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Show THE NEW TEST-OATH BIM.. The Senate Substitute Tor the Cullom Ills. frauchUeuient Meajure. The text of tho bill reported by Senator Sen-ator l'latt as a substitute for the original origi-nal bill introduced by Senator Cullom is as follows: TEXT OF THE BILL. Be it enacted, etc.. That no person who is a bigamist or polyganiist, or is living iu what is known as patriarchal, plural or celestial marriage, or in violation viola-tion of any law of the territory of Utah or the United States forbidding such crime; or who in any manner teaches, advises or encourages any person to enter into bigamy, polygamy, or such patriarchal, plural or celestial marriage, or to live in violation viola-tion of any such law or to commit auy such crime, or who is a member of or contributes to the support, aid or encouragement en-couragement of any order, organization, organiza-tion, association or society which teaches, advises, counsels or encourages or aids any person to enterinto bigamy, polygamy or such patriarchal or plural marriage, or which teaches or advises that the laws of the territory of Utah prescribing the rules of civil conduct are "not the supreme laws of ' said territory, terri-tory, shall neither vote, serve as juror nor hold any civil office in the territory of Utah. Section 2. That in addition to the ground of challenge now allowed by law, any person off ering to vote may be orally challenged by any elector of tho county upon the ground that he is not eligible to vote on account of his coming com-ing within the proscription of the preceding pre-ceding section. Sec. 3. That if such person shall insist in-sist that he is entitled to vote and this challenge shall not be withdrawn, the board of judges of elections shall administer ad-minister the following oath of affirmation affirma-tion to the voter: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will support the constitution of the United States and the laws of . tho Territory of Utah; that you are not a member of nor contributor contribu-tor to the support, aid or encouragement encourage-ment of any order, organization, association, asso-ciation, corporation or society which teaches, advises, counsels, encourages or aids any person to enter bigamy, polygamy or such patriarchal or plural marriage, or which teaches aud advises that the laws of the Territory of Utah prescribing rules of civil conduct are not the supreme law of said Territory: that you regard the Constitution of the United States and the laws thereof, and the laws of the Territory of Utah, as interpreted by the courts, as the supreme su-preme law of the laud, aud that you will support aud uphold the same, the teachings of any order, sect or organization organi-zation to the contrary notwithstanding, so help you God." Sec. 4. That if any person thus challenged chal-lenged shall take the oath or affirmation affirma-tion as tendered him by the board of iudges he shall be admitted to vote; andl it shall not be lawful after ho has taken such oath or affirmation for said board to examine any witness touching his want of qualification; but if he shall refuse to take oath or affirmation as tendered to him, his vote shall be re- Secd'5. That every person who, hav-ine hav-ine taken such oath or affirmation, wilfully wil-fully and contrary to such oath or affirmation, states as true any material matter which he knows to be false, shall be deemed guilty of perjury and shall be punished by Pr'm in the territorial prison for not less than one nor more than fourteen years. |