The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-08-04
TIE NEW TEST OATH.
II Must be Administered by Registry
Agents.

| AgentS.
Following is the full extent of the
law passed by the last Legislature
which seeks to exclude from particip-
alton in the electoral franchise all
nam bers of the Mormon Church:
An Act prescribing the qualitica-
tons OF electors and modifying the
oath tor the registration of voters in
conformity Herewith. Approved
March 3, 1887.
WAEREAs, BY the last clause of Sec-
ton four of Article /. of the Constitu-
ton OF this State 1T is provided that
'the liberty of conscience hereby Sc
cured shall not be SO construed as to
excuse acts oflicentiousness, or justify
practices inconsistent with the peace
or safety of this State;' and,
WHEREAS, The self-styled "Church
of Jesus Christ or Latter-Day Saints,
commonly called the Mormon Church
sanctions and tolerates the crime of
bigamy aud polygamy as a doctrine
of faith, and exercises and claims the
right to exercise civil powers, incon-
sistent with aud opposed to the laws
of this State and OF the United States"
and
WHEREAS, 1t is deemed necessary for
the peace aud safety OF the people OF
this State 10 exclude from participa-
ton in the electoral franchise al per-
sons belonging to the self-styled
"Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints commonly called the Nor
mon Church, for the reasons herein
above cited; therefore,
The People of the State of Nevada,
represented in Senate aud Assembly,
do enact as follows:
SECTION /. No person shall be al
lowed TO vote at any election in this
State who is bigamist or polygamist,
or who teaches the doctrines of blgamy
or polygamy, or who is member of
or belongs 10 the Church of Jesus
Christ or Lat.er-Day Saints" COM
monty called the Mormon Church, or
who Is a member OF or belongs to any
order, organization or association
which sanctions or tolerates blgamy
or polygamy, or plural or celestial
marriage, or which exercises, or claims
the Tight to exercise, civil power IN
conflict with or opposed to lie Com
stitution or laws ot this State or OF the
United States.
SEC. 2. Every person applying to be
registered, shall, before he shall be
entitled to have his name registered,
take and subscribe To the following
oath OF affirmation, which shall be adj
ministered by the Registering Agent
Il do solemnly swear Tor atfirm) that
am citizen of the United States,
that | am of the age of twenty. one
years, and will actually and not con-
structively reside in this State six
months, and In the county thirty days
next preceding the day of the next
ensuing election Cor, in case OF a NUM-
cipal election, such length of time as
may be required by the Act of incor-
poration); that | am not registered
elsewhere in this State, that | am not
a bigamlst or polygamist; that neither
teach or practice bigamy or polygamy
that am neither a member of nor be-
long to the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints, commonly called
the Mormon Church; that | am not a
mber of, nor belong to any order,
organization or association which sane
tions or tolerates bigamy or poly
gamy, or plural or celestial marriage,
or which exercises, or claims the right
to exercise civil power, in conflict
with or opposed to, the Constitution
or laws of this State or of the United
States; that regard the Constitution
of the United States and the laws
thereof, and the Constitution andlaws
of the State of Nevada, as interpreted
by the courts, as the supreme law OF
the land, the doctrines or teachings of
any order, organization or association
to the contrary Notwithstanding. 80
help me God Cor under the pains and
penalties of perjury.