2007-07-13 10:01:45 · 11 answers · asked by Eric C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Something like that, yes. I'm not sure about the date of repeal, but it was in place for an absurdly long time. At the time it was issued, people DID kill Mormons, and the governor all but gave them a medal. The Mormons finally fled, and roughly a century later, the government of Missouri remembered the law and issued a formal apology no Mormon alive needed (though the effort was nice). I'd think that if someone in the later years had killed a Mormon, though, the law would have been repealed much sooner. Nobody in their right mind would stand for that in this day and age.
2016-03-12 21:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Is it true that it was technically legal to kill a mormon in missouri until some time in the 1990's?
2015-08-13 04:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Nickole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although there was an act issued by Gov. Boggs to that effect, I don't think it has been exercised since the Mormons were first driven out in the mid 1800's. I think if it had been than the killer would still be able to be tried and convicted on the federal level
2007-07-16 06:16:54 · answer #3 · answered by Senator John McClain 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it was legal at one stage to exterminate Mormons. The order was rescinded on June 25, 1976.
Here is a copy of the Extermination Order: http://www.unco.edu/drshaff/Hist330Spr2001/extermorder.htm
About the Extermination Order:
http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/history/1831_1844/extermination_eom.htm
2007-07-13 10:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by MumOf5 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
WHEREAS, on October 27, 1838, the Governor of the State of Missouri, Lilburn W. Boggs, signed an order calling for the extermination or expulsion of Mormons from the State of Missouri; and
WHEREAS, Governor Boggs' order clearly contravened the rights to life, liberty, property and religious freedom as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States, as well as the Constitution of the State of Missouri; and
WHEREAS, in this bicentennial year as we reflect on our nation's heritage, the exercise of religious freedom is without question one of the basic tenets of our free democratic republic;
Now, THEREFORE, I, CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Governor of the State of Missouri, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the State of Missouri, do hereby order as follows:
Expressing on behalf of all Missourians our deep regret for the injustice and undue suffering which was caused by the 1838 order, I hereby rescind Executive Order Number 44, dated October 27, 1838, issued by Governor W. Boggs.
In witness I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State of Missouri, in the city of Jefferson, on this 25 day of June, 1976.
(Signed) Christopher S. Bond, Governor.
2007-07-13 10:13:33 · answer #5 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely true until June 25, 1976. Only took 138 years to fix it. Way to go, Missouri.
2007-07-13 10:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by chiefs70man 2 · 10⤊ 1⤋
Actually, the "Extermination Order" by then-Gov. Lilburn Boggs was repealed in 1976.
2007-07-15 15:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i don't know but i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't on their books until then. that's where joseph smith was tarred and feathered and murdered. most of the mobs started their and if i'm not mistaken, there was also a small civil war.
2007-07-13 10:09:35 · answer #8 · answered by candylicious 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I believe it was the 1960's... and yes it was... It was called the "Extermination Order" and was signed by Governor Boggs I believe.
2007-07-13 10:06:57 · answer #9 · answered by Ruqaya 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I doubt anyone ever tested that law to find out.
2007-07-13 20:44:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋