Edmunds Act

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The Edmunds Act was an 1882 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-polygamy enforcement in Utah Territory by criminalizing unlawful cohabitation and disenfranchising and disqualifying polygamists from public office.

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Edmunds Act canonical 4
Edmunds–Tucker Act 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
anti-polygamy law ⓘ
affectedGroup Latter-day Saint polygamists ⓘ
affectedRegion Utah Territory ⓘ
aimedAt Mormon polygamy ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ
appliesTo United States territories ⓘ
codifiedIn 22 Stat. 30 ⓘ
controversialFor impact on religious freedom ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created Utah Commission ⓘ
criminalized polygamous cohabitation ⓘ
unlawful cohabitation ⓘ
dateEnacted 1882 ⓘ
disenfranchised polygamists ⓘ
disqualifiedFromOffice polygamists ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enforcementMechanism disenfranchisement procedures in territories ⓘ
federal prosecution of unlawful cohabitation ⓘ
followedBy Edmunds–Tucker Act ⓘ
fullName Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late 19th century United States ⓘ
jurisdiction Utah Territory ⓘ
legalClassification felony for polygamy ⓘ
misdemeanor for unlawful cohabitation ⓘ
legalDomain federal statute ⓘ
legalStatusOfPolygamists ineligible to hold public office ⓘ
ineligible to serve on juries ⓘ
ineligible to vote ⓘ
namedAfter George F. Edmunds ⓘ
notableEffect increased convictions for unlawful cohabitation ⓘ
political marginalization of Mormon polygamists ⓘ
penaltyIncludes fines ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ
policyArea civil rights ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
marriage law ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Chester A. Arthur ⓘ
purpose to suppress polygamy in U.S. territories ⓘ
restricted jury service by polygamists ⓘ
voting rights of polygamists ⓘ
revised Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act ⓘ
signedBy Chester A. Arthur ⓘ
sponsor George F. Edmunds ⓘ
strengthenedEnforcementOf Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act ⓘ
typeOfRestriction religious practice restriction ⓘ
yearPassed 1882 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act → followedBy → Edmunds Act ⓘ
Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act → followedBy → Edmunds–Tucker Act ⓘ
linked to: Edmunds Act
Edmunds–Tucker Act → follows → Edmunds Act ⓘ
Utah Commission → legalBasis → Edmunds Act ⓘ
George F. Edmunds → notableWork → Edmunds Act ⓘ