Show HOARS BILL As an reported in the IT S senate from the committee on judiciary provides for the compulsion of tea testimony in polygamy prosecutions cut ioni ions annuls the incorporation of the church I 1 of becas christ of latter litter I 1 day saints chufi ac ates the th e perpetual Emig emigration rati on grundfor Fund rund for the united slates states takes the franchise from the women V utalia eto eta etc sto tc by UY western asad press to the til herald Hr ld washington jan 28 Senator hoar hour reported today to day from the committee on Jul judiciary ciary the anti auti poly gamy bill which embraces the pal I 1 ml features of the edmunds bill in traducer trod trad at the present session and adds other provisions originating with the the first section provides that la ia any prosecution for bigamy polygamy or unlawful t habitation under any statute of the united states the lawful husband or wife of the person accused cu sod shall bo be a competent w witness i atness and may way be called and stud compelled to testify in secir proceedings the second section provides that in any such prosecution an attachment may be issued for any witness and hisor her immediate attend attendance it nee be compelled without prey previous ious sub ab boena when there it reasonable ground for believing that ho he or she will unlawfully fail fall to obey the subpoena issued in the usual course the third section provides that prosecution for bigamy polygamy or unlawful cd habitation may be commenced at any time tivie within five year years after commission of the olf ense this provision however not to apply to any offense already barred by the statute of limitation section four provides for the certification fi of marriages in the territories and penalties for the violation of it provisions section five provides provi def that the records of or anything g in ia the nature of a marriage ceremony of any kind made or kept by any officer clergyman priest or other person perform performing iniz civil or ecclesiastical functions shethar lawful or not in any territory of the united states shall be subject to inspection at all reasonable times by any judge ina magistrate i i or officer of justice appoint appointed eTla u under t the authority of the united states under penalty of a fine not to exceed 1000 and imprisonment not to exceed two years or both such fine and imprisonment section seven provides for the annulment of cfall all laws providing for or allowing the registration or voting by females in the territory of utah and makes it unlawful for any female to vote at any election hereafter held hold in the territory of utah for any public purpose p 0 s e whatever ale sections c t i ons 8 89 9 and 10 provide for tle annulment of all laws of the territory of utah which provide for the identification ef of the voters at elections and for the recognition of the capac ity of illegitimate children to inherit and which confer the jurisdiction of the probate courts except with re to deceased persons e ons and the guardianship of infants and insane persons section eleven provides for the annulment nult nent of all laws lawa which abich provide that prosecution for adultery can only be chomth commenced encee by complaint of the huban dir wife it also provides that such prosecutions may hereafter be instituted in the same way as prosecutions for uther other crimes section twelve provides all laws incorporating corp orating continuing or providing for the corporation known as the mormon formon church as far aa as the same may preclude the appointment of certain trustees cf said cor corporation oration aa as hereinafter provided shall be an it also 10 lo directs the president with the consent of the senate to appoint po lut fourteen trustees tees who shall exercise the tile functions prescribed for the trustees of such corporation and shall hold office two years and ahall shall report annually to the secretary of the interior oc oi as to tho property ness and aint 1 operations owsald oft said corporation i section be the duty of the attorney y general of the united states Stites to institute and prosecute proceedings to I 1 forfeit and escheat to tag united states the property of the corporations obtained or held in violation of section three of the act of congress approved on the first of july 1883 all property so forfeited shall shall be b disposed of by the secretary of the interior and tho the proceeds applied forthe cae use and benefit of the common choos in the territory in which such uch property may may way be section fourteen provide jiron deB a that in for t the he enforcement of the law nat corporation holding property proper tN jrr excess of the amount limited bylaw the tile court ahall shall have ha e power to compel the production of the i book books and papera from the 1 per ons sons iran aing the property ave I 1 in n which such corporations may have any rights or interests section nileen fill een provides provid ca for foil the annulment of alt all laws ana creating jor or conti continuing fining or corpora tion called perpetual emigrating i funa fun C oin pany section sixteen directs the actor ncy ney general of the united states to u tak take e steps to dissolver diss olvir that co corporation ration andro and provide vides t that hat the assets lu excess 0 of f the Is debts c hull escheat to the united statts and be invested by tho thi secretary of the interior for the ben beni i of the of utah section Mo enteen provides pr oTides for the of the existing election districts and anil the of the representation concerning members of the legislative asse Ase assembly embly in bl of the territory of utah and be the duty of the governor territorial secretary and united staley judges of said saidi tern arri tory the territory and apportion the represents tien so as to se alcure cureau an equal tation of the citizens of the united states according to their numbers numbe ra in said legislative Legi dative assembly such t lish ment of districts and representation to continue until congress shall otherwise provide section eighteen provides that all registration and election offices of e every V ry d description esc in the territory of utah ha lupon upon the enactment of the bill 1 into to a law be declared vacant that all duties relating to tho the registration of voters the conduct of the election elections the receiving or rejection of votes the canvassing and returning of the same and theia the issuing of certificates or other evidence of election in said territory shall for the present be p performed er formed under the existing laws of the territory and the united states hy by persons w who ho have been selected to perform that duty by a board aboard specially ecial provided for by this bill it provides ides this board shall consist of five live persons asto to be up appointed 0 1 1 1 ted by the president with the tile advice ta 1 1 and consent of the senate not more than three of them to be members of one political party and each to receive a salary of 3 per an annum uin that this board shall continue in in office until the legislative assembly of the territory shall make provision for filling the registration and election offices in the territory and that the secretary of the territory shall be secretary of lie the board keep the journal of its pro ce edings and attest itu its action it provides for the canvass of all returns of elections by this board and nd the issuance hy by it of all certini certificates c ala es of election aa as members of the assembly such certificates to be the only evidence of the right of such persona persons to sit in such assembly it provides however the beard board shall not exclude from the polls or refuse to count the vote of any person otherwise eligible to vote on account of any opinion such uch person may entertain on the subject of bigamy or polygamy |