The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-01
BAD FOR
The New Iron Clad Bill Now Before the
Senate.

Senate.
The polygamy bill reported back to the
Senate by Senator Edmunds from the Judi
ciary committee, provides:
In any prosecution under a sta .ute OF
the United States for pologamy or unlaw-
full Cohabitation, the lawful husband or
wife of the accused shall be n competent
witness, and may be compelled to testify;
that an attachment for a witness may be
served without a previous subpoena where
there is reasonable grounds to believe that
the witness will refuse to obey a subpoena;
that every marriage ceremony in the terri
tory shall be certified in writing, the certif-
icate to be signed by each of the parties
and by the officers or priests performing
the ceremony, such certificates to be prima
faCie evidence OF the facts when produced
in court. Failures to furnish the certificate
is made punishable by a fine and imprisOn-
ment. All records Ofmarriage kept by Off
~ciating funCtionaries shall be subject
to inspection by United States Of
fiCials, and refusal to permit this
is punishable by fine and imprison-
ment. 1t shall not be lawful for any
female to vote at any election hereafter
held in the Territory of Utah for any pub
lie purpose whatever, and no such vote
shall be received or counted or given effect
az s''J itA' - sNiiN tNHN lilN w
cry act Of the governor and legislative as
sembly OF the Territory OF Utah providing
for or allowing the registration or voting by
emales is annulled. All laws of the legis-
lative assembly. OF the Territory Of
Utah which provide for numbering or
identifying the votes OF the cleo
tors in said territory are disapproved
and annulled. The laws enacted by the
legislative assembly of the Territory Of
Utah comforting jurisdiction upon probate
courts or the judges thereof, or any ofthem
in said territory other than in respect of
the estates of deceased persons and in re-
speCt OF the guardianship of the persons
and property OF infants, and in respect of
the persons and property Of per-
sons not of sound mind, are dis
approved and annullGd. The laws Of
Utah recognizing the right OF Legitimate
children to inherit a fathers proper
ty are annulIed; and no Legitimate
child born subsequent to the pass
age OF the act shall be entitled to any
share in the inheritance. All laws OF Utah
which provide that prosecution for adul-
terry can only be commenced on complaint
OF the husband or wife are annulled. The
act Ofthe Utah legislature recognizing the
corporation known rs the Church OF Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints, and the ordi-
nance OF the sO-Called general assembly OF
the state OF Deseret incorporating this
body are annulled, so far as they may pre-
clude the appointment by the president of
fourteen trustees of the corporation, who
sha have all the powers provided for in
laws creating the said corporation. The
legislative assembly Of the territory shall
not have power to change the laws respect
ing these corporations without the APP
prevail OF congress. 1t shall be the duty
Of tho ottnpnnyy Cpnnr.l 80 Al, TTns4nI CA,4..
to institute and prosecute proceedings &c
Forfeit to the United States the property
of corporations obtained oT held in viola
ton Of law, and all property so for
feited shal be disposed OF and the
proceeds applied to the common schools
OF the territory; provided, that no
building shall be forfeited which is held and
occupied exclusively as a place of worship.
All laws of the territory relating to the
Perpetual Emigration Fund are
annulled, and it shall not be lawful for the
territorial assembly to create any corpor-
alton or association for the purpose Of
bringing persons into the territory for any
purpose whatever. 1t snail be the duty OF
the attorney generalt to bring suit to dissolve
the said corporation and wind upits affairs.
The existing election districts and APP
portionmeat OF representation to the legis-
lative assembly ofthe territory is abolished,
and the governor, secretary and United
States judges in the territory are ordered
to redistrict the territory at once, so as to
secure an equal represents zion of the peo-
pie. Adultery is made punishable by i'm.
~prisonment OF not more than three years,
and in case of fornication by an unmarried
man or woman each is to be punished
by not more than six months inn
.priscnment or 500 fine. Commissioners
appointed by the supreme court and dis
trict courts in Utah are given all the power
OF justices OF the peace, and the marshal
OF the territory and his duputies are given
all the powers possessed by sheriffs and
their deputies as peace officers. The bill
also gives additional powers to commission
ers appointed by the courts and to United
States marshals in Utah. 1t declares va
can't the Office OF superintendent OF district
schools created by thelaw OF Utah, directs
the supreme court TO appoint a superin.
tendent, and prescr ibes the duties OF that
official.