The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-29
PLATT'S SUBSTITUTE.
For the Baskin-CullOm DiSfran.
ehisement Bill.
NO PERSON WHO Is A MEMBER
or an Organization Which Teaches or Advises
Person to Enter into Bigamy, Polygamy
or Patriarchal Marriage Shall Vote.

WASHINGTON, June ~ Especial tele-
gran 20 TIE HERALn- Senator Plat to-
day reported 30 the Senate the substitute
adopted by the Senate committee on terri
tories for the Baskin-Cullom disfran
chisement bin.
BE it enacted, etc, That no person who
is a bigamist or polygamist or Is living in
what is known as patriarchal, plural or ce-
lestial marriage, or in violation of any law
of the territory of Utah or the United
States forbidding any such crime: or who
In auy manner teaches, advises, counssls.
or encourages any person to enter into big
amy polygamy or such patriarchal, plural or
celestial marriage, or to live IN violation
OF any such law or commit any such crime,
or who is a member of or contributes to the
support aid o. encouragement Of any Or
DER, organization, association or society
winch aches. advises, counsels, en-
couragos or aids any person to enter into
bigamy, polygamy or such patriarchal or
plural marriage; or which teaches or ad-
vises that the laws o. the territory of U tah
prescribing rules OF civil conduct are not
the supreme laws Of said territory, shall
neither vote, serve as juror or hold any
civil Office IL the territory of Utah
;>octicn THAT III addition to the ground
of challenge now allowed by law any per-
sons Offering TO vote may be orally chal-
lenged by any eiector Of the county upon
the ground that he is not eligible 10 vote
on account of his coming within the pre-
scription Of the preceding section.
Section , That if such person shall still
insist that he is entitled to vote and this
challenge shall not be withdrawn, the
beard of judges OF elections shall admins
ter the following oath or affirmation 20
the voter: ''lrou 90 solemnIy swear (or af-
firm that you VIII support the constitution
otthc United States and the laws of the ter
litory OF Utah: that you are not member
OF nor Go you contribute to The support. aid
or encouragement Of any order, organiza-
ton, association, corporation or society
which teaches, advises, counscls, encour'
ages on aids any person to enter bigamy.
polygamy or such patrjarchal or plural
marriage or which teaches or advises that
the laws OF the territory OF Utah prescrib-
ing rules az civil conduct are not the su-
preme Law o. saiu territory that you regard
the cors titutjon OF the United States and the
laws tEereol, and the territory of Utah as
Interpreted b the courts as the supreme
law OF The land, and that you viii support
and upheld tire same, the teachings of any
order, sect or organization to the contrary
Notwithstanding. so help you GoG'
Sec. 4rnat il the person thus chal-
lenged shall take the oath or affirmation as
rendered him by the board of Judges he
shall be admitted to vote; and it shan not
be Lawful. after he has taken such oath or
affirmation for said board to examine any
witnesses touching his want of quaiifca-
ton; but if he shall refuse to take the oath
or affirmation as tenGered to him, his vote
shall be rejected.
Sec. 9--That every person who, having
taken such oatt or affirmation. wilfuily
and contrary to such oath or affirmation
states as true any material matter which
he knows to be false, shall be deemed guilty
Of perjury and shall be punished by impris-
oulnent in the territorial prison for notices.
Than one nor mere than fourteen years.
The bill was placed on The calendar and
ordered 70 be printed.