Show act t 0 punish and prevent the irac lit in the me orle tice of the h united states onil and other placed land approving rowing anil and annulling ann certain A acts e ts of lc g isla tive y of the T territory errit ory of utah be it i enacted by the senate and 11 house ouse of tiep pep of the united states slates of fAnz america erica in an congress assembled that every pe person having ra husband or wife living r who shall marry I 1 1 any I n 3 a other person Ny whether hether m mm aed or of single in a territory of the tha united states or other place place over j ilch the united states have e jurisdiction diction shill except in the cases case specified in the proviso to thle this section be adjudged cuilty of f bigamy and upon conviction thele ahtie of shall be pu punished nihed by a fine not exceeding f fire e hundred collais dol lais and by imprisonment for v term not exceeding five years provided deW ih it t this section shall not extend joany to any person by reason of any former ormer in ir ariae k hose bub end or wife by such marnae ala e shill have been absent for five th aj 11 e ears n without beina bein known to such per thit time be living to goll to nor any person by reason of 0 any former marrial m image c which shall h hiva lived been d dissolved t alved b by y the decree of a atit nor to any person by lenson lehson of any former marriage which sh ill hw hive been annulled br or pronounced void by or decree of a competent cobit t on alie ground of the nullity of the marriage contort SEC 2 and te be it further enacted that the boning ordinance of the abe clovi gov 0 of f the state of debret De eret fo called calely an ordin ordinance aacen incorporating the of jeus jesus chi chiist at Latter of Lati day bay saints passed february eight in tho the year eighteen hundred and fifty one and adopted nd opted re eject ed and made valid by the governor and le legislative ja assembly of the Teni tory by an act passe 1 january nineteen in tile tho eighteen bundled anal live five entitled an alt act cl in I 1 acl el won to the compilation compili tion and revision rey ision of tho the laws la ws and resolutions ions in foice io in utah Teril torr abeli and aad all other acts ami pal is of acts heretofore hereto foie pa packed aed by flie said legislature legisla tire re gembl v of the territory Teni tory ol of utah which tab lih i maintain shield or countenance poly gainy be and the sime line hot hereby eby ai aie e disappio oreland and annulled that act shill be sri sd limited and construed is not to affect or inter fue file aih lh the right of property prop eity it legally gally acquired under tile the 01 hei e mentioned nor bior with the ri right ht 1 to v god according to pie he dictates of conscience but only to annul all lets acts ind and lai lawa which ill lill uio protect or countenance counte counter nanco ianco tho the practice ot r noly oly puny gainy evasively called itu ta inAr ilae however ever disguised dis alsed by legal or e ccle eccle ecclesiastical solemnities meiN ceremonies ceremonies cou concecia tiong or other sac 3 and he be it further enacted that if lull aill not bejaul ul for any coi potation or as for religious or charitable s to acquire or arld real estate in any tei of df the united states din dill log the existence of the terrieal terr territorial ital al government of a than fifty thousand collais dol lais all and ill all real estate acquire dor held by any such corporation or contrad contrady y to the broil provisions bons of this not ahall be forleiter 1 an atad d escheat to the united states provided that existing vested bested rights in real estate shall not bo be impaired by the of this section july 1 1863 1862 1 11 |