Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-17

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Pension Bill Passed by the House-Unani-
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preparation of $1O, 900, 900 for Rebuild
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Provisions of the Anti PoIygaay Bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The following Ia
the anti.polygamy bill, as passed by the SEN
ate:
Be 1T enacted, etc: that section 5,S25, re-
vised statutes, of the United States, be, and the
same is hereby amended, so as to read as fol-
lows; namely, "Every person who has hus.
band or wife living, in territory or other
place over which the United States have exclu.
sive jurisdiction, who hereafter married an
other, whether married or single; and any man
who hereafter simultaneously or on the same
day marries more than one woman in a terri.
tory or other place over which the United
States have exclusive jurisdiction, is
guilty Of polygamy and shall be
puhisneu ny uuc not exceeding
$500, and by Imprisonment for a term not
more than five years, But this section shall
not apply 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 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 competent
vts 70 h.,
former marriage which shall have been pro-
nounced void by valid decree of competent
court on the ground of nullity of marriage
contract"
Sec. 2. The foregoing provisions shall not
effect the prosecution or punishment of aHy
offense already committed against society by
the first section of this act.
Sec. 8. That if any male person in terri.
tory or other place over which the United
after cohabits with more than one woman he
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not more than $500 or byimprison
ment not more than six months, or by both
said punishment in the discretion of the court
Sec. 4. That the courts, for any or all of
the offenses named in sections one and two of
this act, may proceed in the same By informa.
ton or Indictment.
Sec. 5. At any prosecution for biramy.
polygamy or unlawful cohabitation, under
any statute of the United States, it shall be
sufficient cause of challenge to any person
drawn as a juryman or talesman; first, that
he is or has been living in the practice of big.
amy, polygamyor unlawful cohabitation with
more than one woman; or that he or
she has been guilty Of an offsnse
sections, or by section $3.50 revised statute OF
the United States, or the act of July /, 1862,
entitled "an act to punish and prevent the
practice of polygamy in the territories of the
United States, and other places, and disap-
proving and annulling certain acts of the leg.
islative assembly of Utah." or second, that
he believes it right for man to more than
one living and undivorced wife at the same
time, or lives In the practice of cohabitation
with more than one woman, and any person an.
pearing, Or is offered as juror or talisman, and
challenged on either of the foregoing grounds
may be questioned on his oath as to the exist.
ence OF any such cause of challenge, and 9TH
er evidence may be introduced bearing upon
the question made by such CHALLENGE e, and this
question shall be tried by the court, but al to
the first ground of challenge before 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 an
swer to said first ground, his answer shall not be
given in evidence in any criminal prosecution
against him for any offense In sections / or 8
of this act, but il he declines to answer on
any ground he shall be rejected as incompe-
tent.
Sec. 6-That the president is hereby author.
lied to grant amnesty to such classes of Of
tenders, guilty Of bigamy, polygamy or I'M
lawful cohabitation, before the passage of
this act, which conditions and under such lin
itations as he shall think proper, but no such
amnesty ehall have effect unless the conditions
thereof shall be complied with.
Bee. z. That the issue Of bigamous or DO,
lygamous marriages, known as Mormon mar
riages, In cases In which such marriages have
been solemHized according to the ceremonies
United States, and such issue shall have been
born before the first day of January, Anno
Domini eighteen hundred and eighty three,
are hereby legitimatised.
Sec. 8. That no po]ygamist, bigamist, or
any person cohabiting with more than one
woman, and no woman cohabiting with
any of the persons described as aforesaid,
In this section, in any territory or other place
over which the United States has Jurisdiction
shall be entitled to vote at any election held In
any such territory, or other place, or be elegi-
BILE for election or appointment to. or be en-
titled 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.
Section 9-That all registration and election
officers. OF every description in territories are
hereby declared vacant and each and every du-
-ty relating to the registration Of votes, the
conduct of elections, receiving or
rejection Of votes, and canvassing
and refining of the same, and issuing of Ger.
tif1cates or other evidence of election in said
territory, shall, until other provision be
made by the legislative assembly of said terri
tory, or is hereinafter by this section pro-
vided, be performed under the existing laws
Of the United States and of said territory, by
the proper persons who shall be appointed to
such offices and to 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 of whom than three
shall be members of one political party, and
q majority of whom shall be q quorum.
The members of said board, 80 appointed,
by the president, shall each receive salary at
the rate of three thousand dollars per annum
and shall continue IN office until the legisla'
tive assembly of said territories shall make
provisions for filing said Offices as herein
authorized. The secretary of the territory
shall be secretary of said board and keep
journal of its proceedings and attest the &C.
ton of said board under this section. The
canvass and return of all votes at elections In
said territory for members Of the legislative
assembly thereof shall also be returned
to said board, which shall canvass all
srch ret1rns and 1ssua Certificates