The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-08-24

Many Of our readers who have often heard
} Of tho Connecticut ''Olus laws" have prob
} ably never had IN opportunity Ut rerusing
that celcbr.tcd oodc. Tho territory now
comprised IN tho State Of Connecticus wss
formerly two colonies, Connecticut aud
New Haven. The colony of Connecticut was
planted by cmigrants from Massachusetts
and Windsor, In 1893, and Hartford and
Weathersfeld in 1895 and 1885, The other
colony. styled by its founders the Domin.
ION Of New Haven, wss settled by emf.
grants from England in 1898. The two
colonies were united in 1905.
The statutes copied below, from IN IN.
cien' volume relating the history of the
American colonies, were enacted ny the peo.
pie of the ''Dominion Of New Haven.
The Governor and magistrates convened
IN general assembly, arc the supreme power
under God, Of this independent Dominion.
From the determination Of the assembly
NO appeal shall he made.
The Governor 10 amenablc to tho voice of
the people.
The assembly Of the people shall not bc
dismissed by the Governor. but shall dis.
miss itself.
Conspiracy against this Dominion shall
bc punished with death.
Whosoever shy there 10 . power and ia.
risd'ction above this Dominion, shall suffer
death and loss If property.
Whoever attempts to change or ovcrturn
the Dominion shall suffer death.
The judges shall determine no controver.
sizes without jury.
No ono shall be freeman or lie allowed
to vote unless he be converted and q mem.
Der Of one Of the churches allowed In the
Dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the blessed
God to bear true allegiance to this Domin.
lon, aud that Jesus Is the only king.
No Quaker, no dissentce from the estab.
lished worship of this Dominion, shall be
allowed to vote for magistrates or any other
officer.
No food or lodgings shall he offered 10
| Quaker, Adamite or other hereto.
II any person turns Quaker he shall be
banished and not suffered to return but
under pain of death.
No priest shall abide in the Dominion:
he shall be bsnishcd, and suffer death on
his return.
Priests may be seized by any one without
warrant.
No one to cross river but an authorized
ferry Imam.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day, or
walk In his garden, Or elsewhere, except
revcrcntly, ~ and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook vituals. make
beds, sweep house, cut hair or shave On the
Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her children on the
Sabbath or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin ut sunset on
Saturday.
To pick an ear of corn growing in q
neighbor's garden shall be deemed theft.
A person accused Of trespass in the night
shall be deemed guilty, unless he clear him.
self by his oath.
When It appears that tho accused las
confederatcs, and he refuses 10 discover
them he may bc rHcked.
None shall buy or sell lands without the
permission Ut the sclectmen.
A drunksrd Shall have master appointed
ny the sclectmcn, who shall ber him from
the liberty Of buying and selling.
Whoever publishes lie, 10 the prejudice
Of his ncighbor, shall be set in the stocks, or
whipped ten stripss.
NJ minister shall keep school.
Every rsteablc person who refuses to pay
bis proportion I" support the minister Of the
town Or parish, shall be fiacd by the court
Sid. and 4la every quarter until he or she
pay the rate u the minister
Men stealers shall suffer death.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with |
gold, silver. or bone lace above 10. per yard,
shall Ike presented by the grand Jurors, and
the selectmcn shall tax the offenders ESQ |
estate.
A debtor 10 prison, swearing he has no |
estate, shall he let out and sold to make sat. |
isfaction.
whatsoever sets = fire in the woods, and
II burns house, be shall suffer death; and
persons suspected Of this crime shall be i'm.
pris0ned without benefit Of bail.
Whosocver brings cards or dice into this
Dominion shall he fined G5.
No one shall reat: common drawer. book 4.
keep Christmas or Get days, eat mincc pies,
dance, play cards, or play on any ins,ru
ment OF music, except drum, trumpet and
Jews harp
No gospel minister shall join people in
marriage. The magistrate only shall join
them In marriage, ~ he can do it with len.
scandal TO Christ's Church.
When parents refuse their children con.
venient marriages, the magistrates shall dc.
termine the point.
The sclectmcn on finding children ieno.
rant, may take them away from their par.
enss, and put them in better hands at the
expense Of their parents,
Fornicstion shall be punished BY compel.
ling marriage, or - the court may think
proper. ..
Adultery shall be punished with death.
A nan that strikes bis wife shall pay .
6ne Of el0.
A woman that strikes her husband shall
b punished - the Law directs.
4 wife shall b deemed good evidence
against her husband.
No man shall court maid In person or
~ letter without first obtaining consent Of
her parsats; e5penal.y for The 6sss offence
elO for the second and for the third Inn.
pr'sonment during the pleasure Of the
court.
Married persons must live together or be
Imprisoned.
Every male must have hls hair cut
'ound according to his cap.
THE above laws were Originally printed
N blue paper. On which account they were
allied the blue Laval
Excellent lsterest Rales,