The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-25
The Anti-PoIygamy ELL Passed by the,
Sonata
SAsntNuroS, February 10.

follows namely! Every person who has hus--
band or wife living who. in n Territory or 9TH
CT place over which the United States have ex-
elusive Jurisdiction. hereafter marries anoth--
or, whether married or single, and any who
hereafter simultaneously or ON the same day,
marIirs more than one woman, in Territory
or other place over which the United states
have exclusive jurisdiction, Is guilty of polygn-
my, ami shall be punished by fine of not
more than 500 and 10y Imprisonment for term
of not more than Ave years; but this section.
shall not extend to any person by reason OF
any former marriage whose husband or vito
by such marriage shall have been absent for
FIVE successive years. and is not known TO such
person TO bc living, and is believed by such
person to be dead, nor to any person by reason
of any former marriage which shall have been
dissolved by valid decree OF acompctent court,
nor to any person by reason of amy former
marriage which shall have been pronounced
void by valid decree of competent court, on.
the ground Of nullity of the marriage contract.
SEC. 2. That the foregoing provisions shall
not Affect the prosecution or punishment OF
any ofcnse already committed against the sec
ton amended by the first section of this act.
SEC. 3. That if any male person, in II Terri
tory or other place over which the United
States have exclusive Jurisdiction, hereafter
cphabits with more than one woman, he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine
of not more than so, or by Imprisonment for
not more than months, or by both said pun
ishments, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 4. That the counts for any or all of the
otfenscs named in sect ons one and two Of this
act may be joined in the same information or
Indictment
SEC. 5. That in any prosecution for bigamy,
polygamy or unlawful C Jhabitution, under any
statute of the United States, it shall be suil-
cient cause of challenge to any person drawn
or summoned us juryman or talesman, first
that he is or has been living n the practice of
bigamy, pulygamy or unlawful cohabitaton
with more than one woman, or that he is or
hjs been guilty of an offcnse punishable by
either of the foregoing sections, or by section
5,352 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, act Of July /, 1862, entitled IAN act
to punish and prevent the practice of polyg-
amy In the Territories of the United States
and other plac IS, and disappearing and annul-
ling certain acts of the Legislative Assembly
of the Territory of Utlh;" or second, that he
believes it right for man to have
more than one living and undivorced
wife at the same time, or live in
the practice of cohabiting with more than
one woman and any person appearing or
offered as juror or tale sman and challenged
ON either of the foregoing grounds, may
be questioned on his oath as to the existence
of any such cause of challenge, and other
idence may be introduced bearing upon the
question raised by such challenge, and this
question shall he tried by the court. But, rs to
the first ground of challenge before mentioned
the person challenged shall not be bound to
answer if he shall say upon his oath he de-
clines 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 prosecution
against him for any otfense named in sections
! l on of this act; but if he declines to answer
| on any other ground he shall be rejected as in
! competent.
! SEC 6. That the President is hereby author.
lied to grant amnesty to such classes of offend
guilty of bigamy, polygamy, or unlawful
cOhabitatiun. before the passage of this act, on
| such conditions and under such limitations as
! he shall think proper; but no such amnesty
| shall have effect unless the conditions thereof
! shall be complied with
| SEC 7. That the issue Of bigamous or polyg-
| amOus marriages, known as Mormon mar
! riagcs, in cases in which such marriages have
! been solemnized ace riding to the ceremonies
! of the Mormon sect, in any Territory Of the
| United States and such issue shall have been
| born before the LIST day of January, a. ID. 1888,
| IL e hereby legitmized.
SECS. That no polygamist bigamist, or any
person cohabitng with more than one woman,
| ana no woman cohabting with any of the per
! sons described us aforesaid in this section, in
any Territory or other place over which the
! United States have exclusive jurisdiction,
shall be entitled to vote at any election held in
any such Territory other place, or be eligi.
! Bile for election or appointment to, or be enti-
tied to hold, any office or place of public trust
honor, or emolument in, under, or for any
! such Territory or place, or under the United
States.
SEC. 0. That all registration and election Off
ces of every description in the Territory of
Utah are hereby declared vacant and each and
every duty relating to the registration OF
voters, the conduct of elections, receiving or
rejection of votes and the canvassing and re-
turning of the same, and issuing of certificates
or other evidence of election in said Territory
shall, until other provision be made by the
Legislative Assembly of said Territory, as is
hereinafter by this section provided, lie per-
formed under existing laws Of the United
States and of said Territory, by the proper
! persons, who shall be appointed 10 execute
such offices and perform such duties by a Board
of five persons, 10 be appointed by the Presi-
dent by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, not more of whom than three
shall be memt ers OF one political party, and "a
| majority of whom shall be a quorum The
members OF said Board so appointed by the
President shall each receive a salary at the
rate of 5000 per annum, and shall continue N
| Office until the Legislative Assembly of said
Territory shall make provision for filling said
Offices, as hcrainHut hOriZcd. The Secretary of
the Territory shall be Secretary # said Board,
and keep journal of It's proceed ngs and at-
stations Of said Board under this sect on.
The canvass and rcturns of an votes mt cleo
tons in said Territory for members Of the Leg
islatYe Assembly thereof shall also be re-
turned to said Board, which shall canvass all
such returns, and issue certificates of election
to those persons who being eligible for such
elect on, shall appear 10 have been lawfully
elected, which certificates shall be only
evidence of the right of such. persons