Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
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Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
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The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act was a federal enactment of the United States Congress that was signed into law on July 1, 1862, by President Abraham Lincoln. Sponsored by Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, the act banned bigamy in federal territories such as Utah and limited church and non-profit ownership in any territory of the United States to $50,000. The act targeted the Mormon practice of plural marriage and the property dominance of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Utah Te
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1862 federal enactment of the United States Congress
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrill_Anti-Bigamy_Act
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2024-03-19T23:13:12Z
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