The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-19
AN Sn ACT to amend section t,ffv
nundred and ffty-two Of ,;y-6ree
ylsed Statutes of the IJn IL the Re-.
in reference to bjraTmHvi 'ed States
other purposes. "is' and for

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pc 1t enacted By the SENATE ,
o. representatives of the TInT I"g Ht10use
~ 'Ane'7cd in Congress GsS 3s'sga Stqtes
sectlon tiity-three hundred icy That
TWO OF the Revised Statntenn u nfty-
United States be, and tbe Vi the
hereby, amended so as to ne reo6 same is
lows, namely: ~ eau as fOl-
EVERY person who has q bpsb
Wl1e living who, in a Territorrro 10 Or
place over which the Unit9d0 VI Other
have exclusive Jurisdiction states
marrleS another, whether NETT mseieatter
single, and any man who 6b. .led Or
simultaneously, or on the saneleSlter
marries more than one won,n e Gay,
Territory or other place ora'. u, n a
the United States have excl1siro Mhich
uiciion, is guilty, of polygamy' ". aS1
snall De punished by fine Of T nol
more IMAM tlve hundred dollars and n I
~ tiIupIISonIhent LOT term of not n,o,!
IMAM nye years; but this section S sSaSe
not extend to any person by reaso S1a ~
any former marriage, whose hnShsH5i
or VIE by such marriage shall balul
oeen absent Tor FIVE successive vas ,'e
! and is not known to such person t oAis,
living, and is believed by such neySo NC
TO be dead, nor to any person by resSOu
OF any former marriage which s5On
have been dissolved by a valid de orali
OF a competent court, nor to anv N ne
son by reason Of any former msrT gea-
which shall have been pronounced r ,q5g
by valic decree of a competent COM Utu
on the ground OF nullIty of the MT ar
riage contract. ''''-
SEC. 2. That the foregoing nroyi
slons shall nOtaffect the proseeuticn ~
punishment of any offence alrneS.
committed against the section amende3
by the first section of this act.
SEC. 3. That if any male person i,
a Territory or other place over Which,
the United States have exclusive i priSl
| d1ct1On, hereafter cohabitS with mo-
than one woman, he shall be deepaJ
| guilty OF a miSdemeanOr, and On con
viction thereof shall be punished Nv
| fine OF not more than three hundraS
| dollars, or by Imprisonment for NOT
more than six months, or by both said
punishments, ia the discretion of the
court. ~
"SEC. 4. That counts for any or all of
the offenseS named in sections one and
three of this act may be Joined IN tbe
same information Or Indictment.
'SEC. D. That in any prosecution for
bigamy, polygamy, or unlawful cOhab-
ltatlOn, under any statute of the United
States, 1t shall be sufficient cause Of
challenge to any person drawn or sum
moned as a juryman or taleSman, first,
that he is or has been living in the
practice OF bigamy, pOlygamy, or un-
lawful cOhabltation with more than
one woman, or that he is or has been
guilty of an offence punishable by
either of the foregoing sections, or bT
section fifty three hundred and ffty-
two of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, or the act of july first
eighteen hundred and sixty en-
vent the practice of pOlygamy
States and other places, and dis
approving and annuliing certain acts
OF the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Utah;' or, second, that be
believes 1t right for man to have more
than one living and undivOrced wife at
the same time, Or to live in the practice
OF cohabiting with more than one WO-
man; and any person appearing or Of
tered as q juror or talesBan, and ehal-
lenged on either of the foregoing
grounds, may be questioned on his
oath as to the existence OF any such
cause of challenge, and other evidence
may be introduced bearing upon the
question raised by such challenge; and
this question shall be tried By the court
But as to the first ground of challenge
aforementioned, the person challenged
shall not be bound to answer if he shall
say upon his oath that he declines on
the ground that his answer may tend
to criminate himself; and if he shall
answer as TO said first ground, his an
swer shall not be given in evidence il
any criminal prosecution against hin
for any offence named in sections
one or three of this act, but if he &C.
clineS to answer on any ground, ae
shall be rejected as incompetent.
"SEC. 8. That the President is here
by authorized to grant amnesty to .Gch
classes OF offenders guilty of bigamIi
polygamy, or unlawful cohabitati0ni
before the passage of this act, on such
conditions and under such limitations
as he shall think proper; but no slca
shall have effect unless me
conditions thereof shall be cOmpIeu
with.
"SEC. Z. That the issue of bigamous
or polygamous marriages, known y
Mormon marriages, in cases in WHICH
such marriages have been solemnlleu
according to the ceremonies OF Inc
Mormon sect, in any Territory OF IlS
United States, and such issue snaI
have been born before the first day u
January, Ammo Domini eighteen nun
dred and eighty three, are hereg
"SEC. s. That no polygamist, Dlgat,
mist, or any person cohabltlng VIZ
more than one woman, and no WOLFE
cohabiting with any of the persons az.
scribed as aforesaid in this section, y
any Territory or other place over WnisA'
the United States have exclusive !uII
diction, shall be entitled 30 vote ~ az!
election held in any such Terrltol! ~
other place, or be eligible for elecsiv.n ~
Dr. appointment to or to be entltleu
hold any Office or place of public nus nus
honor or emolument, in, UNDER .. lSl
any such Territory or place, OF un"''
the United States. .t;ou
"SEC. 8. That all the REGISTRAR
and election officers of every desC ars.
ion in the Territory of Utah are n arsTv
1y declared vacant, and each anu v' II
iuty relating to the reslstIa'lOn tSe
7oterS, the conduct of electlOnsi ne
receiving or rejection OF votes, an lone.
and returning OF the S otber
Ind the issuing of certificates OF ; v,ST
evidence of election in said i,nsde
hall, until other provisions Os aid
~ the Legislative Assembly " sec
Territory as is hereinafter by tnl ssr the
ion provided, be performed ct ates and