Show a or w i w aga aum TERRITORY OF THIRD murk gurk lu in tle the matter ater of the thel in of I 1 september arten terri terra jocis G t 1 1 idu aud sud and I 1 1 salt sall lake city WU for na naturalization bation J V I 1 7 of chief justice justlee tames ff 8 on naturalization sandberg berg a swede an and A B an en geishman gl ishman applied for naturalization and ay it must appear to the uis court along among other things applicants applicant are men of goo good attached to the constitution of the united ghate states and well dia dla posed posea to the good order and happ happiness lne ine ra of the same and as I 1 impy important to learn their view views 8 on eghte and duties of ame american raon 0 whether or not they be e act of Con eon congress grets prohibiting pol poi ag yg avi iel to ba be binding upon th e motile court in interrogated them accord accordingly angly frandberg answered im lir substance sub stanca that he regarded it as in accordance with the laws of god for a man to tobaie nave have more inore than oiste oae wife at the same time and t lassof of the country forbade it thage odeli odell it aa as his bla duty to obey oboy the laws of god rather than the laws of man ruan Elors horsley fey refused to answer and b by h aa as well as by hib his word BY ald aid lei irl i Id anter anger abstance enee eneo that that was vas h ha I 1 owl ishm abw abu and not the busin business ess of the court noreane J rit is 43 A principle of t that hat witnesses in ases and in some of the states ariso u ers era under nader indictment may to them is optional with thiem to answer or not if to answer would criminate ate them answer the tha refusal in invariably variably damages t he be g estimation of the ha co IV 1 it at arg are the tha brights frights of nil all applicant for 1 and aad the duty of t 0 among this Court should be bce Us adl abelho Abil ho ailen aliea has resided V cumo it ath th e emten states five years rs at leaa three years yeara before lita ilia adi aki li sli oli p declared on oath 0 or bat elc elo 0 that I 1 it t wai was bona dideo to fo td become a citizen of the h atouk eta 2 statutes at 1 larent a ir arida athe a the ti time tima of llis ibis final linal a admi d M tz tonto the alien allen I 1 aha aba ifil gir oath or that po rt the constitution of states and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and add ali all and fidelity to ac every foreign princa potent Poteat potentate ate state or sovereignty 4 and particularly by j i the tha dri arinea Dr idea inea demi apAi potentate state 0 or r where whereof lof he was before a tir 13 at the alien to citizenship it hall further appear to the kag kar aig of 9 ibs ibe bourt that d duning during the tit I 1 ate sat r residence esia esla ence enee wl within thila t the h e V i e ij hh 0 has hab a a beha bib aved vedas a I 1 I 1 I 1 attached t to t th in 1 of jhk ah constitution of the acif well disposed to the good arder and aud liap happiness of the bames sames tj artilea at it large 4 the second subdivision sub bub di vision of article 6 of the mas tulion tallon provides that at this constitution and of reunited F ch shall bo bernade bej ber nade in kursu antl anci anti ail ali all trestles treaties made or 4 baill b W the authority ot to si shail shall be the siaw flaw off bhe che land laud landfa he hd swears to support the obbe ethe United States swears at tho the same hame time to support the law anich shall be made in pursuance thereof congress passed an A july 1 titled dati vati fied 0 aa o punish and pre prevent vein t the tim tin of pol poi in the of tb tume tea states hud and mothr etc lubrat section of thadd ax adt act ix this provision that every y person erso ereo u li hyvl sving nga a husband or of wife living who ubo shall shail any ady other per son cw ghether whether markl maril bd oe dr single lo 10 a of the D noted united states or other place lace over whick the united state states h a jurisdiction shall etc be adjudged guilty of of bigamy and sud thereof shall be punished punish ish ed by bv a fiu flu nine fine e not exceeding five bu hundred u mii doUar ars ara and hy imprisonment roi foi a telix torim noi doi dot dedin sive jive years jears 11 12 tul zit tit ajr r f 60 mim sim 31 1 P lio lid ge s 4 i cpr rqn p artir aliption ali all ulion ution to the court that P ja y diaks of f the andi w I 1 ta obe obey ar and stati I 1 ose he be should 11 hs 1 bohld not t absolutely renounce his allegiance to his natita country and that in the event of a war var between that and this country be he would fight for bis ills native landa land shall the judge in the court violate his own oath by admitting such a man raan to citizenship or suppose the applicant in a spirit of de flAnce defiance refuses to answer la in r regard r d to these things hw how can the cg court au r t poe possibly sibly be satis sied fied that such a man wan is attached to the principles of the constitution of the cited united states and wea disposed to the rood order arid arld happiness of the same in either supposed case it would be a solemn mockery to administer the final oath of naturalization to buch such an alien an yn applicant for naturalization aalon asks fut for a favor asks for the high privilege af pf american citizenship and he must show to the satisfaction of the court tho tha be he is worthy of if it more gore than a witness in a litigated case more than a party iu in a civil or criminal cause he expect and be expected to answer answer question questions ts this court needs not to be informed other courts coarts havu bavo been very negligent criminally negligent in iu this ibis matter of naturalization the practice of such courts can form forna no rio precedent for this Ther esre oare some things of which courts are bound to taice take judicial notice and this court takes notice of the fact that it is in session in salt lake city in the territory of utah and that there are many men inen who defiantly trample upon the act of congress against polygamy and call their conduct Jl liberty berty who preach and practice the heinous erime crime of bigamy and cali cail call it religion surrounded by euch influences guided hy by sueh sach leaders aliens come into this court an and d ash ask for the high privilege of citizenship well vell what are their views of american civilization what whitt do they believe to he be the rights and duties of Amer amerlean american icari lesti citizens before they take the oath of citizenship let the court be satisfied that they understand der stand its full AH meaning ning and geog its solemn let the court belleve besa beon be satisfied fligl ed whether they believe the relve reine iss law of ahe the be laud to bathe bethe be the constitution the lavva 0 o fc h gress gross and t tee the a treaties dee fee of the united ulim sta yta whether they believe it to be the revelations of prophet L le toe court be e satisfied what pretended jaffs they moan mean to obey and what positive jaws of man they me meau mean baito saito to defy au n tuis tats country coultry a mau man may adopt any rell reil religion gion that he pleases or reject all religions if he pleases but no nornan ruan tuan filst violate our law lawo and plead religion as an excuse and DO rio alien should be made mado a citizen who vill will not p promise rom to obey the laws let natives and alien aliens s distinctly uin tin understand d th that at lathia in this thib 00 eo 00 country uil ull try licence is not liberty and crime is not religion sin Siu sandberg dberg satisfied the court that he be is not and horalek failed to satis satisfy ry the courte be is a me man men n of good amoral character attached lo 10 the principles of ale abe tue hue constitution of tue the ignited states and well weil disposed good order and dud happ happiness iness of the bime aime bame game the duty of th the e court is plain these chese ap applications for naturalization mu must st be rejected |