Show A BILL binl to amend an act entitled an act to amend section fifty three hun bun hundred drel drei and efty two of the revised statutes of the united states in reference to bigamy and for other purposes approved march twenty second eighteen hundred and eighty two tivo be it enacted by the senate ond and irous of of the united statu states of Ar america in congress assembled that in any proceeding and examination before a grand gnand jury ejude a ajude ludge justice ora or a united states a court in any prosecution for bigamy i poly gamyon gamy or unlawful cohabitation tion under any statute of the united states the lawful husband or wife of the person accused shail be a competent witness and may be called and may way be compelled to testify in such proceeding examination or prosecution without the consent 0 of the husband or wife as the case may be but such witness shall not be permitted to testify as to any I 1 confidential statement or co min unica s tion made by elther either husband hus hns and or wife to each other during the ex existence of tile tiie marriage relation j sec 2 that in any prosecution for bigamy polygamy or lu unlawful ua citation under ady any statute of the united states slates whether before a united states commissioner justice judge a grand jury ar or any court an attachment for any witness may be issued by the court in judge or commissioner without a previous vi I 1 subpoena compelling the immel immediate diate dute attendance of such witness when it shall appear to the commissioner us c or court as the case casc may bei beg be that there theres Is reasonable ground that such witness will unlawfully lail lali T to obey a subpoena issued and served in the usual course in such cases and in such case the usual witness fees i shall shail be paid to such witness so at cached provided that no person shall be held in custody under any attach ment issued as provided by this section for a longer time than 10 ten days and the person attached may at ally any time rec receive eive elve his or her discharge from custody by executing a lecog recognize I 1 ance of such person at the proper prope r time as a witness in the cause or proceeding proceed in wherein tile the attachment may be issued issue I 1 sec seg a 3 that any prosecution under any statute of the united states for bigamy polygamy or unlawful ua cocab f ration nation may he be commenced at any tim tima within tive nive years next atter alter the commission of the offense but tills this provision shall not be constructed to apply to any offense already barred by an existing statute of limitation sec 4 that every ceremony of marriage ariage or in tile the nature of a marriane mardla marr lare labe e ceremony of any kind in any of the territories of the united states i whether either or both or more of the parties to such ceremony be lawfully lawfully competent toebe to be the subjects ot oi sua sul such marriage or ceremony or ar not shall be certified in ivri ITri Tc tIng by a certificate certin cate stating the fact and nature of lucli ceremony the full fuli name of 0 each eachon of panties parties concerned and aud the lull full name oi of every ol officer licer priest and person by whatever style or called or known in any way taking part in the performance oi of such ceremony which certificate shall be drawn up and signed by the parties t such ceremony and by every officer office rii priest and person taking part in the performance of such c ceremony er emony and mchall be by the ticer officer of priest or other bf person be such marriage or ceremony filed in the office ot the probate court or if there be none in the office of the court having probate powers in the county or district in lii which such ceremony shall take place for record and shall be immediately recorded such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the fact required by this act to be stated staved therein in any uy proceeding civil or criminal in which the matter shall be drawn in quest question ign Any person who shall violate any of t the provisions of this section shall be i deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be punish ed by a fine of not more than one onet onel thousand dollars or br imprisonment lil ill not longer than two years I 1 or by both said punishments in the tile discretion of the court sec see 5 that every certificate record records and entry of any kind concerning alif aily ceremony of marriage or in the natures of a marriage ceremony of any kind made or kept by any officer clergyman P priest rie st or person performing civil or ecclesiastical functions whether law ful fui or not in any territory Terri territory tor y of the united states and any record ther thereof eoll in any office or place shall be eda to inspection at all reasonable t times m I 1 s by any judge magistrate or officer q justice appointed under the author aut honni honne of the united states and shall on re quest be ba produced and shown to su suo judge magistrate or of officer licer by af a person in whose possession or conti contra the same may be every person vibo vio shall violate the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shallon conviction there of be punished by a line of not mon more th than ii one thousand dollars or by doa pris hinnent not longer than two to sears years or by both said punishments punishment in th taif discretion of the court and it 11 shill ll be lawful for any united missioner miss loner ioner justice judge or court te tore fore whom any proceeding shall be e pending in which such certificate record i or entry may be materia mate by 1 j proper warrant var to cause cause such certin cate record or entry and document or pap paper r contal containing dip dir the tile same to be taken or brou F him or it for the purposes bt i sach soch suca proceeding pr ce eding q sec e c t tl that at nothing maht in t iol be held heid h hid ld to prevent present th proof f marf nage niage whether lawful or by an any y evidence now legally admissible for f or that purpose sec 7 that it shall not be lawful f for or any female to vote at any election hereafter he reatter held in the territory of utah for attly bublic purpose whatever and no suc sue such sueh vote shall be received or counted or ziven elven effect enn eff act in any manner whatever and any and every act of the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of utah providing for or allowing the registration or voting of females is hereby annulled sec gee 8 that all laws of the legislative le isia isla assembly of the territory of utah which provide tor for numbering or identifying f in the votes of the electors at any election in said territory are hereby disapproved and annulled but the foregoing provision shall not preclude the lawful registration of votes or any other provisions for securing fair mr elections which do not involve the he disclosure af the candidates for whom any particular elector shall have voted sec see 9 that the laws enacted by the legislative assembly of the territory of utah conferring jurisdiction upon probate courts or the judges thereof or any of them in said territory other than thanin in respect of the estates estate of deceased persons and in respect of the guardianship of the he persons and property of infants antl in respect of tiie trie persons and property of persons not of sound mind are hereby disapproved and annulled and no probate court or ludee judee of probate shall exercise any jurisdiction ris diction other than in respect to the matters aforesaid and every such jurisdiction ris diction so by force of this act withdrawn from the said probate courts or judges shall be had and exercised by the district courts of said respectively sec au that the laws enacted by the le legislative assembly of the territory of utah which provide for foron or recognize cok cos lilze the capacity of illegitimate children to inherit oito or to be entitled to any distributive share in the estate of the father of such illegitimate child are hereby disapproved and annulled and no illegitimate child shall hereafter be entitled to inherit from his or herfa her father or to receive any distributive share in the estate of his or her father provided that this section shall not apply to any an illegitimate child born bom previous to the passage of this act sec 11 that all laws of the legislative assembly of the territory of utah which provide that prosecution for adultery can only be commenced on the complaint ot of the husband or wife are hereby disapproved and annulled and all prosecutions for adultery may hereafter be instituted in the same way that prosecutions for other crimes are ac seq sec 32 12 that the acts of the legislative assembly of utah in incorporating corpor atin continuing or providing for the corporation po ration known as the church of jesus christ of latter day saints and the ordinance of the so called general assembly of the state of deseret incorporating corp orating the church of jesus christ of latter day saints so far as the same may now have legal force and validity are hereby disapproved and annulled so far as the same may preclude the appointment by the united states of certain trustees of said corporation pora po ration tion tiou as is hereinafter provided the president of the united states by and with the advice and consent of the senate hhall shail appoint fourteen trustees of the said corporation who shall have and exercise all the powers and f functions unc of trustees and assistant trustees provided for in the laws creating amending or continuing the said sald corporation which trustees so appointed saadi shall shail hold their respective offices for the term of two years and the trustees of said corporation shall annually or oftener of tener make a f full uil report to the secretary of the inte interior for lor embracing all property siness business ou affairs and operations operations erat ions lons of the said corporation and the Leg legislative legislate islat ve assembly of the terr territory tory ol 01 of utah ta shall not have power to chan change e the laws aws respecting said co corporation ration wit without out the approval of horation ab congress To s s said t trustees shall each give a bond b I 1 payable to the united states in such sum as may be prescribed by the secretary of the interior with good and sufficient security for the discharge of the duties incumbent upon him as trustee sec see lathat 13 That it shall be the duty of the attorney general of the united states to institute and prosecute proceedings ce to f forfeit orf eit elt and escheat to the united states the property of corporations obtained or held heid in violation of section chrt three e of the act of congress approved the first day of july eighteen hundred and sixty two entitled an act to punish and prevent the practice of poly polygamy amy in the territories of the united states and other places and disapproving and annulling annulli certain acts acta of the legislative assembly of the territory of utah or in violation of section eighteen hundred and ninety of the revised statutes of the united states and all such property so forfeited and es cheated to the united states shall be disposed of by the secretary of the interior and the proceeds thereof applied to the use and benefit of the common schools in the territory la in which such property may be ovidea provided M that iio llo building shall be forfeited which is held and occupied exclusively for purposes of religious ligi ous worship sec 14 that in any proceeding for the enforcement of the fhe provisions provis provin ions lons of law against corporations or associations ac acquiring or holding pro property erty in any terr territory tory tony of the united states in I 1 excess of the amount limited by law the court before which such proceeding may be instituted shall have power in a sou som mmary way to compel the pro auction of ah ail books book t records papers and loumenas lou loc iou ments of or belonging to an trustee or person holding or controlling lin g or mana managing ing property in which s such uch corporation may have any right title or interest whatever sec see 15 that all laws of the leb leg legislative wisia assembly of the territory of utah arof or of cheso the so called government of the state of deseret creating organizing 9 amending or continuing the corporation or association called the perpetual emigrating fund company are hereby disapproved and annulled and it shall not be lawf laws lawful ul for the legislative assembly of the territory of utah 0 to o create organize or in any manner recognize any corporation or association for the purpose ose of or operating to accomplish the irl trl bringing bringing nging of persons into the said territory for any purpose whatsoever sec 16 that it shall be the duty of the attorney general of the united states to cafice cause such proceedings to be taken in the supreme court of the territory of utah as shall be proper to dissolve the said corporation and pay the debts and to dispose of the property e r and assets thereof according to fl law said property and assets in excess of the debts and the amount of an any lawful claims established by the court a against the same shall escheat to the united states and shall be taken invested and disposed of by the secretary of the interior under the direction of the president of the united states for the benefit of common schools in said territory sec see 17 that the existing election districts and apportionments of representation sen tation concerning the members of the legislative assembly of the territory to of utah are hereby abolished and its it shall all ali be the of the territorial secretary and the united states judges in said territory f forthwith to redistrict said territory and apportion representation in the same in such manner as to provide as nearly as may be for an equal representation of the people excepting indians not taxed being citizens of the united states according to numbers in said legislative assembly and to the number of members of the council and house of representatives respectively as now established by law and a record of the establishment of such now new districts and the apportionment of representation thereto shall be made in the office of the secretary of said territory and such establishment and representation shall continue until congress shall otherwise provide and no persons other than citizens of the united states ates otherwise qualified shall ad be entitled av 1 e to vote at any election in bele r said saia d tj territory t sp SEC c 18 wat sat T that the provisions of sec see tion nine of said act approved march twenty second eighteen hundred and eight eighty two in regard to registration and election election officers and the re registration elec of voters and the the cond conduct act 0 01 elections and the powers and duties of the board therein mentioned shall continue and remain operative until the provision and laws therein referred to to be made and enacted by the legislative assembly of said territory of utah shall have been made and enacted by said sald assembly and shall have been approved by congress SEC 19 that whoever commits a aultry shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary exceeding not three years ears and when the act is committed mittel between a married woman and a man who is unmarried both parties to such act shall be deemed guilty of adultery and when such act is committed between a married man and a woman who is unmarried the man shall be deemed guilty of adultery SEC 20 that if an unmarried man or woman commits fornication each of them shall be punished by im imprisonment p rison not exceeding six months month s or b by fine not exceed exceeding in I 1 one dundr hundred d dollars SEC 21 that commissioners appointed by the supreme court and district courts in the territory |