The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-17

sions shall not effect the prosecution o.
punishment Of any offense already com
mitted against the section amended by thu
first section of this act.
SECTION g.. That if any male person in
the Territory or other place over which the
United States has exclusive Jurisdiction
hereafter eohabits with more than one
woman, he shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanori and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine of not more than
$500. or by Imprisonment for not more
than six months, or by beth said punish.
| ments, in the discretion of the court
SECTION 4. That the counts for any OF
al offences named in section 1 and 2 OF
this act, may be joined in the same infor-
nation and indictment
SECTION 5. That in any prosecution for
/ bigamy, polygamy or unlawful cohabjtion
under the statutes Of the United States, it
| shall be sufficient cause ofchallenge to any
person drawn or summoned as a juryman
or talesman. First. That he is or has
been living in the practice of bigamy, pely-
gamy, or unlawful cohabitation with one
| or more women, or that he is or has been
guilty OF an offense punishable by either of
the foregoing sections, or by section $3.50
of the Revised Statutes of the United
|
entitled, "An act to punish and prevent
the practice of polygamy in the Terri
tories of the United States and ether
| places, and disapproving and annuliing
hcertain acts of the legislative assembly
OF the territory of Utah; or, second, that
he believes it right fer a man to have
more than one living and undivorced wife
at the same time, or live il the practice of
cohabting with more than one woman; and
any person appearing or offered as juror
or talesman 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 evidence
may be introduced bearing upon the ques-
ton raised by such challenge, and this
question shall be tried by the court; but as
to first ground of challenge before men
toned, the person challenged shall not be
bound to answer if he shall say upon his
oath he declines on the ground that his
answer may tend to criminate himself;
and if he shall answer az to said first
ground his answer shall not be given in
evidence in any criminal prosecution
against him for any offence named in sec
ton one or three of this act; but if he de-
clines to answer on any ground he shall be
rejected as incompetent.
SECTION g. That the President is hereby
authorized to grant amnesty to such
classes of offenders guilty of bigamy, poly
gamy, or unlawful cohabitation 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
SECTION z. That the issue Of bigamous
or polygamous marriages, known as Mer-
mon marriages., in cases in which such
marriages have been solemnized according
to the ceremonies of the Mormon sect in
any territory Of the United States, and
such issue shall have been born before the |
first day of January, A. D. 1888, are here
by legitimated. |
SECTION s. That no polygamist, biga- |
mist, or any person cohabiting with more
than one woman, and no woman cohabit !
ing with any of the persons described as
foresaid in this section in any territory or
other place over which the United States |
have exclusive jurisdiction, shall be en- |
titled to vote at any election held III such !
territory or other place, or be entitled to
hold an Office or place of public trust, |
honor or emolument in, under or for any |
such territory or place, or under the Unit |
ed States.
SECTION 9. That all registration and |
election offices of every description in the
territory of Utah are hereby declared va |
cant, and each and every duty relating to
the registration of voters, the conduct of
elections, receiving or rejection of votes |
and the proper persons who shall be ap |
pointed to execute such offices and perform |
such duties by board of five persons, to |
be appointed by the President, by and with |
the advice and consent of the Senate, not
more than three of whom shall be mem |
bers of one Political party, and the major |
ity of whom shall be quorum the members |
of said Board so appointed by the President
shall each receive a salary at the rate of |
$4,000 per annum, and shall continue in Of
fee until the legislative Assembly of said |
Territory shall make provision for filing |
said offices as herein authorized. The Sc
cretary of the Territory shall be Secretary |
of the said Board and keep a journal of
its proceedings and attestations OF said !
Board under this section. The canvass and
return Of all votes at the elections in said |
Territory for members of the Legislative |
Assembly thereof shall also be returned |
to said Board, which shall canvass all such |
returns and issue certificates of election to |
those persons who being eligible for such |
election shall appear to have been lawfully |
elected, which certificates shall be only evi |
dence of the right of such persons to sit in |
ouCH 6osCh1OiJ PhoSioSos S0iA A1ooiA " ii'S |
persons shall not exclude any person ether |
wise eligible to vote, from the polls on &C |
count of any opinion such person may en-
tertain on the subject of bigamy and poly
gamy; but each House of such Assembly, |
after its organization shall have power to
decide upon the elections and qualifca
tions Of its members, and at or after the first
meeting of said Legislative Assembly,
whose members shall have been elected
and returned according to the provisions of
this act Said Legisture Assembly may
make such laws conformable to the organ
ic act of the said territory and not incon-
sistent with other laws Of the United States
as it shall deem proper, concerning the
filing of Offices in said territory declared
vacant by this act.
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