, 1885-12-22
THE EDMUNDS BILL.
Redistricting the Territory of
Utah by Federal Officers,
FORGETTING All Property Held
Illegally.
Legal Recognition of the Nor.
mon Church Disannulled.

mon Church Disannulled.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-The polygamy
bill reported back to day by Senator
Edmunds, from the Judiciary committee
provides that in any prosecution under
the statute of the United States for biga-
my. ~polygamy or unlawful rehabilitation,
the unlawful husband or wife of the ac-
cuscd shall be competent witness, and
may be compelled to testify; that an at
tachment for the witness may be issued
without previous subpoena when there is
reasonable ground to believe that the
witness will refuse to obey the subpoena
and that every marriage ceremony in the
territory shall be certified in writing, the
certificate to be signed by each of the
parties and by the officer or priest per-
forming the ceremony, such certificate 10
be pr1md fdcie evidence OF the facts
when produced in court The failure to
furnish such certificate is made punish
able by fine and Imprisonment; that all
records of marriages kept by the o%ficiat-
ing functionaries shall be subjected to in
spection by the United States
officials, and a refusal to per-
NIT this is punishable by a fine
and imprisonment; that it shall not be
lawful for any female to vote at any cleo
ton hereafter held in the territory of
Utah for any public purpose whatever,
and M such vote hall be received or
counted or given effect in any name
whatever, and any and every act of the
governor and legislative assembly of the
territory OF Utah providing for, or allow
ing the registration or voting by females
is %annulled; that all laws of the legislative
assembly Of the territory of Utah which
provide for numbering or identifying the
votes of electors in said territory are dis
approved and annulled; that laws enacted
by the Legislative assembly of the territory
of Utah comforting jurisdiction upon the
probate courts or judges thereof, or any
of them IN said territory other
than in respect of the estates of deceased
persons and in respect of the guardian
ship of the persons and property of in
lants, and in respect of persons and prop
erty of persons not of sound mind, are
disapproved and annulled; that the laws
of Utah recognizing the capacity of illegit-
innate children to inherit the fathers
property are disapproved and annulled.
and no Legitimate child born subsequent
to the passage of this act shall be entitled
to any share in the inheritance; that all
the laws of Utah which provide that prose-
eution for adultery can only be com
menced on the complaint of husband or
wife, are annulled; hat all acts of the
Utah legislature recognizing the corpora
ton known as the Church of Jesus Christ
of the Latter Day Saints, and ordinances
of the so called general assembly ofthe state
Of Deseret Incorporating this body are
annulled, SO far as they may preclude the
appointment by the president of fourteen
trustees Of the corporation, who shall
have all the powers provided for in the
laws creating said corporation. The leg
~islative assembly of tLe territory shall not
have the power to change the laws re-
specting this corporation without the APP
proval Of congress. 1t shall be the duty
Vi tue Encouragement OIL the uhiteu
states 70 institute ana prosecute proceed
i"sS u iorici, 70 tue oni'eu states the
properly Oh inc corporation Obtained ana
neiu III Violation Of .ne Jaw, anu all prop
eity 10 lorielteu shail DC disposed o. ana
'ne pIoceeus appueu 10 inc common
senoo u inc 'erIi'ory' proViueu' that no
building shall Dc forfeited when Is heid
anu occupied exclusively Tor the purpose
OF religious worship that all laws Of the
territory relating 10 the perpetual Emil
grating rund company are annulied' ana
II shal not DC lawful ior the territorial
Assembly 10 create any corporation OF
"ssoeiA''on lor tue purpose OF bringing
persons in.o the territory Tor any purpose
Whatever Out 1t shall De the du'y oil the
attorney general 70 bring SUIT 20 dissolve
Ine corporation n wind up Its AFFAIRS
Inc existing election districts and ap-
poin'ments OF representation to the egis-
ia.iVe assembly OIL inc territory are aooi-
lsheu' anu the governor secretary ana
I .WuNAI fuNnn H. -. sIAt a-.a 80
ordered to redistrict the territory at once,
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