The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-08-10
THE ENTERPRISE.
Sweetwater, Thursday, Aug. 10, 1871.
The Blue Laws.

Many OF our readers VINO nave often
heard of the Connecticut "blue laws"
have probably never had an opportunity
Of perusing that famous code. The stat
utes copied below, from an ancient vol
ume relating to the history of the Amor
lean colonies, were enacted by the peo
pie of the Dominion OF New Haven"
The Governor and magistrates con-
vened in general assembly are the sH-
rreme power, under God, of this indie
pendent dominion.
From the determination of the assem-
bly,, no appeal shall be made.
The Governor is amenaLle to the voice
of the people.
The Governor shall have a single vote
in determining any question, and cast
ing vote when the assembly shall be
equally divided.
The assembly of the people shall not
be dismissed by the Governor, but shall
dismiss itself.
The Judges shall determine cOntro-
versies without Jury.
No Quaker or dissenter from the es-
tablished worship of this dominion shall
be allowed to give vote for the election
of a magistrate on any other officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered to
Quaker, Adamite or hereto.
If any person turn Quaker, he shall
be banished and not suffered to return
on pain of death.
No priest shall abide in the dominion;
he shall be banished and suffer death on
his return.
Priests may be seized by any one
without warrant.
No one shall cross n river, but with
an authorized ferryman.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day,
or walk in his garden, or elsewhere, ex-
cept reverGntly to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep house, cut hair, or
shave ON the Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her children on
the Sabbath OF fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on
Saturday.
To pick an car of corn growing in
neighbor's garden shall be deemed thcft.
A person accused of trespNss in the
night shall be judged guilty, unless he
clear himself by his oath.
When it appears that al accused has
confederates, and he refuses to discover
them, lie may be racked
None shall buy or sell lands without
permission of the selcctmen.
A drunkard shall have master ap-
pointed by the selectmen, who is to de-
bar him from the liberty Of buying and
selling.
Whoever shall publish q lie, to the
prejudice of his ncighbor, shall be set
in the stocks or be whipped ten stripes
No minister shall keep school.
Every rateable person who refuses to
pay his proportions to support the min
lister of the town or parish, shall be fined
by the court 2 l. and 2. every quarter
until he or she pay the rate to the min
lister.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold, silver or bone lace above Is. per
yard, shall be presented by the grand ju-
rors, and the selectmen shall tax the Of
fender 800 l. estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he has
no estate, shall be let out and sold to
make satisfaction.
Whoever sots fire in the woods and
it burns 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 five
pounds.
No one shall read common prayer
books, keep Christmas, or set days,
mince pies, dance, play cards, or play
on any instrument OF music, except the
drum, trumpet and JewshGrp.
When parents refuse their children
convenient marriages, the magistrates
shall determine the point.
The sclectmen on finding children ig-
norant, may take them away from their
parents.
Adultery shall be punished with death.
A man that strikes his wife shall pay
q fine of ten pounds.
A woman that strikes her husband
shall be punished as the court directs.
A wife shall be deemed good evidence
against her husband.
No man shall court maid in person
or by letter, without first obtaining con-
sent of her parents: 5 l. penalty for the
first ofense; 10 l. for the secoLd; and
for the third, imprisonment during the
pleasure of the court.
Married persons must live together Or
be imprisoned.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according to cap.
[NoTE.-The above laws were ori9i-
nally printed ON blue paper, on which
account they were called the "Blue
Laws"
A Word to Girls.
The woman who is Indifferent to her looks
is no true woman. God meant woman
to be attractive, to look well, to please,