The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-02-22
ANTI-POLYGAMY.
Full Text of the Anti-Polygamy Bill &
Passed by the senate.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16-The following is
the anti-polygamy bill as passed by the Sem
ate:
Revised Statutes OF the United States be and the
same is hereby amended so as 70 read as follows,
namely:
Every person who has husband or wife living
| whom Territory or other place. over which Uni
| ted States have exclusive jnrisdicton-hereafte
marries another. whether married or single, and
any man who simultaneously or on the same day.
marr1es more than one woman in the Territory
other, place over which the United
/ punished by fine OF not more than $500 and by
/ imprisonment for term Of not more five years.
But this section shall not extend to any person,
/ by reason OF any former marriage, whose hus-
| band or wife by such marriage snail have been
absent for i've successive years and Is not known
By such person to be living. and is believed bv
| such person to be dead; nor to any person bv
reason OF any former marriage which shall have
Court; nor to any person by reason of any former
marriage which shall have been pronounced
void by valid decree OF competent Court on
| the ground of nullity of the marriage contract
See. .. That the foregoing provisions shall not
affect the prosecution or punishment OF any of
Tense already committed against the section
| amended by the first section OF this act
| Sec 8. That il any male person in any Terrific
| ~ or other place over which the United States
have exclusive jurisdiction, hereafter cohabits
! with more than one woman, he shall be deemed
guilty of misde fne8nOr aud on conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500
| or BY Imprisonment for not more tina six
months, or hy both of said punishments, Ia the
| discreuon of the Court.
Sec 4. That the counts for any all of the
| ofIenses named IL Sections and OF this act NAV
be Joined 81 the same information or fndietm emit
Sec. 8. That in any prosecution for bigamy
| polygamy or unlawful cohAbit-tion, under any
statute of the United states il ST. ~ be sufficient
cause OF challenge % any perSs... drawn or sum-
moned rs Juryman or talisIna" - that he is or
has been living In She practice ~ 1igamy, polyg-
amy or unlswful conabiiaiou q it'll more than
one woman or that he is ar h-s been guilty of
| an ohense punishable by 81, Of the foregoing
sections or by Section 535o tn. Revised Statutes
| OF the United States OF tiir sts of July l. 1862
entitled, IAN act TO punish alid prevent the prac
| tlee OF polygamy IL ne g'~F.tori If the United
States and other - ce-. 4nd 6i>approving ard
annuliiig cerfG the IeC- tive Assem- bly
al TIE teriifts u t,i:' or t2l that he believes
" llsat iOT man n nave more Than one living and
undlvOrced fe ~ the same time or to live in u
prscIce of cJhabitiug with mere than one wo-
man; and any person appearing or offered as
JWrOr OK IaliSmsn, and challenged on either OF
the foregoing grounds may be questioned on his
oath rs 10 the existence of any snch course of
| bearing upon the question raised by such chsl-
| lcuge; aad this question shall be tried by the
Court. But as TO the first ground of challenge be-
| fore mentioned. the person challenged shall not
| be bound to answer If he shall say upon his oath
/ that he declines on the ground that his answer
may tend to criminate himself; and If he shall
answer as to said first ground, his answer shall
not be given in evidence in any criminal prosecu-
ton against HIM for any offense. namely Sections
or . Ui THIS act; out Al ne declines TO answer
any ground, he shall be rejected incompetent.
Sec. g. That the President is hereby authorized
] TO grant amnesty ID such classes of Offenders
guilty of bigamy, polygamy or unlawful cohabiia-
ton before the passage of this act on such condi-
| tons and under such limitations as he shall
| think proper, but no such amnesty shall have
effect unless the conditions thereof shall be
piled with.
Ser. Z. That the issue OF bigamous or polyga-
nous marriages., known as Mormon marriages,
in cases in which such marriages have been
solemuized according 10 the ceremonies of the
Mormon sect, in any Territory of the United
States. and such issue shall have been born before
the 1st day OF January, 1885, are hereby legitf-
mated
Sec. S. That no polygamist bigamist or
any person cOhabitlng with more than one wo-
man, anu no woman c0habiiing with any OF the
persons described aforesaid in this section, in
any an, Ierlltory or otner place over when me
be entitled to vote at any election held in any
such Territory or other place, or be eligible for
election or appointment TO, or be entitled IN
hold. any Office or place OF public trust, honor or
emolnment in. under or for any such Territory or
place, or under the United States.
sec. 9. That all registration and election OFF,
ces OF every description IN the Territory of Utah
are hereby declared vacant. and each and every
duct of elections. receiving or rejection of votes.
and canvaSsing and returning of tue same, and
issuing OF certificates other evidence of election
pnovsdd d BE- qFr madc the until ecs SiRsg
Assembly of said Territory. as is hereinafter by
| this section provided, be performed under the
Titory by proper persons, who shall be appointed
to execute such offices and perform such duties
by Boasd OF hve persons, to be appointed By
the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, not more
of whom than three shall be members of
one political party, and majority of whom shall
be quorum The members of said Board SO
appointed by the President shall each receive
salary at the rate of IS 900 per annum, and shall
continue in Office unrl the Legislative As
sembly of said Territory shall make pro-
vision for filling the said offices
as herein authorized. The Secretary
of the Territory shall be Secretary of said Board.
ard keep journal of its proceedings and attest
The action of said Board under tins secuon. The
canvass and return of all votes elections in said
senbly thereof shall also be returned to said
Board. which shall canvass all such returns and
Issue certificates of elections TO those
persons who. at being eligible for snch elections
shall appear TO have been lawfully elected which
certificates shall be the only evidence of the right
of such persons 20 sit in such Assembly, provided
said Board Of five persons shall not exclude any
person, otherwise eligible to vote from
polls account of any opinions
such person may entertain on the subject of biga-
my aud polygamy, nor shall they refuse to count
any such vote on account Of the opinion OF the
person casting il on the subject of bigamy po-
lygamy; but each House OF such Assembly. after
its organization, shall have the power TO decide
upon the elections and qualifications of its mem
beers. ana at or after the first meeting of
have been elected and returned according 70 the
provisions OF this act. said Legislative Assembly
may make such laws cODfOrmable to the
original act of said Territory and not inconsistent
with other laws of the United States. it shall
deem proper concerning the filling of offices in
said Territory declared vacant by this act.