The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-12
THE BLUE LAWS.

was formerly TWO Colonies Connecticut and New
Haven. The Colony of Connecticut was planted
by emigrants from Massachusetts and Windsor.
in 1882, and Hartford and Wethersield. 1885,
The other Colony, styled by it's founders the Do
minion of New Haven, was founded nv emiorants
from England in 1858. The two Colonies were
united in 1865. The statutes copied below, from
an ancient volume relating to the history of the
American on1es, were enacted by the people of
the dominion OF New Haven,'' and being print
ed on blue paper came to be known as the blue
laws:
The Governor and Magistrates convened in Cen
eral Assembly, are the supreme power, under
God, of this independent Dominion.
From the Determination of the Assem- bly, no 40.
peal shall be made.
The Governor is amenable to the voice Of the peo-
pie.
The assembly of the people shall not be dismissed
by the Governor, but shall dismiss itself
Conspiracy against the Dominion shall be pun
ished with death.
Whosoever says there is power and Jurisdiction
above and over this Dominion, shall suffer death
and loss ofproperty.
Whoever attempts to change or overturn the
Dominion shall suffer death.
The judges shall determine no controversies
without jury.
NO one shall bea freeman or give vote I'M
less heb9 converted and member of one of the
churches allowed in the Dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the blessed God to
bear true allegiance to this Dominion and that
Jesus is the only King,
No Quaker, or dissenter from the established
worship of this Dominion, shall be allowed 10
give vote for the electing OF Magistrates or any
other officers.
No food or lodgings shall be offered to Quaker.
Adamite or hereto.
If any person turns Quaker, he shall be Danish
ed and not suffered to return but 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 a
warrant.
No one to cross a river but an authorized FERRY
man.
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 houses. 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
TO pick an ear of corn growing in neighbours
garden shall be deemed theft.
Aperson accused of trespass in the night shall
be judged guilty, unless he clears himself by his
oath.
When it appears that the accused has confeder-
ates, and he refuses to discover them, he may be
racked.
None shall buy or ell lands without permission
ofthe selectmen.
A drunkard shall have master appointed by
the selectmen who are to bar him from the liberty
of buying and selling,
Whoever publishes lie, to the prejudice OF his
neghbor shall be set in the stocks, or be whipped
ten stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Every ratable persen who refuses to pay his
proportion to support the minister of the town or
parish, shall be fined by the court sid. and 41s.
every quarter until he she pay the rate tot the
minister
Men stealers shall suffer death.
Whosoeyer wears clothes trimmed with gold,
silver or bone lace above ls per yard shall be pre-
sented by the grand Jurors, and the selectmen
shall tax the offender $500 estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing he has no estate
shall be let out and sold to make satisfaction,
| nosoever sets fire in the woods, and II
burns house, shall suffer death and persons
suspe of this crime, shall be imprisoned with
out benefit ofbail.
Whosoever brings cards or dice into this Domin-
ion shall pay fine of 95
No one shall read common prayer books, keeps
Christmas, or set days, eat mince pies, dance or
play cards or play on any instrument of music ex.
cept the drum, trumpet and Jews harp.
No gospel minister shall join people in mar
riage. The Magistrate only shall join them in
marriage, as he may do 1t with less scandal TO
| Christ's church.
When parents refuse their children convenier+
marriages, the Magistrates shall determine the
point.
The selectmen on finding children ignorant NAV
take them away from their parents and put them in
better hands at the expense of their parents.
man that strikes his wife shall nav fine NJ
R10.
Awoman that strikes her husband shall ba MN
ished as the law directs s.a
wife shall be deemed good evidence against
her husband.
! No man shall court a maid in person or by let
Ter, without first obtaining consent other PARENTS
e5 penalty for the first ofense etO for the
second and for the third Imprisonment during
the pleasure of the court.
Married persons must live together or be i'm
prisoncd.
Every male must have his hair cut round nc
cording to his cap.
| NRN
| Set a pitcher of water in room, and in a few
hours 1t viii have absorbed all the respired SOC
in the room, the air of which will become nnrer
but the water perfectly filthy. The colder tbe