Edmunds–Tucker Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Utah_Territory
gptkbp:category 1887 in American law
Anti-polygamy legislation
Legal history of Utah
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1887
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edmunds–Tucker Act
gptkbp:provides confiscation of church property
abolished women's suffrage in Utah Territory
disincorporation of LDS Church
required anti-polygamy oath for voters, jurors, and public officials
required civil marriage licenses
gptkbp:purpose to restrict practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Morrill_Anti-Bigamy_Act
gptkb:Edmunds_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy 1978
Public Law 95-584
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:target gptkb:LDS_Church
polygamy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:women's_suffrage_movement_in_Utah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7