The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-20
The Blue Laws Of Connecticut.

Laws" of Connecticut They may be quito n
curiosity to some Of our readers, ms showing the
very lenient and tolerant disposition of the Puri-
tan Fathers, as they called 1t is not to be
wondered at that the descendants of these people
should be the victims every species of fsnati-
cism, and consign to Tophet everybody who diff
fers with them on political or moral questions:
The Governor and Magistrates convened in
general assembly, are the supreme power under
God of this Independent dominion From the de-
termination of the assembly no appeal shall in any
instance be made.
whatsoever says there is any other power and
Jurisdiction over this dominion shall suffer death
and loss of property.
No one shall be free man or give a vote I'M
less he be member in full communion with one
Of the churches allowed in this dominion
No one shall hold Office who is not sound in
faith and faithful to his denomination, and who
ever gives a vote for such person shall pay a
fine of Dos for the first offence, and for the second
be DISTINGUISHED
Each free man shall swear by the blessed God
to bear true allegiance to this dominion, and that
Jesus is the only living and true King.
No lodging or food shall be Offered to Quaker,
Adamite, or other hereto
If any person turns Quaker he shall be Danish
ed, and if he returns he shall suffer death.
No priest shall abide in the dominion he shall
be banished, and suffer death on his return
Priests may be seized by any person, without
warrant.
No person shall cross the ferry but with an au-
thorized fcrryman.
No person shall run on the Sabbath, or walk to
the garden or elsewhere, except rcverently to and
from meeting.
No person shall travel, or cook victuals, make
beds or shave or cut hair on the Sabbath.
No woman shall kiss her children on the Sab.
bath or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on Saturday.
None shall buy or sell land without permission
Of sclcctmcn.
A drmkrd shall have master appointed by
the selrctmen, who shall debar him of the priyi-
lcgc ofbuying and selling.
No minister shall keep school
No person shall court maid Ivy person or letter
witout first obtaining the consent of her parents :
els penalty for the first offrnsr lois for the ST.
cond; and for the third an Imprisonment during
the pleasure Of the Court.
whatsoever sets fire to wood and burns a house
shall suffer death, and any person suspected Of
this crime shall bear imprisonment without the
benefit of bail
No person shall read couImon prayer, or keep
Christmas or Saints Day make mincc pies, play
cards, dance or play any kind of music, cxccp: the
trumpet or Jews harp.
No minister shall join people in marriage; the
magistrate only shall join people in marriage, as
they may do it with less scandal to Cbrist's
church.
When parents refuse their children a convcn-
lent marriage the magistrate is to determine the
point.
The scl"ctmcn, on finding children ignorcnt,
may take them away from their parents, and put
them in better hands at the expense of their par
cnts.
Fonicstion shall be punished by compelling
marriage
Adultery shall be punished with death.
A man who strikes his wife shall pay a fine of
lois
A woman who strikes her husband shall BE-
punished as the court directs.
A wife shall be deemed good evidence against
her husband.
Married persons must live together or be i'm
prisoncd.
Every man shall have his haircut round accord.
ing to a cap.
Whoever brings cards osnlice into this domin.
ion shall pay a fine of 5ls.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold,
silver or blonde lace above two shillings a yard,
shall be punished by the grand jurors; and the
sclectmcn shall tax the offender at three hundred
pounds estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing that he has no cs-
tate shall b. let out and sold to make satisfaction.
ARREST OF DECAY.-lOu remember reading
how upon day not many years since,
certain miners, working far under ground, came
upon the body Of poor fellow who had perishcd
in the suifocating pit forty years before. Some
chemical agent to which the body had been sub
iected-an agent prepared in the laboratory OF
nature had effrctually arrested the progress
of decay. They brought tup to the sur
face, and for while, till it crnmblcd away
through exposure TO the atmosphere, it lay there
the image of fine sturdy, young man. No con
vulsion had passed over the face in dcath--the
features were tranquil; the hair was as black a
jet. No one recognized the face; a generation
had grown up since the day on which the minel
went down his shaft for the last time. But tot
tering old woman, who had hurried from her cot
tagc at hearing the news, came up, and she knew
again the face through which all these years sht
had never quite forgot. The poor miner was to
have been her husband the day after that OH which
he died. They were rough people, of course, who
were looking on; liberal education and refined
feelings are not deemed essential to the man
whose work it is to get up Goals, or even tin; but
there were no dry eyes there when the grey-head
ed old pilgrim cast herself upon the youthful
corpse, and poured out to its deaf many words
of endearment unused for forty years. 1t was :
touching contrast-the one so old the other $,