The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-20

Withdrawn from the said probate conrt
OF Judges shall be had and exercised h,
spectively. N - --' - &c
SEC. 10. That the laws enacted h,
tne legislative assembly of the TER;
Tory OF Utah which provide for or recoo
1lze the capacity of illegitimate chi
9!en TO inherit or 10 be entitled To anv
eistrloutive share in the estate RI IN,
itather OF such Legitimate child art
neIeoy disapproved and annulled: AND
no ilieglumate child shall hereafter h.
entitled toinherit from his or her 70 the,
or 70 receive any Distributes share -
the estate OF his or her father. Po,
Vtded, That this section shall NOT ami
70 any llleg1timate child horn nrevions
10 the passage of this act
SEC. IL. That all laws of the Ieo;eIo
i've assembly of the Territory of 7Itab
winch provide that prosecution for adm.
1ery can only be Commenced ON tbo
Complaint of the husband or wife a-e
hereby diSapproved and annnlIsd and
an prosecutions for adultery NAV here
aIter be instituted in the same wav the,
prosecutions for other crimes are
DEC. Il. That the acts of the iegisIa
tive assembly of Utah incornorst;na
continuing, or providing for the cor
poratlon known as the Church of Tesns
Christ of Latter-day Saints and fbe
ordnance OF the so-called general az
Sembly OF the State of Deseret ;ncor
poratlng the Church of Jesus Cbrist Of
Latter day Saints. SO far as tba eaYoa
may now have legal force and vali,i;tv
are hereby disapproved and annnIIad
so TAR as the same NAV preclude the a.
polntment by the United States of co..
tam trustees of said corporation ss i
hereinafter provided. The President If
the United States, by and with the aG.
vice and consent of the Senate shall
appoint fourteen trustees of the said
corporation, who shall have and ever
else all the powers and functions nj
trustees and assistant trustees proyiCed
for IN the laws creating. amending or
continuing the said corporation. which
trustees so appointed Shall hold their
respective offices for the term of two
years; and the trustees of said cornor,.
ton shall annually or oftener make a
full report to the Secretary of the In
terror embracing all the property. bust
ness affairs, and operations of the said
corporation; and the legislative assem-
bly, OF the Territory of Utah shall NOT
nave power to change the laws respect
ing said corporation without the an
proval OF Congress. Said trustees shall
each give bond, payable to the United
states, with good and sufficient security.
for the faithful discharge of the duties
incumbent upon him as trustee. in such
sum as may be prescribed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior =
SEC. g. That it Shall be the duty of
the Attofney-General of the United
States to institute and prosecute pro-
ceedings to forfeit and cscheatfo the
United States the property of corpora-
lions obtained or held in violation of
section three Of the act of Congress ap-
proved the first day of July. eighteen
hundred and sixty-tGo, entitled, AN
act TO punish and prevent the practice
OF polygamy In the Territories of the
United States and other places. and dis
approving and annuIling certain acts of
the legislative assembly of the Terri
tory OF Utah, or IL Y oil Ition OF section
eighteen hundred am ninety of the Re.
Vised Statutes OF the United States: and
all such property so forfeited and es-
cheated TO the United States shall be
Of by the Secretary of the In
error, and the proceeds thereof apDlied
10 the use and benefit Of the common
schools In the Territory in which such
property may be: PfOUded. That no
shall be forfeited which is held
and occupied exclusively for purposes
)f religions worship.
SEC. Ii. That in anv procee1inc for
he enforcement of the provisions of
aw against corporations or associations
occurring or holding property in anv
Territory of the United States in excess
u the amount limited by law, the court
)eIOre which such proceeding NAV be
instituted shall have power in a sum
nary way to compel the production of
III books, records, papers. and dOcu-
nents Of or belonging to any trustee or
PERSONS holding or controlling or man
glng property in which such CORPORA
ion may have any right, title, or inter
st whatever.
SEC. 10. That all laws of the legisla-
i've assembly OF the Territory of Utah,
r of the sO-called government of the
tate OF Deseret, creating, organizing,
mending, or continuing the corpora
ion or association called the Perpetual
Fund Company are hereby |
lsapproved and annulled: and it shall |
OF be lawful for lthe legislative assem- !
ly OF the Territory of Utah to create, |
rganlze, or in any manner recognize !
ny corporation or association Tor the 4
urpose Of or operating TO accomplish 4
ne bringing OF persons into the said
erritOry for any uTpOse.Ehatsoever.
SEC. Is. That it shall be the duty of
ne Attorney-Generai of the United I
tates to cause such proceedings to be
lken in the supreme court f the Ter
tory Of Utah as shall be proper to dis
Dive the said corporation and pay the
ebts and TO dispose Of the property
nd assets thereof according to Law.
aid property and assets, in excess Of
le debts and the amount of any lawful
aims established by the court against
he same, shall escheat TO the United
-ates, and shall be taken, invested, and
sposed OF by the Secretary of the In
riOr, under the direction of the Presi-
mt of the United States. for the bene-
of common schools in said Terri
nv.
SEC. II. That the existing election
stricts and appointments of repre-
NATION concerning the members Of
e legislative assembly OF the Territory ]
Utah are hereby abolished; and it
all be the duty OF the governor, Ter !
torial secretary. and the United States
dyes in said Territory forthwith TO /
district said Territory, and apportiOn :
in the same manner as
nrOvide as nearly as NAV be- for an .