Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-22
THE WAR ON POLYGAMY.
The Stringent Bill Reported i'm the
Senate.
THE UTAH MARRIAGE LAWS RECAST AM
OTHERS ANNULLED - TRUSTEES FOR TIL
MORMON CHURCH TO BE APPOINTED.

THE UTAH MARRIAGE LAWS RECAST AMI
OTHERS ANNULLED - TRUSTEES FOR THE
MORMON CHURCH TO BE APPOINTED.
Senator Edmunds from the Judiciary commit
tee, provides that in any prosecution under a
statute of the United States for bigamy, polyg
amy or unlawful Capitalization, the lawful hus
band or wife OF the accused shall be a compe
tent W tness and may be compelled to testify;
that every marriage ceremony in the terrific
res shall be certified in writing, the certifi.
cate to be signed by each OF the parties and by
the officer or priest performing the ceremony,
suc, ccrsis,a4s to be prisaa facta essaeae "a tire
fact when produced in court; that ali records OF
marriages kept by officiating functionaries
shall be open TO inspection; that it Shall not be
lawful for any female to vote at any election
for any public purpose in Utah; that all laws
providing for registering or voting by
females, for numbering or identifying
voters at elections, extending the pow
capacity of illegitimate children to in
herit fathers property, are annulled. The
acts Of the Utah legislature Incorporating the
corporation known as the Church of Jesus
Christ OF Latter-Day Saints are disapproved or
annuied and the President, by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate. shall appoint
fourteen trustees of that corporation, who shall
exercise all the powers and functions of trustees
and assistant trustees provided for i'm the laws
creating. amending or continuing the incOrpor-
alton. The trustees shall hold their office for
two years and annually or oftener make full
report to the Secretary of the Interior, embrace
ing all the properties, business affairs and oper-
a ions OF the corporation, and the legislative as
sembly OF Utah shall not have power to change
the laws respecting the corporation without the
approval of Congress. 1t shall be the duty of
the Attorney General to institute and prosecute
proceedings to forfeit and escheat to the United
States the property of the corporation obtained
or held in violation OF the act of S62, entitled
An act to punish ,polygamy in the ter
erty SO forfeited to be disposed of for
the benefit of the common schools of the
territory; but that no building devoted ex-
cluSively to purposes of religious worship shall
be forfeited. rhe laws creating the Perpetual
Einigrating Fund company of Utah are to be
al nuled, and IT shall not be lawful for the egis-
lative assembly of Utah to create any associa-
ton or corporation for the purpose OF bringing
persons into the territory for any purpose
States shall cause proceedings to be taken to
dissolve the Perpetual Emgrating Fund COM
pany. The existing election districts and ap-
pCrtionmentS OF representation in the legisla-
tive assembly of Utah are abolished, and "a new
apportionment by the governor, territorial sec
rotary and United States judges is provided for
to accomplish an equal representation of the
people Ia the legislative assembly. Adultery
shall be punished by imprisonment in the pen
itentiary not exceeding three years, and fOrni-
cation by imprisonment OF both man and
woman not exceeding six months, or by fine
not exceeding 500. The bill declares vacant
the office of superintendent of district schools
created by the laws OF Utah, and directs the SUI
preme court to appoint a superintendent. The
bill embodies q code OF regulations re.ating TO
the Inheritance OF property.