21 - March 27, 2024

quiz password: shoah

Edmunds Act (1882)

• Made polygamy a felony ($500 fine and 5 years imprisonment)
• Made bigamous cohabitation a misdemeanor ($300 and 6 months imprisonment)
  • Most people were convicted under this statute
• Illegal for polygamists and those who believe in polygamy to vote, hold public office, or serve on juries in the territories

Rudger Clawson

• First Latter-day Saint convicted under the Edmunds Act