Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-01
The blue Laws.


The following are among the blue laws
enacted by the Dominion Of New Haven
about 1865:
No one shall be a freeman and give a vote
unless he become converted and member in
full communion OF one of the churches al
lowed IL this dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the blessed
God to bear true allegiance to this dominion,
and tbat Jesus is the only king.
No Quaker or dissenter from the estab-
lished worship of this dominion shall be
allowed to give vote for the election of mag
istrates or sny officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered to a
| Quaker, Adamite or other hereto
II any person turn Quaker he shall be
banished and not suffered to return, but on
| pain of death.
| No Quaker or priest shall abide in the do
Iainion; he shall be banished and suffer death
on his return.
[ Priests may be seized by anyone without
warrant.
No one shall run ou the Sabbath day or
walk in his garden, or elsewhere, except rev.
ersntly to and from meeting.
| No one shall travel, cook vctuals, make
beds. sweep house, cut hair or shave on the
Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her children on the
Sabbath day or fasting day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on Sat-
urday.
To pick an ear of corn growing in neigh
bor's garden shall be deemed theft.
When it appears that an accused has con-
federstes, and he refuses to discover them, he
may be racked.
None shall buy or sell land without per-
mission of the selectmen.
drunkard shall have master appointed
by the selectmen, whs are to debar him from
liberty Of buying or selling.
Whoever publishes lie to the prejudice OF
his neighbors shall be set in the stocks and
receive ten stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Men stealers shall suffer DEATH
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold
silver or bone lace above Is per yard shall be
presented by the grand jurors and the select
men shall tax the offender f300 estate.
A debtor in prison swearing he has no es.
tate shall be led out and sold to make satis-
faction.
Whosoever sets a fire in the woods and il
burns house, shall suffer death and person;
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without benefit or bail
Whoever brings cards or dice into this do.
minion shall pay fine of f5.
No one shall read common prayer-books
keep Christmas as set days. eat minced pies
dance. play cards, or play on any instrumen
of music. except the drum, trumpet and Jew
harp.
No gospel minister shall join people in mar
riages. The magistrate only shall join then
in marriage, as they do it with less scandal tt
Christ's church.
When parents refuse their children couve
nient marriage, the magistrate shall determ
inc the point.
The selectmen on finding the children
r ignorant, may take them away from their pa
rents, and put them in better hands al th
expense of their parents.
A man that strikes his wife shall pay fin
of fl0.
A woman that strikes her husband shall b
punished as the court directs.
A wife shall be deemed good evidenc
against her husband.
No man shall court maid in person or b,
, letter, without first obtaining consent OF he
parents: IS penalty for the first ofense
fl0 for the second, and for the third impris
+ onment during the pleasure of the court.
) Married people must live together or be i'm
prisoned.
Every male shall have his hair cut roun,
according to cap.