The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-10-06
Blue Laws OF Connecticut.

| MADE by the people oil New haven, pre-
vious to their incorporation with
Saybrooke and Hartford Colonies, by
| their charter. They were termed Blue
Laws, and are selected from Kendil's
Travels, Volume ]:
No one shall be freeman or give a
vote, unless he be converted and a
member in full communion of one of
the Churches allowed in this dominion
No man shall hold any Office who is
not sound IN the faith and faithful to
his dominion and whoever gives vote
to such a person, shall pay a fine of 81 !;
for second offence; he shall be dis.
franchised.
No Quaker or dissenter from the es-
tablished worship of this dominion,
shall be allowed to give vote for the
election of magistrate or any officer.
No food or lodging shall be afforded
to Quaker, Adamite, or other hereto.
If any person turns Quaker, he shall
be banished. and not suffered TO return,
upon pain of Death.
No priest shall abide in the domin-
ion he shall be banished and suffer
Death on his return. Priests may be
seized by any one without warrant.
No one shall cross a river but with an
authorized Ferryman.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day,
or walk in his garden or elsewhere, ex-
cept reverently to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep houses, cut hair, or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her child on the
Sabbath or fasting day.
No one shall buy or sell lands without
permission of the Selectmen.
A drunkard shall have q master APP
pointed by the Selectmen, who are to
debar him from the liberty of buying
and selling.
Whoever publishes a lie to the preju-
dice Of his neighbor, shall sit in the
stocks, or be whipped fifteen stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Every rateable person who refuses to
pay his proportion to the support Of the
minister OF the town or parish, shall be
fined by the Court f2, and "a every
quarter until he or she shall pay the
rate to the minister.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold, silver, or bone lace above two shil-
lings by the yard, shall he presented by
the Grand Jurors, and Selectman shall
tax the offender at $500 estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he has
no estate shall be let out and sold to
make satisfaction
Whoever shall set fire in O woods,
and it burns a house, shall suffer death;
and persons suspected of this crime,
shall be imprisoned without benefit of
bail
Whoever brings cards or dice into
this dominion, shall pay fine of s..
No one shall read Common Prayer,
keep Christmas or Saint days, make
minced meat, dance. play cards or any
instrument, except the drum, trumpet
and jewsharp.
No Gospel minister shall join people
in marriage the magistrate only shall
join in marriage, as they do it with less
scandal to Christ's Church.
Foundations shall be punished by
compelling marriage, or as the Court
may think proper.
Adultry must be punished with
death.
A man that strikes his wife shall pay
d fine Of fl0; a woman that strikes her
husband shall be punished as the Court
directs.
No man shall court maid, in person
or by letter, without first obtaining the
consent of her parents. e5 penalty for
the first offense, fl0 for the second, and
for the third imprisonment during the
pleasure Of the Court
Married persons must live together or
be imprisoned.
Every person shall have his hair cut
round according to a cap.