| Show AN IDAHO bial IN tho the council of the idaho leals legislative assembly 1853 tho following was introduced by drwall mr wall wali read twice referred to the tha committee on education Edu cation catlon and ordered printed AN ACT to amend an act on pages 1831 to inclusive of the tha revised laws of idaho eighth session entitled an act relative to elections ngu beil enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of idaho as follows sec sec 1 I that section one ona of cf said act le be r end nd the same bame is heiob hereby y amended to read as follower follows bee see 1 that all male inhabitants over the ngo age of twenty one years shad be entitled to vote at any election el lection for delegate to Con congreso Cong gres res rss and for territorial dist district brict county and precinct of officer fleen provided they shall shail be citizens of tho the united states and ad snail haver resided in the territory four months montha and in the county thirty days when they offer to vote vot le next preceding the day of election and provided further that no bigamist polygamist nor any person who ii i or lias nas been a party to any form of eo called celestial or spiritual plural mar marriage flage nor to the performance tor for mance of any so bo called rei religious rel rite or ca oa remany reamy whereby one ma man n Is authorized e empowered or permitted to cohabit with more than ono one woman nor any person who now la Is or may hereafter her hatter batter le ee come comen a member of any social civil political cabalistic or ecclesiastical eo clety society body organization or sect which teaches 3 sanctions or permits any of the practices hereinabove sot ot forth or which authorizes or permits the promulgation or practice of any dec doctrinal trInal right or the performance for mance of any ceremony or the practice of any secret device or oranti aru ard nce lice whereby one man may be ba authorized zed or permitted or whereby such person may be induced to believe himself authorized budd huff suffered ered or permitted to have in more ore than one jiving living and end vo reed wife wite at the tha same ramo time or to practice unlawful cohabitation or sexual 1 e bual prostitution under any pro tense whatever shall be ba entitled to vote at any election held in this territory or be eligible eligi ble bie for election or appointment to or be ba entitled to hold any office or place placa of public trust honor or emolument or for thia th 13 territory bec bee 2 that section sixteen of bald baid act be amended ani aul to read as follows see bee 16 it any person offering to vote shall be challenged aa un qualified by any ludge judge or clerk of election or by wy other person entitled to vote at any poll in this territory one of tile the ju judges ages iges shall shail declare to the person so challenged qualifications of an elector it if such person shall then declare himself duly qualified and the challenge be not withdrawn one of the judges shall then tender bim him the following oath you do solemnly swe aror affirm that you are a citizen of bf tile tiie united states of the age of twenty one years yearb that you have resided in this territory for four months and in this county for thirty da days ye last past that you are not a bigamist or polygamist that you have never been n party to auy guy form of to eo called cile clee alai or spiritual plural marriage or to the performance of any mo HO called religious rite rile or ceremony vi hese he heie e one man is ie or may be authorized empowered or permitted to cohart with more than lilo one woman and that you are not a member of any gocia rocia civil political caball cabalistic or ecclesiastical body organization or sect which isacher tsa isa chub chus sanctions or permits tho the ol of bigamy or or which authorizes or permits the promulgation or practice of doctrinal rites or the pert performance perlor eor por mance of cf any ceremony emony emODY or the practice of any secret articled ar artince tIlled or device whereby one man may bs be authorized buff suffered bred bied or permitted or whereby such person may be induced to believe himself couman commanded ded buffered buff budd ered or permitted to have more than one and wife at the same time or to practice unlawful cohabitation or sexual prostitution under any pretense whatever and that you ave not previously voted at this election provided Provid edg eds that when a person is entitled to vote only for a part of the officers voted for at such election the oath shall bhail be varied accordingly and the tho cerks c erks shall enter the names of all ali persons persona on the poll lists who are challenged and sworn in brackets and suon suca evidence shall be presumptive sump tive ev evidence denee dence of such v votes otes and if any person shall refuse to talle tare the oath so tendered his vote shall be rejected und provided further that no volunteer in the service of the united states be allowed to voto at any election in this terri tory this act shall tae effect and be enforced from and aud after its lib pa shage stage |
