Proposed Anti-Polygamy Amendment
THE following proposed anti-polygamy amendment to the national Constitution, expressing the sentiment of the International Council of Women of the United States, is to be submitted to Congress:— Neither polygamy nor polygamous cohabitation shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Polygamy or polygamous cohabitation, whether practised within the bounds of a State or Territory of the United States, shall be treated as a crime against the peace and dignity of the United States. No person shall be senator or representative in Congress, nor elector, nor president, nor vice-president, nor hold any other office of honor or emolument, whether civil or military, under the United States or under any State or Territory thereof, or be permitted to vote at any election for any of said officers in either State or Territory who shall be found guilty of polygamy or polygamous cohabitation; but Congress may by a vote of two thirds of each house remove such disability in any specific case.