The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1890-02-22
Ar.zona's Election Bill.

January l6, 1890, Mr.. Platt (by re-
quest) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to
the Committee on Territories.
A BILL.
To insure purity of elections in the
Territory of Arizona.
Be 1t enacted by tie Senate and HOsSSe
Of Repr. s:ntdtiUes Of the United
States Of America IN Congress as
sene6Lsd.
That no person who is bigamist or
polygamist, or is living in what is
known as patriarchal, plural, or celest-
ial marriage, or in violation of any
law of the Territory of Arizona, or of
the United States forbidden any such
crime; or who in any manner teaches,
advises, aids, or encourages any person
to enter into bisamy polygamy or such
patriarchal, plural, or celestial mar
riage, or to live in violation of any
such law; or to commit any such
crime; or who is a member of, or con-
tributes to the support, or encourage
ment of, any order, organization, asso-
citation, or society which teaches, ad-
vises, counsels, encourages, or aid, any
person to enter into bigamy, poly
gamy, or such patriarchal or plural
marriage, or which teaches or advises
that the laws of the Territory of Ari-
IONA prescribing rules Of civil conduct
are not the supreme laws of said Ter
ritory shall either vote, serve as
jurors or hold any civil office in the
Territory of Arizona.
SEC. 2. That in addition to the
grounds of challenge now allowed by
law, any person offering to vote may
be orally challenged by any elector
of the county upon the ground that
he is not eligible to vote on account
of his coming within the prescription
of the preceding section.
SEC. 8. If such person shall still in
sist that he is entitled to vote, and the
challenge shall not be withdrawn, the
board of judges of elections shall ad-
minister the following oath or affirm
alton to the voter: "You solemnly
swear Tor affirm that you will support
the Constitution of the United States
and the laws of the Territory of Ari-
IONA; that you are not q member of,
nor do you contribute to the support,
aid, or encouragement of any order,
organization, association, corporation,
or society, which teaches, advises,
counsels, encourages, or aids any per-
son to enter into bigamy, polygamy,
or such patriarchial or plural mar
riage, or which teaches or advises that
the laws of the Territory of Arizona
rules of civil conduct are
not the supreme law of said Territory;
that you regard tie Constitution of
the United States and the laws there
OF, and of the Territory of Arizona,
as interpreted by the courts as the
supreme law of the land and that you
will support and uphold the same, the
Of any order, sect, or organ {
ization to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, so help me God"
SEC. +. That if the person thus :
shall take the oath or af-
irmatlon as rendered to him by the
board of judges, he shall be admitted
TO vote, and it shall not be lawful
after he has taken such oath or affirm
'tion for said board to examine any
touching his want of quail
ications, but if he shall refuse to take ]
he oath or affirmation so rendered to =
hin, his vote zhall be rejected.
SEC. 5. That every person who,
having taken said oath or affirmation,
and contrary to such oath :
" affirmation, states as true any
matter which he knows to be
alse shall be deemed guilty of perjury,
nd shall be punished 10y irhprison- a
nent in the Territorial prison for not
ess than one, nor more than fourteen ;;
ears. Il
SEC. 6. That this act shall take d
feet and be in force from and after a
he date of its approval. 2,