The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-10-06
THE BLUE LAWS.

perusing that famous code. The ter
ritory now comprised in the State of
Connecticut was formerly two colo
nies-C Connecticut and New Haven.
The colony of Connecticut was plant
ed by emigrants from Massachusetts
at Windsor, 1888, and az Hartford
and Wethers6eld in 1885 and 1885,
The other colony, styled by It's found
ers the Dominion of New Haven, was
settled by ernigrants from England in
1888. The two colonies were united
in 1865.
The statutes copied below, from
an ancient volume relating to the his
tory of the American colonies, We're
enacted by the people OF the "Domin.
ion of New Haven
The Governor and magistrates, con-
vened in general assembly, are the
supreme power under God, of this IN
dependent dominion.
From the determination of the as
sembly no appeal shall be made.
The governor shall have a single
vote in determining any question, ex
cept casting vote, when the assem-
bly, shall be equally divided.
The assembly of the people shall
not be dismissed by the governor but
shall dismiss itself.
Conspiracy against this dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whosover says there is a power
and jurisdiction above and over this
dominion shall suffer death and loss of
his property.
Whoever attempts to change or
overturn this dominion, shall suffer
death.
The judges shall determine controv-
ersies. without a jury.
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 domin-
ion.
Each freeman shall swear by the
blessed God to bear allegiance 10 this
dominion, and that Jesus is the only
king.
No quaker, or dissenter from the
established worship of this dominion
shall be allowed to give vote for
the election of magistrate or any Of
fcer.
No food or lodging shall be offered
to a Quaker, Adamite, or other hereto.
If any person turns Quaker, he
shall be banished, and not sufft red to
return but on 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 a warrant.
No one to cross river, but with
an authorized ferryman.
mo one shall run on Sabbath day.
or walk in his garden or elsewhere,
except reyerently to and from meet
ing.
No one shall travel. cook victuals,
make beds, sweep house, cut hair, or
shave on Sabbath days.
No woman shall kiss her children on
the Sabbath or tasting days.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset
on Saturday.
To pick an ear of corn growing in
neighbor's garden shall be deemed
theft.
A person accused of tresspass in
m the night, shall be judged guilty,
unless he clear himself by oath.
When it appears that an accused
has confederates. and he refuses to dis
cover them he may be racked
No one shall buy or sell lands with
out permission of the selectmen.
A drunkard shall have master ap-
pointed by the selectmen, who are to
sdebar him from the liberty of buying
and selling.
= Whoever publishes a lie, to the
prejudice of his neighbor, shall be set
in the stocks, or be whipped ter
stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Every rateable person who refuses
to, pay his proportion to the support o.
the minister of the town or parisl
shall be fined by the court 2e, and AZ
every quarter, until he or she pay
their rate to the minister. cE
Man stealers shall suffer death.
Whosoever wears clothes trimmed
with gold, silver. or bone lace abov,
2s per yard shall be presented to tn
grand jurors, and the selectmen shal
tax the offender e300. estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he ha
no estate, shall be let out and sold t,
makes satisfaction.
Whosoever sets fire In the woods
and it burns house, shall suffe
death, and persons suspected of thi
crime shall be imprisoned withou
benefit o.. bail
Whosoever brings cards or-dice in
to bis dominion, shall pay fine Q
five pounds.
No one shall read common praye
books, keep Christmas or set days
eat minced pies, dance, play cards, o
or play on any instrument of musi
except the drum, trumpet and Jews
harp.
No gospel minister spall join pee
pie in marriage. The magistrate
only shall join them in marriags, a
they may do it with less scandal t
Christ's church.
When parents refuse their childre
convenient marriages, the magistrate
shall determine the point.
The selectmen, on finding childre
ignorant, may take them away for
their parents, and pRt them in bette
hands at the expense of their pal
ents.
Fornication shall be punished b
compelling marriage, or as a cour
shall think proper.
Adultery shall be punished wit