The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-25
EDMUNDS AND HOAR.
The Joint Productof Two New
England Senators.
Full Text of the Measure as it
Passed the Senate.
The Picnic and Circus Pro.
posed for Utah.

AZ aueHO an act enJl5iSu IAN act
to amend section fifty three huns
dred and ffty.two of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, in
refeteL ce to b'gamy, and for other
purposes approved March 22d,
eighteen hundred and eighty-two.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States Of America in Con-
greSS assembled, That in any pro
ceeding and examination before a
grand jury, judge, justics. or a
United States commissioner, or 8
court in my prosecution for bgsmy,
p0lygamy. or unlawful C )aabitation.
under any statute of the United
states, the la Wfui husband or wife
OF the person accused shall be com.
petent witness, and may be called
and may be com palled to ties ify In
such proceeding, examination, or
prosecution without tbs consent of
the husband or wife, as the case
may be. But such witness shall
not be permitted to testify as to any
confidential statement or communi
cation made by either husband or
wife to each other during the exis-
tence of the marriage relation.
Sec. 2. Ths5 in any prosecution
for bigamy, polygRmy, Orun!awful
cohabitatiOn under any staInte of
the United States, whether before a
United states commissioner, JUS
tice, judge, granu jury, &C any
court, an attachment for any wit
ness May be issued by the court,
judge, or commissioner, withcu. a
previous subpoena, compelling the
immediate attendance OF such wit,
ness, when 1T shall appear to the
commissioner, justice, judge, or
court, az the case may be, that there
is reasonable ground to believe that
such witness will unlawfully fail to
obey subpoena Issued and served
in the usual course in such cases;
and in such case the usual witness
fees shall be paid to such witness go
attached. Provided that no person
shall be held in custody under any
attachment issued as provided by
this section for longer time than
ten Q0) days; and the pereon at
tached may at any time receive his
or her discharge from custody by
executing a recCg niZance Of such
person at the proper time as a wit.
ness in the cause or proceedings
wherein She attachment may be is
sued,
Ste. 8. That any prosecution IN
der any statute Of the United States
for bfgamy, polygamy, or unlawful
cohabitation, may be commenced at
any time within five years next af.
ter the commission of the offenss;
but this provision shall not be con-
strued to Spply to any offense 81
ready barred by an existing statute
Of limitation.
SEC. 4. That every ceremony of
marriage, or in the nature of a
marriage ceremony, Of any kind, in
any OF the Territories of the United
States, whether either or both or
more of the parties to such Ger.
emory be lawfully competent to be
the subjects of such marriage or
ceremony or not, shall be certified
in writing by a certificate stating
the fact and nature of such GER
emory, the full name of each Of the
parties concerned, and the full
name Of every officer, priest, and
person, by whatever style or de-
signation called or known, in any
way taking part In the performance
Of such ceremony, which certificate
shall be drawn up and signed by the
parties to such ceremony, and by
every officer, priest, and person taxi
ing part in the performance Of such
ceremony, and shall be, by the OF.
f1cer, priest, or other person solemn
izing each marriage Or ceremony
fled in the office of the probate
court, or, if there De none, in the
office of the court having probate
powers in the county or district in
which such ceremony shall take
place, for record, and shall be inn
mediately recorded. Such certificate
shall be pr,ma facie evidence Of the
fact required by this act to be stated
therein, in any proceeding, civil or
criminal, in WhicH the matter shall
be Drawn in question. Any person
who shall violate any Of the prOvi-
sions of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and shall,
On conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine Of NOT more than one
thousand dollars, or by imprison
ment not longer than two years, or
by both said punishments, in the
discretion Of the court.
Sec. ). That every certificate
record, and entry Of any kind con-
corning any ceremony of marriage,
or in the nature Of a marriage cere-
mony of any kind, made or kept by
any officer, clergyman, priest or per-
son perfoi ming civil or ecclesiastical
functions, whether lawful or not, in
any Territory Of the United STATES,
and any record thereof in any Office
OR place, shall be subject to inspec-
ton at all reasonable times, by any
judge, magistrate, or officer of just.
ice appointed under the auth GRITTY OF
the United States, and shall, on re-
quest, De produced and shown to
such Judge, magistrate, or officer, by
any person in whose possession or
control the same may be. Every
person who shall violate the provi-