| Show BILL bial FULL TEXT OF THE DYING GROAN introduced BY HONEST JOHN we have received from our correspondent p ondene at washington the following verbatim copy of the anti mormon bill recently introduced to la the house of representatives by john halley hailey of idaho mention of which was made in our dispatches at the time A BILL to prevent certain persons fr from fram am voting or holding land in the territories anti and for other purposes be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states ofA in congress assembled it shall be unlawful in violation of this act punishable by the penalties hereinafter named for any person male or female in any of the territories to practice bigamy poly polygamy amy or what chatis is commonly called calle celestial or plural marriage or to keep and cohabit with more than one living jiving per son bon or to counsel teach advise or in any manner whatever encourage other persons to practice such habits na person or persons male or female who practice bigamy polygamy celestial or plural marriage or unlawful or who belong to an any order organization or tion whose members thereof or any of them practices practice teach counsel or advise or in any way encourage others to practice bigamy polygamy celestial or plural marriage or unlawful cohabitation shall be a allowed to vote or hold office of any kind in any territory of the united states nor shall they be allowed to locate on any of the public lands in any of the territories of the united states under any of the laws regulating the location of the public lands or otherwise nor shall they be allowed to procure title to land or real estate of any kind whatever by purchase 1 purchase or otherwise in any of the I 1 territories of the united states so lon long as they belong to such order organization gan or association nor shall any person male or female who has been a member of such order organization or association ever be allowed to vote or hold office or locate on oa or hold bold public land or procure title to land or real estate of any kind whatever in any aay of the territories until such person or persons have proven to the satisfaction of the judge of the district court in the district in which they reside by at least two reliable persons under oath that he or they have absolved themselves from every and all allegiance to such order organization or association and that they have been so absolved from such aider organization or association for at least one year last past such person or persons shall also be required to take and subscribe to an oath before such judge to t the he effect that they will support and obey the constitution and laws of the uni united d lor states and territory and that they for ever renounce all allegiance to such suca order organization or association as named in this section any person or persons p male or female who shall asi violate any ny of the provisions of this section upon conviction thereof shall be fined binea in any sum not to exceed and n be e imprisoned for a term not less than ban one year nor more mere thin than ten years rears see sec 2 any person or period persons who shall influence or attempt t to 0 influence the manner of voting of any person at any election in any territory by the offer of money or any other valuable consideration or any person who shall accept any money or other valuable consideration for his vote at any election in any territory upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding and imprisoned pr I 1 for a term of not less than one nor more than five years SEC 3 any judge or clerk of elec I 1 tion or canvassing board who shall knowingly receive any illegal vote or votes or in any manner whatever change the ballots or tickets east cast at any election by voters or shall put ballots or tickets in the ballot box other than those cast by br legal voters or in any manner whatever change or i attempt to make up false or improper returns or count or put down in the poll books or list or abstract sheet of ates any except those cast by legal voters in any of the territories shall upon conviction thereof be fined in any sum not to exceed and be imprisoned pr aur I 1 for a term not less than two years nor more than ten years SEC 4 that all territorial laws in conflict with or inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed |
