Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-02-18
G CONNECTICUT 4BLUE LAWS"
CODE OF 1850.
G Apt AL L A w E S

LORD Uod, nee snail De put 10 ueatn. lieut.
Is. Elf. 2.--Exodus %. 20.
2. If any man, or woman bee Witch,
that is, hath or consulteth with familiar
spirit, they shall bee put to death. Exodus
20. 18.-Levit. 90. 27-Deut. Is, 10, IL.
z 8. If any person shall plaspheme the
name of God the father, Some or holy
Ghost, with direct, express, presumptpous OF
highhanded blasphemy, or shall curse in the
like manner, hee shall bee put to DEATH
Lev. "a. Is, l6.
4. If any person shall commit any wiful
murther, which is manslaughter committed
uppon malice, hatred or cruelty, not in a
mans necessary and just defence, norby mere
casualty against his will, hee shall eput to
death. Exc. 2l. l2, l3, l4.-Numb. 35.
80, 81.
5. If any person shall slay another thro'
guile, either by poisonings or other such Dew
illish practice, hee shall be put to death.-
Exc. 2l. IA. III L9r
6. If any man or woman shall lye with
any beast or brute creature, by carnall copu-
lation, they shall surely bee put to death, and
the beast shall be slaine and buried. Levitt.
20. Is, 16. "l
z. If. any man lyeth with mankind as hee
lyeth with woman, both of them have COM
mitted abomination, they both shall surely
bee put to death. Levitt. 90. 13.
s. If any person conmitteth adultery
with married or espoused wife, the Adulte-
rer and the Adulteress shall surely bee put
to death. Levitt. 20. 10, and 18. 20.--Deut.
33. %, "a. .t..a....., t.,
8. If any man shall forcibly, and without
consent, Ravish any made, or woman that is
lawfully married or contracted, he shall bee
putt to death. Deut. %. 25.
10. If any man stealeth a man or man
kinde, hee shall bee put to death. Exodus
q. l6.
IL. If any man rise up by false witness,
Willingly and of purpose to take away any
mans life, hee shall bee put to death. Deut.
49,. 16. Is. 10. l ai
u. If any man shall conspire or attempt
any invasion, insurrection or rebellion against
the Commonwealth, hee shall bee put to
death.
I3. If any ChiIde or Children above six
teene years old and of sufficient understand
ing, shall Curse or smite their naturall father
or mother, hee or they shall bee put to death
unless it can be sufficiently testified that the
parents have beene very unchristianly negli-
gent in the education of such children, or so
provoke them by extreme and cruell correc-
tion that they have been forced thereunto to
preserve themselves from death, manning.
Exc. q. l7.-Levit. 20.-Ex. 81. Is.
IA. If any man have stubborne and
rebellous some of sufficient yeares and un-
derstanding, viz: Sixteene yeares of age,
which will not obey the voice of his father or
the voice of his mother, and that when they
have chastened him will not hearken unto
them; then may his father and mother, be-
ING his naturall parents, lay hold on him and
bring him into the Magistrates assembled in
Courte, and testife unto them, that THERE
some is stubborne and rebellious and will not
obey THERE voice and Chastisement, but lives
in sundry notorious Crimes, such a some
shall be put to death. Dut. q. 20, 81.
II as also ordered by MiS Courte, and au-
Morfty thereof That whatsoever Childe or
servant within these Libbertics, shall bee con-
victed Of any stubborne, or rebellious carriage
against their parents or governors, which is a
forrunner of the aforementioned evils; the
Governor or any two Magistrates have libber-
ty, and power from this Courte, to commit
such person or persons to the House of Cor
rection; and there to RENAME under hard Ia
bour, and severe punishment so long as the
Courte, or the major parte OF the Magistrates,
shall judge meete. o.
And whereas frequent experience, gives in
sad evidence of several other ways of un-
cleaues, and lascivious carriages, practiced
amongst us; whereunto in regarde of the
variety of circumstances, particular and ex-
press lawes and orders cannott suddenly be
~ suited; this Courte cannott but look upon
evils in that kinde, as very pernitious and
destructive to the welfare of this Com
monwealth: ,..sa. -
And, doe Judge, that severe and sharpe
punishment, should bee inflicted upon such
delinouents; And as they doe approve Of
what hath beene already done, by the pertic-
.ular Courte, as agreeing with the General
power formerly graunted; so they doe here
by confirme the same power to the perticular
Courte; whoe may proceed either by, fyne,
committing to the house of correction, OF
other corporal punishment, according to
THERE discretion; desiring such seasonable
and exemplary executions, may bee done up
pom offenders in that kinde, that Others may
l. n "a