturalization.
9th. The d4te OF ti,e-entry in the great
re slster 6
such ma res shall be entered alphabetically,
using The initial letters of the surname there
for: and snail b numbered consecutively, from
No l. as they appear on such register.
SEC T. No persons name shall be entered in
said & eat regl ter except, 1st: Upon the aft
davit of su b person that he was born in the
Un'ten States, and that be will be a qualified
ell etOr Of said city at The next ensuing city
election, or 2Od: III he be naturalized cltizen,
upon the pre- entarion of his certificate of
nA llzation, OF upon his affidavit of its loss,
If it be lost. togethe with the affidavit of
registered voter that the applicant tn is and
and has been continuous resident OF Arizona
since :. date at least one year next preceding
the next ensuing city electi n, and within said
city since date at least 80 days next proceed ng
/ the next ensuing city election, together with
the applicants affidavit that he is tr will be an
eiector OF said city at the next ensuing city
election.
3rd If born in foreign country, upon his
a y NJ q tor
States, by virtue OF the ma ural1zatiOn OF MS
/ iather, while he (tEe applicanO was under the
age of q years and residlng in the United
States: and at he will De an elector of said
city at the next ensuing city election herein.
4th: Upon the production snd fling of
| copy of the order OF 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 number OF the entry.
SEC. 5. The city recorder shall be the regis
! tering officer, and is az thOrized to administer
ali oaths required by this ordinance
SEC. 6. The name of no person sh al be en-
tered in said great register more than fifty days
! or less than fifteen days before the next ensu-
ing ely election.
SEC. Z. No person shall be entitled to vote at
airy regular CITY election in said city unless his
name shall appear upon the great register.
! SEC. s. NoLice shall be given, by publica-
ton. in the newspaper then doing the city ad-
vert1slng, OF nntlce therein, three times IN
each week, the first OF which shall be not more
| than ninety days. nor less than seventy live
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 tue prepare
ton of the great regis ter 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 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
distribution, and three (3) copies to each ward
to be hung in some conspicuous and accessible
place.
FEC. 10. The publication of this ordinance,
as requ red by law for the publication of ordl-
nances. shall dispense with the publication of
notice for the length II 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 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. II. This ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and publica-
ton IS 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, 1881