Arizona republican., 1895-02-21
Ordinance No. 1873.

An ordinance for for the registration of voters
| in The city of P. GniX.
| The Comm Council of Phoenix do ordain
as follows
than fifteen days before any regular city cleo
ton, there shall be pre- pared by the city record
Ell 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 Sn0 are then qualified
electors OF said city, or of those Who will be
qualified electors at the next city election in
said city.
SEC g. Such entry shall show:
| LIST. The name at length of each registered
elector
2nd. His age the next ensuing election,
emitting fractions OF years.
Srd. The country or state of his nativity.
4th. His place of rel dence (by street. and
nun Der, or other designatiOn).
9Th. Ii 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. mum bered consecutively, from
No. i, as they appear on such register
| SEC. A. No persons name shall BE- entered in
said g. eat register except, LIST: Upon the sffi-
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 2pd: If he be naturalized citizen,
upon the presentation of his certificate OF
naturalization, or upon his affidavit OF its loss,
| If it be lost, together with the affidavit OF a
registered voter that the applicant then is and
and has been continuous resident of Arizona
since i date at least one year next preceding
the next ensuing city electi n, and within said
city since date at least 80 days next preceding
the next ensuing city election, together with
the applicants affidavit that he is or will be an
elector OF said city at the next ensuing city
election.
3rd: II born in foreign country, upon his
affidavit that he became citizen of the United
States, by virtue OF the ma urallzation OF h S
father, while he (the applicant was under the
age OF 81 years and residing in the United
States; and tat he will De an elector of said
city at the next ensuing city election herein.
4th: Upon the production and 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 authorized to administer
all oaths required by this ordinance
SEC g. 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 s. NoJice shall be given, by publica-
ton. in the newspaper then doing the city ad-
vertising, OF a notice therein, three times in
each week, the first of which shall be not more
eiioh htASty uhyo, lol ltsS tudu OfOAVy hfo
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 Ql copy to
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 general
distribution, and three (3) copies to each ward
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 If 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
pletlon 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 publice.-
ton as required by law.
Passed by the Common Council this 18th Gay
of February, A D., 1895
Approved.
[SEAL JAMES u. MONiHON.
Attest: ED SCHWARTZ, Mayor.
City Recorder
date of First publication February 10, 1881