Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-01-22
AN ACT
To Amend An Act on Pages 1873 and
1874, Inclusive, Of the Revised Laws
OF Idaho Eighth Entitled
Gan Act Relative to Elections

SECTION l. That section one of
said act be, and the same Is hereby
amended to read as follows:
SEC. l. That all male inhabitants
over the age of twenty-onc years
shall be entitled to vote at any cleo
ton for Delegate to Congress, and for
Territorial, district, county and pre-
cinct officers; Provided, they shall be
citizens Of the United States, and
shall have resided in the Territory four
months, and in the county thirty days,
when they offer to vote, next proceed
ing the day Of election; and Pro-
vided,, further, That no biga mist, po-
lyyamst, nor any person who is, or
has been, party to any form of So
called Celestial or Spiritual plural
marriage" nor to the performance Of
any so called "religious' rite or cere-
mony, whereby one man is authorized,
empowered or permitted TO cohabit
with more than one woman; nor anv
person who now is, or may hereafter
become member of any social, civil,
political, cabalistic or ecclesiastical
society, body, organization or sect
which teaches, sanctions or permits
any of the practices hcreinabove set
forth, or which authorizes or permits
the PRONUNCIATION or practice Of any
doctrinal rite; or the performance of
any ceremony, or the practice Of any
secret device or article whereby one
man may be authorized, suffered or
permitted, or whereby such person
may be induced to believe himself
authorized, suffered or permitted to
have more than one living and I'M
divorced wife at the same time. or to
practice unlawful cohabitation or sex
ual prostitution under any pretense
whatever, shall be entitled to vote at
any election held in this Territory, CT
he eligible for election Or appoint
ment to, or be entitled to hold any
Office or place Of public trust, honor
or enoiument in, under, or for this
Territory.
SEC. ,. That section sixteen OF
said act be amended to read as fol-
lows:
SEC. lG. &c any person offering
to vote shall be challenged, as I'M
qualified, by any Judge or clerk of
election, or by any other person en-
titled to vote at any poll in this Terri
r., one of the Judges shall declare
to the person so challenged the quail
fcations of an Elector; if such person
shall then declare himself duly quail
fed, and the challenge be not with
drawn, one of TIE Judges shall then
tender him the following oath:
"You do solemnly swear Tor aIfirm)
that you are citizen OF the United
States, Of the age of twcntv-one years,
that YOU have resided in this Teir..t rs
for four months, and in this county
for thirty days last past. That you
are not bigamist or polygamist,
that you have never been a party to
any form of so-called celestial or spir-
itual plural marriage, or to the per-
Torrance of any so-called religious
rite or ceremony whereby one man is,
or may be, authorized, empowered or
permitted to cohabit with more than
one woman; and that YOU are not a
men. Der of any social, civil, political,
caba!istic or ecclesiastical society.
body, organization, or sect, which
teaches, sanctions or permits the prac-
tice OF bigamy or pol ygamy, or which
authorizes or permits the promu ga
ton or practice of doctrnal rites, or
the performance Of any ceremony, or
the practice of any secret articles or
device whereby one man NAV be au-
thorized, suffered or permitted, or
whereby such person may be induced
to believe himself authorized, com
manded, suffered or permitted to have
more than one living and undivorced
wife at the same time; or to practice
unlawful cohabitation or sexual pros.
titution under any pretense whatever,
and that you have not previously
voted at this election"
Provided, That when a person is
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