The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-27
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Main Features OF the Utah Bill as Passed
BY the Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 20.@The Utah bill
as passed by the Senate provides that the
lawful husband or wife may be compelled
to testify In arprosecutiOn for bigamy,
polygamy or unlawful cohabitation. In
such prosecutions an attachment for wit
ness may be issued with a previous sub
pena, when it shall appear to the Judge
that witness would unlawfully fail to obey
a subpoena Prosecutions may be commenced
within five years after the commission of the
pffense. Every marriage ceremony In any
Territory of the United States shall be certi-
fed in writing, which writing shall state the
full names of all persons taking part In the
ceremony, and shall be signed by them, and
shall, by the officer or priest sOlemnizing the
marriage, be filed with and recorded in the
Probate Court Such certificate shall be
priuna facie evidence of the facts stated in
it. Any violation of this provision is pEli-
ished by q fine of not more than $1,000, or
imprisonment for not more than two years,
or by both. Every such certificate and
record shall be at all reasonable times open
to the inspection of officers of Justice
of the United States under like penalty for
refusal to exhibit for inspection. Women
shall not be entitled to vote in Utah. All
measures of Territorial Legislature providing
for numbering or identifying votes of electors
are disapprOved and annulled, but this pro-
vision is not to preclude the lawful registra-
ton of votes, or any other provisions for
securing fair election that do not involve
the disclosure of the person for whom the
elector voted. The Probate Court is de-
prived of all jurisdiction except as to estates
of deceased persons and the guardianship of
the persons and property of infants and
llmatics. All laws of the Territory of Utah
comforting the rights of inheritance OH ille-
gitimate children are annulled. Territorial
laws providing that prosecutions for adul-
terry can only be commenced on complaint
of the husband or wife are annulled, and all
such prosecutions may hereafter be insti-
tuted in the same way that prosecutions for
other crimes are. Territorial laws incorpo-
rating, continuing or providing for the cor
poratiOn known as 1.-THE Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints" and ordi-
nances of the so-called General Assem-
bly, of the State of Deseret incOr
porating such church are annulled,
so far as they may preclude the ap
pOintment of trustees by the United States.
The President of the United States, with tfs
advice of the Senate. shall appoint fourteen
trustees of said corporation, who shall have
full powers. Trustees and assistant trus-
tees, provided for in the act creating that
corporation. shall hold Office two years, and
shall each give bond in an amount to be
fixed by the Secretary of the Interior. The
General Assembly of Utah shall not have
power to change the laws respecting corpor-
atoms without the approval of Congress.
In all proceedings for the enforcement Of
the law against corporations or associations
holding property i'm any Territory in excess
of the amount limited by law the courts
shall have power to summarily compel the
production of all books and accounts belong
ing to any trustee or manager of property
in which such corporation may have any
right, title or interest. All laws of Utah
relating to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund
Company are annulled and it is rendered
for the Territory to create or recOg-
nize any corporation or association having
for its object the bringing of persons into
the Territory for any purpose what
ever. The Attorney General is directed to
institute i'm the Supreme Court Of the Terri
tory proceedings to dissolve the company
named, and dispose of its property and as
sets according to law. such property and as
sets in excess of debts and lawful claims
established by the court shall escheat to the
United States and shall be used by the Sec
rotary of the Interior under the direction Of
the President for the benefit of the common
schools of the Territory.