The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-03-03


folio~s namely: Every person who has hus-
band o. wife living who. IN Territory - 9th
~ place over which the United States have e.
elusive Jurisdiction. hereafter marries nnoth-
cr whether married o. single, and any Who
hereafter simultaneously. or On tho same day.
marfies more than one woman. IN Territory
o. other place over which the United ttnfcs
have exclusive jurisdiction. 4 guilty 81 poiyRa-
my. and shall b. punished BY nne % nos
more than $40 and by imprisonment Tor . term
~ not more than ave year,; but this section
shnlI NOT extend 20 any person ~ reason q
any former marriage whose husband or vito
~ such marriage shall have boon absent TOR
flvc successive years. and u not known % such
person 20 be living and n believed ~ such
person 20 Be dead. nor % any personb by reason
Of any former marriage which shall have been
dissolved BY valid decree ~ acoinprtent court
nor 70 any person by reason Of any former
marriage which shall have boon pronounced
void BY valid decree Of u competent court. on
the ground IL nullity of the marriage contract
sEc >. That the foregoing provisions shall
not Affect the prosecution Or punishmcnt OF
any uiIcnsc already committed against the SEQ
ton amended ~ the firSt section Of this act.
SIC. 3. That II any male person. IN Terri
tory or other place over which the United
states have exclusive jurisdiction. hereafter
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be deemed guilty Of a misicmcsnor. and on
conviction thereof shall be punished BY iine
a not more than 500, Or by Imprisonment for
not more than six months. Of By both said pun
ishmcnts. ID the discretion ~ the court
sue. 4 That the counts Tor amy or AL or the
offensc@ named tn sections one and two Of this
act may he joined In the same information o.
Indictment
SIC. 5. That in any prosecution for higamy.
polyGamy " unlawful cohabitatiun. under any
statute ~ the United States, 1; shall 10 SUM
Client cause Of challenge 70 any person drawn
or summoned as luryman Or taicsinan. nfSt.
that he Is or has been living n the prncficc q
birarry. polygamy or unlawful rehabilitation
with more than one woman. cr, that be T. Or
his been guilty OF an offcnse punishable by
either Of the forcroing sections. or BY section
5,x2 Or the Revised Statutes Of the tnitei
states. or ac, of July !. is6. entitled IAN ret
10 punish and prevent the practice q priy<-
amy in the Territories ~ the United cfaNs
and other places. and disappearing and snuul-
ling ccrtain acts Of the l.. g.slativc Assembly
a the Territory OF Utah." OF second. that he
believes II right for man y have
more than one living and undivnrcei
wife at the same time. Or i've "a
tho PRACTICE Of cohahiting with more than
| one woman: and any person appearing Or
@-'*'*
1 on either OF the foregoing grounds may
| b. questioned on his oath a. 70 the existence
l OF any such cause ~ challenge, and ether rs-
| idencc may lie introduced bearing upon The
I question raised ~ such chailnngc. ana this
l question shall bc tried by the court bnt. ~ y
/ the first ground ~ challenge before mentioned.
/ the person challenged shall MT b. bound %
4 answer II hc shall say upon hi~ cath he de-
| ciines rn the ground thar his answer may tend
- criminate hi.nsrif ami IL " shall answer -
| IL sad first ground. his answer shall not bt
given In evidence In my criminal pr Sccution
against him FOR auy 0fcnsc named IN sections
cr) ~ this net; but Il ~ declines = nznswel
on any other ground he shall be rejected - in'
competent
SEC. q. That the President IL hereby author
ized ID grant amnesty u such classes II offend
crs guilty q bgainy. polygamy. o. unlawful
cohabitafiNl. before rho passage ~ this net or
such conditions and under such limitations y
he shall think proper: hut n, such nnnesi,
shall have eiictr unless the conditions thereof
shall b. complied with
SKc. X. Tia; The issue IL bgamous 81 polyg
nmuus marriages.. known ~ Mormon mar
rlages. ia cases III which such marriages hav'
been soiAmnizrd acc riding % the ceremonies
uf tito Mormon sect. IA amy Territory "a ~
Tinted states. ana such issue snail have hfei
lfFtINfN lIH - t.-"'
a,r hereby lc2itimixed-
sE,. n. That IA polyEnmist higam'st. Or An,
person cohahIiin0 with more than enc woman
nni no woman eshab ting win my a the PIT
sons described as Aforesaid IN this section. \
any Tcrritoiy or ofhsr place over which m
CnItnd states havn exclusive Jurisdiction
shall b. entitled 10 vote AZ any election hcd 4
any such Territory or other place. Or - elg
lie Tor election Or appointment -, ur ~ emit
tied u hold. ans Mice or place Or public trust
honor. ~ emolumcnt III. under o. for nm
such Territory Or pIDcc. Or under the Unite'
| states.
SIC. r. That al registration and election on
ccs Or every description In the Territory y
Utah are hereby declared vacant. and each nm
every duty relating 10 the registration q
voters. the conduct III elections. receiving 3
rejection 81 vots, and the canva-sng and r,
turning 81 me same. and issuing ~ certificate
or other evidence of election IN said Itrritor
shall, until other provision he made ~ IN
Legislative Assembly or said Tfrrltory. n
hereinafter BY this section provided. hc PEI
formed under existing laws o. the Unite
Suites and q snid TERRITORY. by the prnpc
III persons who shall b. appointed ~ ex.cut
such cfIiccs AMI perform such lutir. ~ y u ar
n iiso pcrscns. q ~ appointed ~ d. Pres
dent Nv and with The advice and consent N
the senate. ntt more Of whom than tnrc
} majority 81 whom shall Be- 4 quorum. IN
1 members ~ SAID board ~ appointed ~ N
President shall each rec i've salary n n
mtc ~ 500 pr anntlsn. and N III = nfinuc
once until thr Legislative Assembly Of 81
Territory shall make pfxvisi Tor Milling ~
Offices. ~ hernAuthufixci. The Secretary 4
, the Territory ehHll h. Secretary - stld bnnr'
and keep 5oufn8l ~ ~ proceed mrs and n
I stations II aid Beard under this sect a
The canvass and returns IA MI voics ~ eI'
\ lions In said Territory ivr members " the Lc'
ielafIvc Assembly IN rnnf shall nlsn rc r.
turned 10 said Board. which shall cnnvnss q
I such returns. and issue certificates ia rlcciiu
ID these persons who. bling eligible TOR sur
3 | elected. which certificates shall ~ uAl
| evidence Of the right Of sun pcr<pf
% ~ n. such Assembly. provided ~