Show AN INFAMOUS MEASURE the bill signed by governor son of idaho tuesday outrivals out rivals the famous teat ath bill passed by that territory four years ago it is as follows no person under guardianship non compos mentis or insane nor any pirson convicted of treason felony or bribery in the territory or in any other state or territory in tho union unless restored to civil rights nor any person who is a bigamist or a polygamist or who teaches advised adv isea counsels or encourages cou rages any person or persons to become bigamists biga mists or polygamists or to commit any kotlier crime defined by law or to enter aiato iato what is known as plural or celestial marriage or who is a member of any order organization or asso which teaches advises counsels or encourages its members or devotees or any other persons to commit the crime of bigamy or polygamy or any other crime by law either as a rite or ceremony of such order organization or association or otherwise is permitted to vote at any election or to hold any position or office of honor trust or profit within this territory any person who since the first day of january A D has been or is a bigamist or polygamist or who teaches counsels advises or encourages or belongs to any order organization or association which teaches counsels advises or encourages any person to become a bigamist or polygamist or to enter into what is known as plural or celestial marriage or to commit any crime or to do ocy act or thing forbidden by law either as a rite or ceremony of such order organization association or otherwise must before he can be registered ered or become a legal voter or vote at any election whatever in this territory first appear before jhb district court or clerk thereof and take aud subscribe the following oath and declaration of intentions to wit OP IDAHO OF ss 1 do solemnly swear that I 1 have in good faith withdrawn from and severed my connection with any cordei organization or association that teaches advises counsels or encourages its members or devotees or any other person to commit alie crime of b agamy or polygamy or any crime defined by law I 1 or to enter into what is known as plural or celestial marriage that I 1 am not now a bigamist or polygamist nor do I 1 counsel advise or encourage any person to belong to any order organization or association that teaches any person to become a bigamist or polygamist or any other crime defined by law either as a rite or ceremony or to enter into what is known as plural or celestial marriage and that it is my intention not to become a member of any order organization or association and that I 1 will not aid support or assist in supporting or encourage in any manner any order organization or association that teaches the of fences herein named and that I 1 will oby all the laws of the united states and of this territory forbidding the herein named so help me god subscribed and sworn to before me this day of A D 18 SEC 2 at any time after two years from the time oi making such oath and declaration the affiant may appear before the district court with two witnesses who are leal voters and who have never been members of any order organization or association herein declared and said affiant and witnesses must be examined by the concerning said affiant and if it appear to the satisfaction of the court that he did at least two prior ake said oath and that be has not since been a member of any such order organization or association and has not aided supported or aiji sted in supporting any such order organization or that he has not taught advocated or encouraged any of the of fences herein referred to in this section aud has in good faith taken and observed this said oath the court may make an order admitting him to the privilege of registration and voting if otherwise qualified SEC 3 all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed SEC 4 this act to take affect after its passage |