Arizona republican., 1895-02-23
Ordinance No. 1873.

An ordinance for for the registration of voters
in The city of P oenix
The Comm n Council of Phoenix do ordain
| as follows:
SECTION l. Within fifty days, and not more
| rhan fifteen days before any regular city cleo
ron, there shall be prepared by the city record
ei OF this city, and kDt III his office great
register OF the voters OF said city.
| SEC 2. In said great register, the city re-
coroer must, as hereinafter provided, enter the
names of such persons who are then qualified
electors of said city, or of those who will be
q allied electors at the next city election i'll
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.
| Bra. The country or state of his nativity
| 4th. His place of re idence (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 mares shall be entered alphabetically,
using the initial letters of the surname there
for: and Shall b numbered consecutlvely, from
NO. L. as they appear on 1Ch register.
SEC. 4. No persons name shall be entered in
said 81 eat register except, LIST: Upon the afi-
davit of such person that he was born in the
United States, and that he will be qualified
elector of said city at the next ensuing city
election, or End: If he be naturalized citizen,
naturalization, upon his affidavit of its loss,
| if it be lost, together with the affidavit of a
registered voter that the applicant tn, II is and
and has been a continuous resident of Arizona
since date at least one year next preceding
the next ensuing CITY elecli 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 will be all
elector 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 ma ural1zatlon of S
| iather, while ne (the applicanD was under the
| age of 81 years and residing in 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
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. .. The city recorder shall be the regis
| tering officer and is authorized to administer
ali oaths required by this ordinance
| SEC. 6. The name of no person sh all be en-
tered in said great register more than fifty days
or less than fifteen days before the next ensu-
| ing city election.
| SEC. 7. No person shall be entitled to vote at
any regular eli election in said city unless his
I name shall appear upon the great register.
| SEC: s. Notice shall be given, by publica-
ton. in the newspaper then doing the city ad-
vertising. of notice therein, three times in
| each week, the first of which shall be not more
| than ninety days, nor less than seventy-flve
| 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 public ton of
such notice shall continue until tue prepare
| ton OF the great register shall have been COM
pleted.
| SEC 9. Within ten davs 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-
no doll n
each member of The. Council and to each city
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 red 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, Tor the present year.
AS soon as this o dinance 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. IL This ordinance shall be in force and
| effect from and after its passage and publica-
ton ss required by law
| Passed by the Common Council this 18th day
| of February, A. D., 1895
| Approved.
! [sEAL] JAMES D. MONIHON,
Attest ED SCHWARTZ, Mayor.
! City Recorder.
| [Date OF First publication February 49, 1881