The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-07-13
BLUE LAWS OF y5pC,-

Virginia was styled the ssOr4 -
ion because during the old ~ D''ala,
Of Cromwell something like an ...'' ~, ale
was made to invite Charles II :. ":.''Dl;
then refugee, TO establish AN ;,l said
ent Dominion within her terri,orr f--l-
of the so-cailed "blue laws of Y. -'--a7
are, in their way, as IaughaJ!a sg - = gina
any other Of the colonial govgrpmsr. -.-- q.
We may well wonder if Dos.sr;,-- - =
laugh at US in future time, twent, VII
from now, as we love in the prass,. '1-'.
Grafton TO poke fun at our aDcps,o- s-l'
rather, as we should say, at orr .,.', ., "a "a
Der 5 ancestors. --'
We'll, the "blue laws Of yirr;u.
these are few extracts:
In 1910, attendance at church ..
every Sunday was enjoiued ..gnr, ..'-' '
for the first fault, to lose their 6rnr... .---
for the whole week follow;ng g.. ~.
second, TO lose said allowance. ana ~. 's .
be whipped and for the third to 80
death" The law was subsequent -
ified as follows, the Governor pufrI. .-.'
several edicts:
THAT every person should 20 to chm
Sundays and holidays, or lie nq-g ,
heels that night, and be a slsv. :, ~
colony the following week for tEas,..5
offense he should be slave for 2 r9,-.
for the third year and day"
1662-"Every person who ref,.,,
have his Child baptized by a lawflI -. "
lister {of the Church Of Englan5 sr.-l --I''
amerced 1900 lbs. of ,ob.c,r 1 ~ 7
whole liturgy of the Church Of r
shall be thoroughly read at cb1-.I =
chapel every Sunday"
I6G2-''Ii any Quaker OF o,L=rs,,.
ratisls whatsoever IN this COLONY 49,
bic themselves together to the n3nr., :,
five or more, of the age Of Is year. a.
upward, under the pretence Of iili7r- =
a religious worship not authorized inf,
land or this country, the parties 50 oa.-i
ing shall forfeit and pay for the frs, Z
iense, 500 pounds Of tobacco. and f-r.
third offense shall be 5anished the cor r- y
Puritanic Intolerance, indeed, 3Ia. E,.-r
! ist
They did not let people travel On Sr.
days in Connecticut. They tell anus
stories about the seIectmen stoDg;85 rst
| pie on the highways there in ancient tfr..
Well, they did nothing Of tie sort il n.
! ginia or course not. Let Ms s.a.
I662-"Enacted, that tie Lords 7qz
be kept holy, and no journeys Be naiec
that day, unless upon necessity 4RIagI
/ persons inhabiting tLe country. having
lawful excuse, shall every Sunday rs,57
TO the parish church or chapel" CT
This was jolly. Again,
"Tho court in every county slalca1a
to be set up near the court house, q .
lory, a pair Of stocks, q whipping re.
and q duckiug stool, in such places is ar
shall think convenient, which DO. t=-.
set up in six moh,Ls after the dale 0. tbs
act the said court shall be fined 5
/ pounds Of tobacco Funny, dac.l.irs
but the funniest part Of ,Ais tai. 5 lie
ducking or ducking stool Tbs ra
sort Of long beam or pole moyin. c.
q pivot at ;he middle, and lagag a sa
fastened at the further end, gls.sl
Seeding woman being placed was come,
nieDtly let down and ducAel in . s.:---
or pond of water.
This was q fayori;e pas.ime Of b:
royaGsts in early days l have Hs7E
discovered that The Puitans ever Tac
ticed it IN New England. Not they
They were too straight laced for any
such amusements. And the msl0i Of
I Furnishing scolds was INTRODUCED into Ills
city Of New York by rcyalist Ea5a:a-
most ungailant fellows and not By 1s
Dutch, and the practice prevailed -a,s.T
long period. We have Z city oidiaa-'s
decrceing that one be erected as carly Is
1892 Tue machine then stood at
wharf in front Of the O.d Sad, Any;
/ City Hall in Cuen.es slip.
Bot one more and l have done. J.
-"The first otFtnse Of hog stealing
be punished according to the ioIm" D.
| (to pay 1000 ponnds Of tobacco, an.
case of inability serve two yeais) j uf-
second conviction The offender saa.. '--
two hours in the Pi.lory and lose ..i5-s
and for the third ctftnse be shall D .., .,-
by the laws Of England, as IN case q. 1T
ony."
Poor hog stealer! This was A.-
him-a predicament truly Iaasla..
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