The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-18
THE EDMUNDs BILL

trodueed in the Senate on the Sth Il
slant, is almost verbatim copy OF IL
bill introduced by him in the last Coz
gress. 1t is long bill. comprising fou
teen pages of open-line printing. TIL
full text viii appear in the SUNDAY Hell
AID. Meantime we may give a synoI
SIS of the measure as follows: The frs
section provides that in any proceeding
for bigamy, polyaamy or unlawful co
habitation, the husband or wife may b.
a competent. witness against the othel
and be conpelled to testify, but not al
10 confidential communications between
each other. Section two gives the Judge
justice or commissioner power to issue
an attachment for a witness previous to
the issuance of a subpoena, compelling
the immediate attendance of the wit
ness, but in such case the party at
tached cannot be held more than ten
days, and may be discharged at any
time by giving a sufficient bond for at
tendance when wanted to testify. Sec
ton three extends the time for instltut-
ing a prosecution for bigamy, polygamy
or unlawful cohabitation to five years
from the commission of the .Offense.
though this cannot apply to any exist
ing case, the prosecution of which is
barred by TIE statute of limitations The
fourth section requires thataIl marriage
ceremonies whether either or both the |
parties are competent to marry, shall |
be certified iR writing, together with the
names of the parties concerned, the
officiating officer or priest, thecertifcate
to be signed by all the parties and fled
with the probate court, said certificate
to be prlma facie evidence of the facts
set forth. in any civil or criminal pro-
ceeding in which the matter shall be
called in question. The maximum
penalty for violating this provision is. a
fine of S1,e00 and tive years imprison-
ment. Sectien five declares the certif-
Gates and records of marriages subject
to inspection at all reasonable times, by
any judge, magistrate or officer of
justice. The penalty for violating this
provision is the same as that above
noted. The next section allows mar
riages to be proven by any evidence ;
now legally admissible. Secrion seven
repeats the female suffrage act. Section
eight annuls all laws in { tab which pro-
vide for numbering or Identifying the
votes Of electors; as there are nc such
laws this provision is useless. The !
next section is also of non effect, as it l
repeats all laws comforting any other
than probate jurisdiction on the pro- !
bate courts. There are no sach laws in I
existence. Section ten rer-aals laws en-
acted by the Utah Legislature reeog-
nizing the capacity OF Legitimate 5
children to inherit any share OF the ia t
theirs estate. Section eleven repeats Z
laws which provide that prosecutions for {
are only to be commenced on c
complaint of the husband or wife, and Q
such prosecutions to be insti- :,
tuted in the same way that prosecu- a
tons for other crimes are. Section G
twelve annuls 1.-The ordinance Of the So
called General Assembly OF the State of n
Deseret incorporating the. Church of ts
Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints" and n
authorizes the President to appoint d,
ourteen trustees of said corporation. tt
rhe next section makes it the duty of "
ne Acknowledgement to institute pro ds
eedings to forfeit and escheat to the A
United States the property of the tn
hureh, which property shall be dis tn
'Osed of for the benefit of the common
chools of the Territory. Buildings used
xclusively for religious worsbin NJ
re exempt from the proposed forfeit N
he next section gives the court go,
power in proceedings for the ba
Of the law against ineor- 10,
orations, to compel the production of NJ.
oo6s, records, etc. Section ff. rio
zen repeats all laws creating n.
amending or continU- i,r
lg the Perpetual Emigrating Fund ref
ompany, and makes 1t unlawful for las
he Legislature to create or organize Pr,
ny association for bringing persons wb
Ito the Territory. The following sec sbr
on makes it the duty Of the United ma
'ates Attorney-6eneral to proceed nla
'ainst the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Iiel
'mpany to dissolve the corporation. ma
y the debts and dispose of the as ner
IS. The assets IN excess Of the debts the
all escheat to the United States. and rlea
invested for the benefit Of the COM am
On schools OF the Territory. Section Dig
7enteen authorizes the Governor. bee
sretary and United States Judges to too
-istrlct the Territory and aIpOrtion beer
presentation in the legislative As cur
nbly. Section eighteen simply con- CON