Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-09-28
Tha Blue LAWS.
Many of cur readers who have often
heard of the Connecticut Blue Laws, y

gume relating 10 the history OF the Amerl- |
can colonies, were enacted by the people of
the Dominion of New Haven" They
were originally printed on blue paper, on
which account they were called the BLUE
Laws:r
The governor and magistrates, convened
in General Assembly, are the supreme
power, under God, OF the independent do
minion.
The governor is amensble to the voice
of the people.
The governor shall have single vote in
determining any question, and a casting
vote when the Assembly shall be equally
divided
The Assembly Of The people shall not
8 be dismissed by the governor, but shall
dismiss ITSELF
Nojudge shall determine controversies
without a jury.
No Quaker or Dissenter from the es-
tablished worship of this dominion shall
be allowed to give a vote for the election
,ofa magistrate or any other officer.
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Quaker or hereto.
If any person turn traitor, he shall he
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 with
out warrant.
No one shall cross & river, but with an
authorized ferryman.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day or
walk in his garden, or elsewhere, except
reverently 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
Sabbath or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on
Saturday
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neighbours garden shall be deemed thief
A person accused of trespass i'll the
night must be judged guilty, unless h'
clear himself by his oath.
When it appears that an accused ha:
confederates, and he refuse to discover
them, he may be rackcd.
None shall buy or sell lands without
ahe, permission Of the selectmen.
A.drunkard shall have q master ap
Il pointed by the selec;men, who are to de
bar him from the liberty Of buying an(
selling.
Whoever shall publish lie to the pre-
judice of his neighbor, shall be set in thu
stocks, or be whipped ten stripes.
= Nominister shall keep a school
Every ratable person who refuses to pa.
his proportion to support the minister o
the town or parish, snail be fined 81. ant
AZ every quarter, until he or she pay thu
q rate to the minister.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed Will
gold. silver, OF bone lace, above IS. pc
yard, shall be presented by the grand jur
ors and the selectmen shall tax the of
fender 300 1. estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he has nj
estate, shall be let out and sold to maxi
satisfaction
Whoever sets fire in the woods and i
burns house, shall suffer death and per
sons suspected of this crime shall be im
d prisoned without benefit of bail.
Whoever brings cards or dice into thi
dominion shall pay a fine of 6.
No one shall read common prayer books
keep Christmas, or set days, cat mince
pies, dance, play cards, or play on any il
strument of music, except the drum, trum
pet and jewsharp.
When parents refuse their children cor
venient marriages, the magistrate shall d,
eide the point.
The selectmen, on finding children i.
norant, may take them away from the
parents, and put them in better hands,
the expense of their parents.
Adultery shall be punished with dealt
A man that strikes his wife shall pay
fine of ten pounds.
4 woman that strikes her husband sha
be punished as the court directs.
wife shall be deemed good eviden
- against her husband.
No man shall court maid in person
by letter without first obtaining consent
her parents; 81. penalty for the first {
fence 101 for the second, and for Il
third, imprisonment during the pleasu
of the court.
Married persons must live together,
beimpnsoned
ssrs Every mail shall have his hair cut rou
according to cap.