The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-06-27
THE ANTI-PoLYGAMY BILL.
Provisions Of the Measure as IL Passed the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Utah bill as
passed by the Senate provides as follows:
A lawful husband or wife may be COM
PEELED to testify In prosecutions for bigamy,
polygamy, or unlawful cohabitation. In
such prosecutions an attachment for q wit
ness may be issued without previous SUBJ
pGna when 1t shall appear TO the judge that
the witness would unlawfully fail to obey q
subpoena. Bail may be accepted for the ap-
pesrance Of such witness and In any case he
or she shall not be held longer than ten days.
Prosecutions may be commenced within five
years after the commission of the offense.
Every marriage ceremony In any Territory
In the United States shall be certified in
writing, which writing shall state the full
names Of all the 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
prima facie evidence of the facts stated. Any
violation Of this provision Is punishable by
q fine of not more than 1000, or imprison-
ment for not more than two years, or by
both. Every such certificate and record
shall be at all reasonable times open to in
spection TO any justice of the United States,
under like penalty for refusal to exhibit 1t
for inspection.
Women shall not be entitled to vote In
Utah.
All measures of the Territorial Legislature
providing for numbering or identifying the
votes OF electors are dlsapproved and an
nulled, but this provision is not to preclude
The lawful registration of voters, 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 deprived Of all juris-
diction, except as TO the estates of deceased
persons and the guardianship of the persons
and property of infants and lunatics.
All laws Of the Territory of Utah confer
ring the right Of inheritance on illegitimate
children are annulled.
The Territorial laws providing that a
prosecution for adultery can only be COM
menced on complaint of the husband or wife
are annulled, and ali sach prosecutions may
hereafter be instituted in the same way that
prosecutions for other crimes are.
The Territorial laws incorporating, con-
tinuing or providing for the corporation
known as the Church Of Jesus Chris. Of Lat
ter-Day Saints and the ordinance Of the So
called General Assembly of the State of Dss-
eret Incorporating such church are annulled,
so far as they may preclude the appointment
of trustees by the United States. The Pres
ident of the United States, with the advice
and consent Of the Senate, shall appoint
fourteen trustees of said corporation, who
shall have the powers of trustees, and assist
ant trustees provided for In the Act creating
that corporation, shall hold Office for two
years and shall each give q 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
corporations without the approval Of Con-
gress. In all proceedings for the emf ,rce-
ment Of the laws against corporations, or ss-
sociations holding property in any Territory
In excess of the amount limited by law, the
courts shall have the power Of summarily
compelling the production of all books aud
accounts belonging 10 any trustee or mana.
ger OF property, in which such corporation
may have any right, title or interest.
All The laws Of Utah relating to the Per-
petual Emigration Fund Company are an
nnlisd and II 10 rnnda-ed urIswr,r TO- the
Legislature of the Territory 10 create or rec
ognize any corporation or association hav.
Ing for its object the bringing of persons into
the Territory for any puipo whatever. The
Attorney General is directed % institute In
the Supreme Court of the Territory proceed.
ing to dissclves the company named and dis
pose of its property and assets according 10
law. Such properly and assets In excess of
the debts and lawful claims established by
the court shall escheat to the United States
and shall be used by the Secretary of the In
terror, under direction of the President, for
the benefit Of the common schools of the |
Territory.
All existing election districts in the Terri |
tory are abolished and II is made the duty of |
the Governor, the Territorial Secretary and
the United States Judges Of the Territory to
redistrict the Territory so re to secure the
equal representation of the people. No per-
son but properly qualified citizens of the
United States are entitled to vote in the Ter
ritory.
The bill declares vacant the Office Of Ter
ritorial Superintendent of District Schools
and vests the power Of appointment Of such
official in the Supreme Court. 1t provides
the penalty for the crime of adultery to be
imprisonment In the penitentiary for term
not exceeding three years. The right of
dover Of widows Is secured by provisions
similar to the dover Law Of the State of N w
York. The bill now goes to the House.
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