The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-23
ANTI.P0LYAAMY.
Text ~ the Measure ENACTED By Con-
grcss for the suppression 81 Plural
Marriages In the TOrrltortcs.

Of the unitrd States IN reference 10 biganiy, and
for ether purposes.
BE- Il ua,tr'i, ETC.. That section $3.50 Of tho
Revised Statutes of tho United States DO and
tho same III hereby amended 10 NJ to road 40
follows namely Every person who has wife
living. who. IN 4 Territory or other place over
which the United States have exclusive jnris-
diction, hereafter marries another, whether
married or singlc, and ANY man who hereafter,
simultaneously or OH tho same day mar.
rics more than one woman In Terri
tory Or other place over which tho United
states have exclusive jurisdiction, IL guilty Of
no, more than $500 and by imprisonment for
term Of not more than fyo years but this Sec
ton shall not extend to any person by reason
Of any former marriage, whose husband or vito
by such marriage shnll have been absent for
Ave snccersivs years, and IL not known TO such
person 70 DO living aud is believed BY such per-
son to be dead nor to any person by reason
Of any former marriage which shall have been
dissolved by . valid decree OF competent
court nor to any person BY reason Of any
former marriage which shall have been pro-
nounced void by valid decree OF conn
petcnt court on the grounds Of nullity Of tho
marriage contract.
sEc. !. That tho foregoing provisions shall
not affect tho prosecution or punishment or
any oiYense already committed against the
section amended BY the first section OF this
act
Sac. 8 That il any male person in = Ter
ritory or other place over which tho United
States have exclusive jurisdiction hereafter
cohabits with moro than ono woman he shall
bc deemed guilty Of ntsdc'neanor, and ON
conviction thereof shall be punished by . fine
Of not moro than s3oO, or by imprisonment for
not moro than six months, or by both said
punirhMentt. in the discretion OF the court.
SIC. 4. That counts for any and all Of the
offenses named IN sections and OF this act
may be joined IN the Same information or In
dictment
SEc. 8. That IN any prosecution for bigamy
poygamy or unlawful cohahtation, under any
statute OF the United States, II shall DO sufii.
cient cause u challenge to any person drawn
or summoned AZ jnryman or talcsman, frst,
thu. he ID or has been living IN the practice OF
bigamv, polygamy or unlawful cohabitation
with more than ono woman or that he is or
has been guilty o. An ofIense punisha-
bio By either OF tho foregoing Sec
tons U BY section h352 Of the Revised
Statutes OF tho United States, or the act OF July
l. 1868. entitled IAN act to punish and prevent
the practice OF polygamy in the Territories OF
tue United States aud other places. and disap-
proving aud annulling certain acts Of the Lcgis-
Iative Assembly In the Territory OF Utah;" or,
second, that he believes It right for man TO
have more than one living and undivotccd wife
Al tho same time, or to live in the practice OF
cohAbittng with moro than Que woman and
any person appearing or offered -
juror or talesman. and challenged on
either OF tho foregoing grounds. may 10
questioned on his oath N to tho existence OF
any such cause OF challenge. and other evil
dcnce may Dc introduced bearing upon tho
question raisci hy snch challenges; and this
question shall he tried by the court But ~ TO
tine first ground Of challenge before mentioned,
the. person challenged shall not be bound to
answer 1t II he shall say upon his oath that no
declines on the ground that HE answer may
tend to crimnate himself, and il he shall an
t.Ns hall
be given IN evidence in any criminal prosecu
ton against him for any offensc named IN Sec
! or 5 u this act, but il hc declines TO answer
On any ground ho shall DO rejected - incompe-
tent.
sEo & That the President ID hereby authoe.
ixcd to grant amnesty 10 such clAsscs Of offend.
era guilty Of blgamy, poygAmy or unlawful
such conditions and under such limitations "a
he shall think proper; but no such amneety ehal
have effect unless the conditions thereof ehall
be complied With.
Sac / That the issue OF hieamons or polyg-
ANGUS marriages, known ~ Mormon marriages,
IN cases III which such marriages have been
soleAn,zed according 10 the ceremonies OF tho
Mormon sect in any Territory Of the United
states. aud such issue ~ shall have been born
before the ist day January, 1883, aro hereby
lCsltimat,d.
snc \ That no polygamist, bigrmist or any
aud no woman cohabit,ng with any Of these
persons described a. aforesaid In this section
In any Territory or other place over which the
United States have exclusive jurisdiction, shall
10 entitled 10 vote at any election held in anv
such Territory or other place or be eligible for
election or appointment 10 or be entitled TO hold
any Office OF place OF public trust honor or
cuio.umcnt In. under OF for nny such Territory
or place. or under thu United States,
Sic. y That all the registration aud election
cffiycs of every description 10 the Territory az
Utah ar hereby declared vacant, and each and
every duty relative 10 the registration OF yot-
ers. the conduct Of elections, the receiving or
rejection OF votes, and the cAnvsssins and 70.
turning Of the same, and tho ,ssuiug OF certi-
| ticstcs or other evidence Of election in said
Territory. shall. until other rroy,s,ous bc made
| by the Legislative Assembly 81 said Tcrritory.
a 10 hcreina tcr by this section provided, DO pos
formed under the existing laws Of the United
States and Of said Territory. by proper persous
VINO shall hc appointed to execute such Offices
aud perform such duties by hoard or tyc
oersous. u b appointed by the President, by
and With the advice and consent Of the sonata
not more OF whom than three ehall be member
| OF one political partv. and : majority or
whom ahal bo . Quorum. The members
| u aAid hoard 90 appointed by the President
shAll each receive salary at the rate of &SOO0
| per annuu, and ANAL continue In Office until
the Legislative Assembly OF said Territory
| herein authorized. The Secretary OF the Ter