Speech #510092721

Article VI. that any man who belongs to any organization. meaning the Mormon Church. who gives any aid or encouragement or in any manner aids or encourages anyother person to enter into a state of bigamy or justifies such person who enters into such a state. shall be forever debarred from holding office. sitting uponj uries. or from voting for any officer in the proposed State of Idaho. Perhaps I had better read the exact language. so that there may be no mistake about it: SEc. 3. No person is permitted to vote. serve as a juror. or hold any civil office who is under guardianship. idiotic. or insane. or who has at any place been convicted of treason. felony. embezzlement of the public funds. bartering or selling or offering to barter or sell his vote. or purchasing or offering to purchase the vote of another. or other infamous crime. and who has notbeen restored to the rights of citizenship. or who. at the time of such election. is confined in prison on conviction of a criminal offense. or who is a bigamist or polygamist. or ib living in what is known as patriarchal. plural. or celestial marriageSo far. that is all rightor in violation of any law of this State or of the United States forbidding any such crime. or who. in any manner. teaches. advises. counsels. aids. or encourages anyperson to enterinto bigamy. polygamy. or such patriachal. plural. or celestial marriage. or to live in violation of any such law. or to commit any such crime. or who Is a member of or contributes to the support. aid. or encouragement of any order. organization. association. corporation. or society which teaches. advises. counsels. encourages. or aids any person to enter into bigamy. polygamy. or such patriarchal. or plural marriage. or which teaches or advises that the laws of this State prescribing rules of civil conduct are not the supreme law of the State. nor shall Chinese or persons of Mongolian descent. not born In the United States. nor Indians not taxed who have not severed their tribal relations and adopted the habits of civilization. either vote. serve as jurors. or hold any civil office.