The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-19

ant, Arthur Pratt, was appointed
deputy registration officer for the
fourth election precinct of the city OF
Salt Lake, in said county, and that
each accepted the appointment, duly
qualified, and respectively acted
throughout the said registration as
such registration and deputy regisJra-
ton officer.
'sAnd the lplaintiff alleges, that on
the second Monday of September, 1882,
the defendant, Arthur Pratt, as deputy
registration officer for said fourth pre-
cinct in the city and county of Salt
Lake, aforesaid, acting under the
direction of the other defendants, COM
menced registering the voters of said
precinct and making registration list
of such voters, and continued daily
therein until the evening of Saturday
OF the same week, when the regiStra-
ton was closed.
Sand the plaintiff alleges that he is a
native citizen of the United States of
America, and prior to the 22d day of
March, 1882, was more than twenty one
years of age; that he has resided con-
tinuously in the Territory of Utah for
more than eleven years, and resided
continuously in the fourth precinct of
Salt Lake City, in said Territory, for
more than two years past; that he has,
for more than ten years prior to the
November election in 1882, lawfully eX-
ercised the rights and enjoyed the
privileges of the elective franchise in
saidTerritory, land has, for more than ten
years last past, owned taxable property
and been a taxpayer in said Territory,
and that mis- name was on the last
registration list OF the voters of the
second precinct, Ogden City, Weber
County, Utah, made prior to the second
Monday of September, 1882.
"1And the plaintiff alleges that be has
not, since more than three years prior
TO March 22d, 1882, married or entered
into any marriage contract, or relation
with any woman, or in anyWiSe violated
the act of Congress approved July 1st,
1862, defining and providing for the
punishment of bigamy in the Terri
tories, and has resided continuously
and openly in the counties of Weber
and Salt Lake, Utah, for ten years last
provisions of the act of Congress ap-
proved March 22d, 1882, entitled AN
act to amend section 1852 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States, in
reference>to bigamy, and for other pur-
poSes;' and that he has not, on or
since the 22d day of March, 1882, CO.
habited with more than one woman,
and has never been charged with or
accused or convicted of bigamy or
polygamy, or cohabitlng with more
than one woman, in any court or be-
fore any officer or tribunal.
"And the plaintiff alleges that on the
18th day of September, 1882, he per-
sonally went before the defendant,
Arthur Pratt, then acting as deputy
officer in and for the fourth
precinct in Salt Lake City, aforesaid,
and signed and presented to said de-
tendant, and offered to verify, and re-
quested the said defendant to take and
certify plaintiffs oath to the following
affidavit, to wit:
TERRITORY OF UTAH,
County Of Salt Lake. 0''
Il, Jesse j. Murphy, being first duly sworn,
depOse and say: am over twenty one years
of age, and have continuously resided in
the Territory of Utah for more than six
TO wit, for more than eleven years
last past; L have resided in the fourth pre-
cinct of Salt Lake City more thansiX months
next preceding the dare hereof, and now re-
side therein: I am male native born citi-
zen of the United States of America, and q
owner and tax payer in said Terri
tory of Utah. L have, under the laws of the
Territory of Utah, exercised the elective
franchise in said Territory for more than
ten years last past. l have not, within
three years prior to the 22d day of March.
1882, or since, having wife living, married
another, or another woman; and have con
and openly resided in the coun
ties of Weber and Salt Lake, in the Terri
tory of Utah, for more than three wears
prior to the 22d day of March, 1882, and ]
have not, on or since the 22d day of March,
1882, having wife living, married another,
or simultaneously, or on the same day,
married more than one woman, or on or
since said last named date married or en-
tered into any marriage contract or relation
with any woman, or cohabited with more
than one woman. or i'll anywlse violated the
act of Congress entitled An act to amend
section 5352 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, III reference to bigamy, and
Tor other purposes approved March ed.
1882. My name Is on the last registry list of
voters OF the second precinct, Ogden City,
Weber County, Utah.
III JESSE j. MURPHY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of September. A. D., 1882.
"And at the same time the plaintiff
requested the said defendant, Arthur
Pratt, to put plaintiffs name on the
registry list of voters of said precinct,
ina to register him as voter therein. |
That the said defendant, Arthur Pratt, |
acting under the directions of the |
other defendants, wilfully and malic- |
ouSly refused to receive said affidavit |
)r to swear plaintiff thereto, or to |
'egiSter him as voter of said pre- |
;inct, but on the contrary wilfully and /
struck plaintiffs name off |
he list of registered voters of said |
precinct, and left his name off the list /
If voters OF said precinct, made at said I
egistration. -, \ ~ ~ /
s'That afterwards, before the close of
aid registration, and on the 14th day /
# September, 1892, the plaintiff pre-
ented a duplicate of said last-named !
.fidayit to the defendant, Z. d. Hoge,
hen acting as county registration OFF,
er for said county of Salt Lake, and
him of the ruling and action
g aforesaid of the defendant, Arthur
'ratt, and requested the defendant, f.
}. HOge, to correct and reverse said I
uling, and to instruct the defendant,
Irthur Pratt, to swear plaintiff to said /
Hdavit and register him as a voter.
nd the said defendant, f. ID. Hoge,
Filfully and maliciously refused to
orrect or change said ruling and
ct1on, and approved and affirmed the
anne. ~ y -
THAT on the 10th day of September. /
So, the plaintiff presented to said I
'oard of Commissioners a duplicate of !,
aid last-named affidavit, and informed
hem OF the action and ruling of the il
Arthur Pratt orJ r m !,