Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-02-28
Anti-POlygamy bill as Passed by the
u. y. Senate.

tnree hundred and fifty-two. revised
statutes of the United States be and
tbs same is hereby amended SO as to
real as follows, namely: Every person
who has a husband or wife living who,
In Territory or other place over
which the United States has exclusive
Jurisdiction, hereafter marres another.
whether married or single, and any
man who hereafter simultaneously or
on the same day marries more than
one woman in a Territory or other
place over which the United States has
exclusive jurisdiction is guilty Of po-
lygamy, and shall be punished by a
tine OF not more than $500, and byim.
prisonment for term of not more
than five years, but this section shall
not extend to any person by reason Of
any former marriage, whose husband
or wife by such marriage shall have
been absent for five successive years.
and Is not known to such person 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 pronounced void by
valid decree Of competent court, on
the ground of nullity of marriage con-
tract.
Sec. g. That the foregoing provis.
ions shall not affect the prosecution or
punishment of any offence already
committed against the section amend
ed by the first section of this act
SEC. 3. That if any male person in
Territory or other place over which
the United States have exclusive iu-
risdiction, hereafter cohabit with more
than one woman, he shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and on convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine
of not more than $500 or by impris-
onment for not more than six months.
or by both said punishments, in the
discretion of the Court.
Sec. f. That the counts for any or
all of the offenses named in sections |
and 2 of this act may be joined in the
same information Or indictment.
Sec. s. That in any prosecution for
bigamy, polygamy or unlawful cohab-
itation under any statute of the Unit
ed States, it shall be sufficient cause
of challenge to any person drawn or
summoned as a juryman or talisman,
first, that he is or has been living in
the practice of bigamy, polygamy or
unlawful cohabitation with more than
one woman; that he is or has been
guilty of an offence punishable by
either of the foregoing sections or by
section 1852 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States or the act of July
LIST, 1862, entitled "An act to punish
and prevent the practice of polygamy
in the Territories of the United States
and other places, and disappearing and
annulling certain acts of the Legisla-
tive Assembly of the Territory of
Utah." or second, that he believed it
right for man to have more than one
living and undivorced wife at the same
time, or live in the practice of cohab-
lting with more than one woman, and
any person appearing or offered as a
tallsman, and challenged on either of
the foregoing grounds, may be ques-
toned on his oath as to the existence
of any such cause of challenges, and
other evidence may be introduced bear
ing upon the question raised by such
challenge, and this question shall be
tried by the court, but as to the hrsa
ground of challenge before mentioned,
the person challenged shall not be
bound to answer if he shall say upon
his oaththat he declined 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 of
fence named in sections one or three of
this act, but if he declines to answer
on any other ground he shall be reject
ed as incompetent.
Sec. 6. That the President IS hereby
authorized to gran, amnesty to such
classes of offenders guilty Of bigamy,
polygamy or unlawful Capitalization be-
fore passage of this act, on such con-
ditions and under snch limitations as
he shall think proper, but no such am
nesty shall have effect unless the con-