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[8]: 422 While the act outlawed bigamy in the US territories, it was seen to be largely weak and ineffective at preventing people from practicing polygamy. [9]: 447–449 [10]: 243–244 However, due to the continuous threat of legislation targeting polygamy and the church, Brigham Young pretended to comply. [8]: 422
In Canada, both bigamy (article 290 of the Criminal code of Canada) [147]) and de facto polygamy (article 293 of the Criminal Code) [148] are illegal, but there are provisions in the property law of at least the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that consider the possibility of de facto multiple marriage-like situations (e.g. if an already ...
Bigamy is a crime in most countries that recognise only monogamous marriages. When it occurs in this context often neither the first nor second spouse is aware of the other. In countries that have bigamy laws, with a few exceptions (such as Egypt and Iran ), consent from a prior spouse makes no difference to the legality of the second marriage ...
Texas has the dubious distinction of leading the nation in polluted waterways. A new report draws upon self disclosed data by industrial facilities provided to the EPA. The study counted 17 ...
(The Center Square) – Of the many bills being filed in the Texas legislature to address border-related issues, one would ban taxpayer money from being used to fund legal services for illegal ...
Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA), Ocean Dumping Act is one of several key environmental laws passed by the US Congress in 1972. [1] [2] The Act has two essential aims: to regulate intentional ocean disposal of materials, and to authorize any related research. [3]
Because polygamy has been illegal throughout the United States since the mid-19th century, and because it was illegal in many individual states before that period of time, sources on alternative marriage practices are limited. Consequently, it is difficult to get a clear picture of the extent of the practice both in the past and the present.
The day before, 26-year-old Carols Daniel Espinoza-Arguello, a criminal illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was apprehended by DPS agents and state troopers in Socorro, after being pulled over for ...