The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-28

of the offenses of polygamy, bigamy,
adultery or unlawful cohabitation under
the color of polygamous or plural mar
riage; or who having been convicted of
violation of said acts are now suffering
deprivation of civil rights in conse-
Quence of the same, excepting all per-
sons who have not complied with the
conditions contained in said executive
proclamation of January 4, 1893.
w. @. GRESHAM,
Secretary of State.
THE OATH MODIFIED.
Immediately upon receipt of this in
formation, Chairman Letcher began
modifying the oath to conform to
changed conditions. The affirmation as
revised will read:
Territory of Utah, County Of. ..........
SIS.
being duly sworn
Cor affirmed depose and say, that L am
over twenty-one years of age; that I
have resided in the territory of Utah
for six months last past, and in this
precinct for one month Immediately
preceding the date hereof; and that L
am native born Tor naturalized, as
the case may be) citizen of the United
States; and that my full name is......
Observation-Disclosures; that / am ...... years
of age; that my place of business is
..................; that / am a Single
orr married man; that the name of my
lawful wife is and
that 1 will support the Constitution of
the United States, and will faithfully
obey the laws thereof and especially
will obey the act of Congress approved
March %, 1882, entitled "An act to
amend section 1852 of the revised
statutes of the United States in refer
ence to bigamy and for other pur-
poses;" and that 1 will also obey the
act of Congress of March 8, 1887, en-
titled, can act to amend an act, entitled
an act to amend section 1852 of the
revised statutes of the United States in
reference to bigamy and for other pur~
poses, approved March 22nd, 1882" in
respect of the crimes in said act defined
and forbidden, and that L will not
directly or indirectly, aid or abet, coun-
sci or advise, any other person to COM
NIT any of said crimes defined by the
acts of Congress as polygamy, bigamy,
unlawful cohabitation, incest, adultery,
or fornication. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this. day Off,. 1884
Deputy Registration Officer for.
Precinct.
The words stricken from the oath
are: "And I further swear that 1 am
not a bigamist or polygamist, and that
7 have not been convicted of any
crime under the act of Congress, en-
titled AN act to amend, ETC."
REGISTRARS NOTIFIED.
Having completed this, Mr.. Letcher
Immediately set in motion the tele-
phone and telegraph lines, and at 6
O'Clock me- Sages TO eI cry registrar in
Utah had been delivered, or were in
transit. Fifty-two kilograms, a dupli-
- - Id 1;c,1o +1I1 Il
per Deseret and Western Union lines:
president Cleveland has just gran
ted a pardon to all who violated or
were convicted under Edmunds law
Strike out all Of oath after word for
nicatio -
"JERROLD r. LETCHER"
In addition to this, Chairman Let
cher wired or talked to every county
newspaper, informing them of the
event, and requesting that the matter
be given the widest publicity. There
are only two days in which to regis
ter, and the commission desires that
all may avail themselves.
RECEIVED WITH GREAT Salts
FACTION.
The proclamation was received with
a great deal of satisfaction by the
Democrats. One we'll informed gentle
man informed a Herald man that he
thought this act on the part of the
President extremely courteous and kind
ly 1t differed from the proclamation
of President Harrison, which was so
worded that many members of the
Mormon church could not take the
oath conscientiously, while this is di-
rect and to the point
The same authority believed that
1,5OO votes would be added to the
grand total this fall
Chairman Letcher spoke in about
the same strain, adding that Harri-
sons proclamation was more of a bar
to prosecutions than anything else. He
thought that the notice given to reg
istrars would be the means of their
hunting up persons who were entitled
to vote under its provisions.
1t is lamented that the proclamation
did not come a few days sooner. that
the advantage to voters might have
been greater.
AS soon as the news of the Presi-
dents act was received here, it was
bulletined in front of The Herald Of
flee, and the clause above given was
read with great interest by crowds of
people. The proclamation was the
general theme of discussion on the
streets throughout the day, and on
every hand were heard words of praise
and gratitude for the President, whose
proclamation was naturally contrasted
with the uncertain one put forth by
President Harrison.