The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-01-19
Extract from the .0onnocticut Blue
Laws. s
wh,n n the freo. stshs were c,lohics,
Unto the mother nation,
And IN Conneciicut the gcoJ

When the freo stu : WEIR o'iOhVp
Unto the mother nation,
And IN Conneciicut the good
oid Blue Laws we're the fashion.
The following extracts from the laws
ordained by the people Of Nv Haven
prcyious 70 their incorporation with the
II.r,rord and Suybood colonies, affords an
idea of the strange character OF thciI
prohibiliors. As the substance only
Is giyen in tho transcription, the Ian
ru ,,,r i necessarily m0dcrnlzcd.
= N, Ouakrr or disScntcr from the csiab-
Isbcd worship Of the dominion shall be
allowed 10 give a vote for the migslraies
or tny cfiicer.
Nef,od or lodging shell be afforded "a
A o,rsker, Adalnite or lrrctic.
III any person turns Quaker, ho shall
bo banishcd, and not rull1rod TO return
upon the pain Of death.
NJ priest shll 40 Il IN the dominioni
n, shall he bauishrd aud suffer d'oth
upon bis return. pfiests may bc 81 zed
bv npy one Without warrant.
No man 10 cross a ferry but with an
authorized f,rryman.
NJ one shall run on the Sabbath day
or walk in his gardcn. or clscwhcre cN'
copt to aud from meeting.
No one shall uaval, ull, yiciuals, mako
beds sweep hous n, cut hair or shave
u,on tls S,bb1th day.
~ woman shall Kiss her child on tie
$ hbath ur fasting day.
TO pick ncrr of cora in neighbot''
garden shah b. de 'mrd thet.
A prrsnn ocyusfd OF trcspass in the
night shall b. Judged guilty, unless hc
ccnrs himscllbY oath.
when IL oppcors that un accused has
c,nlodcrutCs, aud h1 refuses 10 discover
them hc m1y be rackcd.
No one shall buy or soil lands without
thr prrm,s3 sion of The select men.
A druukard shall htyc a master ap-
pointed by the q lgotmeu, who are TO
dcbar him thc liberty OF huyiug and sell.
ing.
Wh'socvcr publishes lie To the prdiu.
d.cu of his ncighbor shall sit IN The stocks
aud be- whipped fifteen stripes.
NJ minister shall keep school
Mru ttpalcrs shall surely fullcr death.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold, or bonc-llcc, above two shillings by
the yard, shall be presented hy the grand
Jurors, aud the s'lrclmcn shall tax tho
offenders at G3jO estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing that hc
has no estate, maY bo let out aud sold TO
make satisfaction.
Whoever sets hro in tho woods, md
burns house, shall rulirr death; and
persons guilty of this crima shalt be inn
prsnncl without bcuylit Of bail.
WhuovJr brings cards OF dico into this
dominion Hilll pay fine Of 60.
ko ono shall read common prayer,
keep Christmas a saint day, make mincc
pics, dance, play cards or play an inslru'
mcut of music, except the drum, trum'
pet, and jtwsharp.
No gospel minister shall jlin people
in marriage; the magistrates only shall
Join in marriage, as they ouly may do il
with lcss scandal TO Chris's Church.
Whom parents rclusc ih'ir children
marriages, magistrates, shall
determine The point.
Tac sJlcctmcn ON finding children
ignorant, may take thcm away from their
parants, aud put thcm in better hands, ut
the cxponsc of their parents.
A man that strikes his wife, shall be
punished as tho court directs.
A wiic shall be deemed good evidence
against her husband.
Married persons must live together or
be Imprisoned.
No man shall court a maid in person or
letter, without first Obtaining consent of
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