Show I Cnlluiu and Polygamy Ilia Amend meat WASUISQTOX June 2 Senator Cal loci introduced in the Senate a joint resolution proposing the following amendment to the Constitution Arti cleXYL Sao 1 The only institution or I contract of marriage within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction shall be that of the union Ito I-to marriage of one man with one woman and bigamy and polygamy is forever prohibited any law custom form or ceremony civil or religious to the contrary notwithstanding SEC 2 No State shall pass any law or allow any custom form or cerem ny of marriaga except In obedientcUo and conformity to the institution of marriage mar-riage as hereinbefore established but otherwise the regulation within each State of marriage and divorce civil and criminal jurisdiction over these ub jccts shall belong to the several States as heretofore SEC 3 Congress shalt have power to enforce this article byappropriate legislation legis-lation I |