Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
LAWS GOVERNING REGISTRA-
TION

1900 (Sec. y. No idiot or insane per-
son, or persons convicted of any in
famous crime, shall be entitled to the
privileges of an elector.
1901. (Sec. u. There must be kept
in the office of the county recorder
Of each county great register.
1904. (Sec. A.. In the great register
the recorder must as hereinafter pro-
vided enter the names of such persons
whose names are not already thereon.
who are then qualified electors of the
county. or who by reason of their
arriving at the age of twenty-one years
or by reason of their having resided
six months in the territory. and the
requisite time in the county at the time
when the next ensuing election will
occur would be entitled to vote at
such election if registered
1908. CSec. -. Such entry must show:
l. The names at length.
.. The age. emitting fractions of
years, such persons will be at the next
ensuing election.
). The country of the nativity.
4. The place Of residence giving the
precinct.
,. If naturalized, the time and place
of naturalization; and
y
son. Each name must be numbered
in order of its entry.
1906. (Sec. g.. 3. If Il naturalized
citizen upon the presentation of his
certificate of naturalization. or upon
his own affidavit of its loss. together
with the affidavit of n registered voter
to the effect that the applicant is a
naturalized citizen and has resided in
the territory for six months next pre-
ceding the time of application and is
reported to be a citizen and that the
deponent believes him to be a citizen
and together with proof by the affidavit
of the party that he is an elector of
the county.
1907. (See. a. Every justice of the
peace and deputy recorder in each
county shall be a registering officer
and must keep a roll of electors on
which and upon like PROOF as is re-
quired for entry upon the great reg
lister. he must enroll the name of anv
elector of the county, making appli-
cation TO him for that purpose: pro
vided, that in all precincts that are
without qualified justice of the
peace. the board of supervisors shall
appoint registering officer therefor.
16OS. (Sec. s.. Such enrolment must
show the same facts as are required
to he shown by the entry upon the
great register.
1909. tSec. 81. The recorder or reg
lSterlng officer must upon every CERT
hcate of naturalization presented TO
him as evidence of citizenship en-
dorse and subscribe Il statement of the
time of presentation and of his action
| thereon.
1910. (Sec. 1O. At the end of every
month such registering officer must re
rum to the county recorder Il certified
copy of all entries made upon his roll
of electors during such month and all
afhdavits made for the purpose of
procuring such enrolment.
1913. (Sec. 49,. No person must cause
himself to be registered or enrolled in
one county when his registration in
another remains uncancelled
1914. (Sec. Id. There must be left
opposite each name in the great regis
ter blank for cancellation Cancella-
ton is made by writing in each blank
the word cancelled" and a statement
of the reasons therefor.
1915. (Sec. 15). The recorder must
cancel the entry in the following:
l. At the request of the party reg
istered.
, When he knows of the death or
removal of the person registered.
1916. (Sec. 16). Upon the application
of the party in person. or in writing.
the recorder must give him or his agent
a certified copy of the entries upon the
great register relating to such party.
1911 (Sec. ID. If the recorder re-
fuses to enter the name of any quail
fled elector of the county upon the
great register, such elector may pro-
coed by action in the district court
to compel such entry.
1926. (Sec. 26). \ certified COPY of
an uncancelled entry upon the great
register is prime facie evidence that
the person named in the entry is an
-electOr in the county.
1927. (Sec. 81. No registering officer
shall be permitted to place any name
upon the register after the twenty
first day before an election.
90. (Sec. 81. Penal Code. Every
person who willfully causes. procures.
or allows himself to be registered in
the great register of any county, know
ing himself not TO be entitled to such
egistration. and any officer who wilful-
ly enters the name of any person not
entitled to registration upon the great
register or roll of electors Is punish
able by fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars. or by Imprisonment in
the county jail or territorial prison
not exceeding one year, or by both.
In all cases where. ON the trial of a
person charged with any Offense under
the provision of this section. it appears
in evidence that the accused stands
rseAf
county. without being qualified for
such registration, the court must order
such registration to be cancelled.
ACT NO. 81. LAWS 1899.
Section 1. No recorder, Justice of the
peace. or other officer authorized to
register electors in any of the counties
of the territory of Arizona shall regis
ter or take the affidavit for the purpose
of registration of any electOr within
this territory. unless such person desir-
ing to be registered shall produce and
exhibit to the registering officer a re-
ceipt showing that he has paid Il poll
tax for the year in which he is regis
tering.
Sec. ,. This act shall not apply to
any person who is by law exempt
from the payment of Il poll tax. But
IN this event, the person desiring to
register must make affidavit to the
facts that entitled him under the law
to an exemption from the payment of
a poll tax.
Sec. 8. Any of the registering Off
GERS enumerated in Section l of this
act, or any that may hereafter be quail
flied to register electors. who enters
the name of any person upon the great
register of the county in which he is |
an officer without requiring the person
seeking to be registered to exhibit |
poll tax receipt for the year in which |
he is being registered, or taking the |
affidavit of such person showing he is |
exempt from the payment of a poll |
tax, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor |
and subject to a fine upon conviction |
therefor of not more than one hundred |
dollars (S100.00 or Imprisonment in
the county Jail not less than thirty
days nor more than sixty days or by
both such fine and Imprisonment. |
(See enclosed slip as to exemptions
from T1auTnanf of To1I