Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-09-06
s.BLUE LAWS, In FULL.
Compare Connecticut Sundey With
Our Own.
NJ kissing Ones ChIIdren-No Cock.
Ing, Sweeping, Bed.Making, Run.
ming, Travelling or Halr.Cut.
ting.

NJ kissing Ones ChlIdrea-No Cock.
Ing, Sweeping, Bed.Mak,ng, Run.
ming, Travelling or Haircut.
ting.
Last Sunday was our sixth under
the sway of St. Downing. Those
who are inclined to disobey the Sabba-
tartan law, and who consider it a
gross imposition on their privileges,
will find that in comparison with the
sold Connecticut blue laws st.
Downing has drawn the lines lax. The
territory now comprised in the State
of Connecticut was formerly two col
onies-Connecticut and New Haven.
The colony of Connecticut was plan
ted at Windsor in 1888, by emigrants
from Massachusetts,: at Hartford in
1885, and Westerfield in 1888, and
was called the dominion Of New Ha-
ven. The two colonies were united
in 1865. The following is the full
text of the blue laws as enacted by
the people of the Dominion of New
Haven:
The Governor and magistrates, con-
vened in Grand Assembly, are the
supreme power, under God, of this
independent dominion.
From this determination of the as
sembly no appeal shall be made.
Conspiracy against the dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whoever says there is a power and
jurisdiction above and over this do
minion shall suffer death and loss of
property.
Whoever attempts to change or
overturn this dominion shall suffer
death.
No one shall be a freeman or give
a vote unless he be converted and q
member IN full communion of one of
the churches allowed in this dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the
blessing of God to bear true allegi-
ance to this dominion, and that Jesus
is the only King.
No Quaker or dissenter from the
established worship Of this dominion
shall be allowed to give vote for the
election of magistrate Or any Other
officer. No food or lodging shall be
offered to a Quaker, Adamite or 9th
er hereto.
If any person turn Quaker he shall
be banished and not suffered to re-
turn, but on pain of death.
No Quaker 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 run on the Sabbath
day, or walk in his garden, or else
where except reverently to and frt
from meeting.
| No one shall tra7el, cook victuals
make beds, sweep house, cut hair Of
shave on the Sabbath day.
/ No woman shall kiss her children
on the Sabbath or fasting day.
/ The Sabbath shall begin at sunse
on Saturday.
/ To pick an ear of corn growing il
a neighbor's garden shall be deemed
4 theft.
i A person accused of trespass in th'
night shall be deemed guilty, unles
he clears himself by his oath.
When it appears that an accuses
has eonfederates, and he refuses t.
discover them, he may be racked.
None shall buy or sell land withou
permission Of the selectmen.
A drunkard shall have q maste
appointed by the selectmen, who ar
to debar him from liberty of buyin
and selling.
Whoever publishes q lie to th
prejudice Of his neighbor shall be st
in the stocks or receive ten stripes.
No minister shall teach school.
Man stealers shall suffer death.
Whosoever wears clothes trimme
with gold, silver or bone lace abov
&c per yard shall be presented by th
/ grand jurors, and the selectmen sha
, tax the offender $500 estate.
, A debtor in prison, swearing b
has no estate, shall be let out and sol
, to make satisfaction.
: Whosoever sets a fire in the WOOD
, and it burns q house, shall sufft
death, and persons suspected Of thi
crime shall be imprisoned witho,
benefit Of bail.
: Whosoever brings cards or die
into the dominion shall be fined f5.
!, No one shall read common prayt
= books, keep Christmas or set day
: eat minced pies, dance, play cards {
, play any Instrument of music, exceI
E the drum, trumpet and Jews harp.
No gospel minister shall join pee
pie in marriage. The magistrate
3 shall join them in marriage, as the
I may do it with less scandalto Christ
z church.
,I When parents refuse their childre
convenient marriage, the maglstra
shall determine the point.
4 The selectmen on finding the chi
. dren ignorant, may take them ava
from their parents and put them
i, better hands at the expense of the
parents:
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