Arizona republican., 1899-04-02
ORDINANCE NO. 2S5.

tration of Voters in the City o l Phoenix:
 The Common Council of Phoenix q, ordain as follows:
 Section l. Within sixty days befor, any regular city election there shall bt prepared by the city recorder of thi. city, and kept in his office, a grea register of the voters of said city which registration shall be closed ter days before such election.
 Sec. 2. In such great register. th' city recorder must, as hereinafter pro vided, enter the names of such person. who are then qualified electors of saiC city, or of those who will be qualified electors at the next city election in saiG city.
 Sec. 3. Such entry shall show:
 l. The name in full of each regis | tered voter.
 ?. His age at the next election, omit ting fractions of years.
 8. Place of nativity.
 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. 1, as they appear on such register
 Sec. f. No persons name shall be entered in said great register, except:
 1. UEcn the production to the reg jGt orinU officer nf q pncninf ChnuyiT nj O that he has paid a poll tax for the year in which he is registering, or upon his affidavit filed with the regis tering Office.' showing the facts, which by law exempt him from the payment Of such poll tax; and upon his affidavit that he is citizen of the United States and of the Territory of Arizona and that he has been continuous resident of Arizona since a date at least six months preceding the next ensuing city election, and within said city since a 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.
 5. 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. 5. 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 be entitled to vote at any regular city election, unless his name shall appear upon the great register
 Sec. S. 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 of the time when and the place where the great register will be 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 of such great register, the eity recorder shall cause 100 copies hereof to be printed; and not less han three days before the day of the lext ensuing election, shall deliver )ne CD copy to each member of the | council and to each city officer; three | 3 copies to each board of election in | he several wards; - copies for gen. | 'ral distribution; and three copies to | ,ach ward, to be hung in some con picuous and accessible place.
 Sec. TO. All ordinances and parts of | ordinances in conflict with the Drovis- ons of this ordinance are hereby re- 'ealed.
 Sec. Il. This ordinance shall be in orce and effect from and after it's 'assage and publication, as required y law
 Passed by the Common Council of 'hoenix this 18th day of March, A. !, 1899
 Approved this 18th day of March, 699. c. J. DYER, -ttest: Mayor.
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder. First published in The Arizona Re- ubliean, official city paper, March z6, 599.