Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-13
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THE BLUE LAWS.

The famous blue laws of Connect
cut, about which SO much is heard. are
as follows. They were enacted by
the people of the ''Dominion of New
Haven" and bocame known as the
blue laws because they were printed
on blue paper:
The Governor and magistrates con
vened il general assembly are the
supreme power under God CT this
independent dominion. From the
termination of the assembly no ap-
peal shall be made.
No one shall be free man or give
vote unless he is converted and a
member of one Of the churches al
lowed 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 dissenter from the established
worship of this dominion shall be al
lowed to give vote for electing of
magistrates or any officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered
to hereto.
No one to cross river on the Sab
bath but authorized clergymen.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make bed, sweep houses, cut hair or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No one shall kiss his or her chill
dren on the Sabbath or fasting days.
The Sabbath day shall begin at
sunset Saturday.
Every ratable person who refuses
TO pay his proportion to support the
minister of town or parish shall be
fined five pounds and five shillings
every quarter.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed
with gold, silver or bone lace, above
ohe shilling per yard, shall be pre-
sented by the grand jurors, and the
selectmen shall tax the estate three
- hundred pounds.
Whoever brings cards or dice into
the dominion shall pay fine of five
pounds.
No one shall eat mince pies, dance,
play cards or play any instrument of
music except the drum, trumpet and
jewsharp.
No gospel minister shall join peo-
pie in marriage. The magistrate
shall join them in marriage, as he
may do it with less scandal to Christ's
church.
When parents refuse their children
convenient marriages, the magis.
trates shall determine the point.
Adultery shall be punished with
death.
A man who strikes his wife shall
be fined ten pounds.
A woman who strikes her husband
shall be punished as the law directs.
No man shall court maid in per.
sor or by letter without obtaining the
consent of her parents; five pounds
penalty for the first offense, ten for
the second, and for the third impris-
onment during the pleasure of the
Court.
A girl in Brooklyn spends four
hours a day sketching the bridge
from her roof.
Philadelphia has two colOred female
base ball clubs, and may be said to be
considerably ahead.
A beautiful Boston girl has crossed
TO Europe in the steerage of a Cunard
Liner, just to see how it was.
Nine girls living in Vermont have
organized baseball club and play
on the village green every Wednesday
and Saturday afternoon.
The widowed Baroness Rothschild
is credited with the intention OF
establishing in Versailles a home TO,
aged and destitute authors and jour.
nalists.
A Utica widow thinks it is wrong
that she could not take back hel
maiden name when her husband died
1T is so much more catching you
KNOW she explained.
A sensible Wisconsin girl has
broken her engagement because bel
jealous lover tried to drown her az
they were strolling by a mill-pond
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