Arizona republican., 1899-03-28
ORDINANCE NO. 2S5.

An Ordinance Providing for the Regis
 tration of Voters in the City of
 Phoenix:
 The Common Council of Phoenix do ordain as follows
 Section 1. Within sixty days before any regular city election there shall be prepared by the city recorder of this city, and kept in his office, a great register of the voters of said city. which registration shall be closed ten l days before such election. Sec 2 Iii such great register, the city recorder must, as hereinafter pro- vided, 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. 3. Such entry shall show:
 l. The name in full of each regis tered voter.
 2 His age at the next election, omit ting fractions of years.
 3. Place of nativity. l 4. His place of residence by street and number, or by ward.
 5. If not native of the United | States. the time and place of natural ization.
 6 Whether on the tax roll of said city or not.
 '. Date of the entry on the great register.
 Such names shall be entered alpha betically, using the initial letters of the surname therefor. and shall be numbered consecutIvely from No. i. as they appear on such register.
 Sec. 1. No persons name shall be entered in said great register, except:
 l. Up1m the production to the reg istering officer of g receipt showing that he has paid a poll tax for the year in which he is registering, or upon his affidavit filed with the regis tering officer showing the facrs, which bv law exempt him from the payment of such poll tax; and upon his affidavit that he is a citizen of the United States and of the Territory of Arizona and that he has been a continuous resident of Arizona since a date at least six months preceding the next ensuing city election, and within said city since date at least ninety days next pre- ceding the ensuing city election, and that he is or will be an elector of said city at the next ensuing city election; and if a naturalized citizen, upon pre- sentatiOn of his certificate of natural iZatiOn, or of his affidavit of it's loSs with the affidavit of a registered voter, that the applicant then is or will be an elector of said city at the ensuing city election.
 2. Upon the production and filing of the copy of the order of a competent court directing such entry.
 3. In any case the affidavit of the person must show the facts required to be entered. except the date and num- Der of the entry.
 Sec ,. The city recorder shall be the registering officer, and is author ized to administer all oaths required by this ordinance.
 Sec. 6. The name of no person shall be entered in the great register more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the next ensuing city election.
 Sec. |. No person shall De entitled to vote at any regular city election, unless his name shall appear upon the great register
 Sec. 8. Notice shall be given, by publication in the newspaper then doing the city advertising, of a notice therein three times in each week, the first of which shall not be more than sixty days, nor less than twenty-five | days, before the next ensuing city | election, of the time when and the | place where the great register will be l open for entry of the names of the | electors of the city. The publication | Of such notice shall continue until the | preparation of the great register shall | have been completed.
 Sec. g. Within seven days after the | completion of such great register, the | city recorder shall cause 100 copies thsreCf to be printed; and not less than three days before the day of the | next ensuing election, shall deliver one (1D copy to each member of the council and to each city officer; three (3) copies to each board of election in the several wards; - copies for gen eral distribution; and three copies to each ward, to be hung in some con spicuous and accessible place.
 Sec. 10. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provis-. ions of this ordinance are hereby re- pealed.
 Sec. il. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after it's passage and publication, as required by law.
 Passed by the Common Council of Phoenix this 25th day of March, A. D., 1899
 Approved this 18th day of March, 1899 c. J. DYER. Attest: Mayor
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder.
 First published in The Arizona Re- publican, official city paper, March 26. 1899.