The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-10-19

HOW THE MORALS CIR CoNNEcTIcuT wEEf
GUARDED By STATUTE TWO HUNDRED
YEARS AGO.

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erly two colonies, Connecticut and
New Haven. The colony III Con-
necticut was planted By emigrants
from Massachusetts,, at Windsor,
ia 1863, and Hartford and Weth-
ersfeId III 1916 The other
colony, styled by its founders the
dominion of New Haven. was
| founded by emigrants from Eng
land IN 1858. The two colonies
were unitedyin 1866. The statutes
copied below, from an apcienf vol
atne, relating the histories Of the
American colonies, were enacted
by the people Of the .sdominion Of
New Haven and being printed
Oh blue paper, came to be gensr-
ally known as blue laws;
The governor and magistrates,
convened ia general assembly. are
the supreme power, under God, of
this independent dominion.
From the determination Of the
assembly no appeal shall be made.
The governor is amenabIe to the
voice of fhe people.
The assembly Of the people shall
not be dismissed by the governor,
but shall dismiss itself.
Conspiracy against tire dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whoever says there is power and
Jurisdiction above and over the do
minion, shall suffer death and loss
OF property.
Whoever attempts to change or
overthrow the dominion shall suf-
fer death.
The judges shall determine no
controversies without jnry.
No one shall be freeman, on
give Il vote, unless he be converted.
and member OF one Of the
churches allowed ia the dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the
blessed God, to bear true ale
glance to this dominion, and that
Jesus is the only king.
No quaker, no dissenter from
the established worship Of this do
minion, shall be allowed to give Il
vote for the electing Of magistrates
or any other officer.
No food or lodgings shall be Of
fered to quaker, Adaniite or heretic.
Ii any person turns quaker, be
shall be banished, and not allowed
to return bat on pain Of death.
No priest shall abide Id the do
ninioD; be shah be banished, and
suffer death On bis return.
Priests may be seized BY any
one without a warrant.
No one to cross a river on the
Sabbath day but an authorized
clergyman.
No one shall run on the Sabbath
day, Or walk in bis garden, or else
where. except reyerently, to and
from meeting.
No one shnlI travel, cook vict-
uals, make beds, sweep bonsss, cut
hair or shave, on the Sabbath day
No one shall kiss her children
on Sabbath or fasting days.
The Sabbath shall begin at sam
Yet on Saturday.
10 pick an ear Of corn growing
ID neighbor's garden, shall be i
leemed theft.
Al person accused of trespass In
,hs night shall b. judged guilty f
lnless be clears himselfby bis oath.
When II appears that the ac-
used has copfederates, and be re-
uses to discover them, be may be
'acked.
None shall buy or sell lands
without the permission Of the se-
ectinen.
"A drnnkard shall have q master
Ippointed by the selectmen, who
! to bur him from, the liberty of
,uying and selling. II
Whoever publishes q lie to the
,rejudice Of his neighbor shall BIZ
ct III the stocks aud Whipped ten
tripes, Ii
No minister shall keep . school. !
Every ratable person WHO re-
nses 10 pay his proportion TO snip
'ort the minister Of the town on
'afish shall be fined BY court Gl 1
j every quarter until HE or che !
|ay tho rate to The minister. <
Men stealcrs shall suffer death. I !