The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-07
SENATE BILL 2238
Which President Arthur Wants En-
acted.

that Congress pass bill 223S on the
Senate calender or some similar
measure for dealing with the Nor
mons. Following is the text Of the
bill in question. as it was reported
to the Senate on January 18th, of
this yea, from the committee on
Judiciary, to which it had been re-
ferred on December 13, 1882:
"a BILL
To Provide further Means for the
Suppression of the Crimes of Big
amy, Polygamy and Unlawful Co.
habitation in the Territories of the
United States, and to provide for
the better government of the Ter
ritory of Utah, and for other pur-
poses.
Be 1T Enacted by the Senate and
Houss of Representatives # the
United States Of america in Con-
greSs assembled.
. That in any procee ling and ex-
animation before grand jury, q
judge, or United States commits
sioner, in any prosecution for big
amy, pOlygamy, or unlawful cOhab-
itation under any statue of the
United States, the lawful husband
or wife of the person accused shall
be a competent witness, and may be
called and may be compelled to ties.
tify in such proceeding, eXamina-
ton, or prosecution without the con-
sent of the husband or wife, as the
case may be.
Sec. 2. That in any prosecution
for bigamy, polygamy, or unlawful
cohabitation, under any statute of
the United States, whether before
United States commissioner, judge,
a grand jury, or any court, an at
tachment for any witness may be
issued by the court, judge, or COM
missioner without previous sub
pGna, compelling the immediate at
tendance of such witness, when it
shall appear to the commissioner,
judge, CT court, as the case may be,
that there is reasonable ground to
believe that such witness would un-
lawfully fail to obey a subpoena i
sued and served in the usual
course in such cases.
Sec. 8. That any prosecu-
ton for bigamy. polygamy, or
unlawful cohabitation may
be commenced at any time
within five years next after the
of the offense; but this
provision shall not be construed to
apply to any otfense already barred
by any existing statue of limitation.
Sec 4. That every cere mony of
marriage, in any of the Territories
Of the United States, whether either
Or both or more of the parties to such
be lawfully competent
10 be the subjects of such marriage
Dr. ceremony or not, shall be certified
n writing by acertificate stating the
act and nature of such ceremony,
he full name of every officer and of
every person in any way taking
part in the performance of such |
ceremony, which certificate shall |
,e drawn up and signed by the par
les to such ceremony and by every
'fficer or person taking part in the
,erformance of such ceremony, and |
hall be by the officer, priest or other
,erson solemniZing such marriage
II ceremony, filed in the Office of
he probate court, or, if there be
lone, in the Office of the court hav-
ng probate powers in the county or
district in which such ceremony
hall take place, for record, and
hall be Immediately recorded.
such certificate shall be prima-facie
violence of the facts required by
his act to be stated therein, in any
proceeding. civil or criminal, in which
he matter shall be drawn in ques.
ion. Any person who shall violate
ny of the provisions of this
ection shall be deemed guilty
f misdemeanor, and shall, on
onviction thereof, be punished by
fine of not more than one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment not
Onger than two years, or by both
aid punishments, in the discretion
f the court.
Sec. 5. That every record and
ntly of any kind concerning any
eremony Of marriage, or in the
Iature of marriage, made or kept by
ny officer, clergyman, priest, or per-
on performing civil or ecclesiastical
whether lawful or not,
q any Territory of the United
tates, shall be subject to inspection
: all reasonable times by any officer
f justice appointed under the
uthority of the United States,
nd shall, on request, be pros
uced and shown to such officer
y any person in whose possession
r control the same may be. Every
erson who shall violate the pro-
isions of this section shall be
eemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
nd shall, On conviction thereof, be
finished by a fine of not moro than
ne thousand dollars, or by impris-
nDent not longer than two years,
+ by both said punishments in the
secretion of the court. And it
hall be lawful for any United
tates commissioner, judge or court
efere whom any proceeding shall
70 pending in which such record
T entry may be material, by proper
to cause such record or
ntry, and the book, document or
aper containing the same TO be
AIKEN and brought before him or it
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