Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-08-01
CONNECTICUT BLUE LAWS.


Fun List of the Famous Enaotments
witch Forbade a Woman to Kiss Her
Children On Fast Day.
The term Blue Laws" is applied to
such as relate TO the private con-
sciences Of individuals. All countries
formerly had such statutes, and the
thirteen colonies were no exception be-
fore the Revolution, The eide az Con-
neciicut is often spoken of in { is re-
spect. Those most noted were of tho
Colony of New Haven, which was
united with the Connecticut Colony in
1855. Here is full copy of the New
Haven list, often called the Connect.
cut Blue Laws"
The Governor and magistrates, con-
vened in general assembly, are the SUI
preme power, under God, of this indie
pendent dominion.
Conspiracy against the dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whosoever says there is a power and
jurisdiction above and over this do
minion, shall suffer death and the loss
OF his property
Mhosoever attempts to change or
ovorturn this dominion shall suffer
death.
No one shall be a freeman or give
vote, unless he he converted, and a
member in full communion Of one of
the churches allowed in this dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the
blessed God to bear true allegiance 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 a vote for the
election of magistrate or any officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered
Quaker, Adamite, or other hereto.
Ii any person shall turn Quaker, he
shall be banished and not suffered to
return on pain of death.
No Quaker priest shall abide in this
dominion; he shall be banished, and
suffer death on return.
Priests may be seized by any one
without warrant.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day
or walk in his garden, or elsewhere
except reveIently to and from meeting
No one shall travel, cook victuals
make beds, sweep house, cut hair oil
shave on the Sabbath day.
No woman hall kiss her children OF
the Sabbath day or Fast day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset Oh
Saturday.
=. To pick an ear of corn growing on
neighbours garden shall be deemed {
theft.
A person accused Of trespa in tn,
night shall be judged gully until h,
clear himself by his oath.
No one shall buy or sell land with
out permission of the selectmen.
When it appears that an accused
person has confederates. and refuses t,
discover them, he may be racked.
A drunkard shall have master APP
pointed by the selectmen, who are t,
debar him the liberty of buying anC
selling.
Whoever publishes lie to tn
prejudice of his neighbor shall be pu
in the stocks or receive ten stripes.
No minister shall keep a school.
Men stealers shall suffer death.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed witt
gold, silver, OF bono lace above tw
shillings per yard, shall be presente,
by the grand jurors, and the se!ectme
shall tax the offender $500 on hi
estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing that h
has no estate, shall be laid out and sol
to make satisfaction.
Whoever brings cards or dice int
this dominion shall pay fine of e5.
No one shall read tho commo
prayer book, keep Christmas, or sc
days, or play on any instrument excer
3 the drum OF jews harp
5 No gospel minister shall join peopl
in marriage. The magistrate onl
. shall Join them in marriage, as they q
Observation-Disclosures adsl.sa Christ's Chnscl
Id effects last? After WOrcestersh
LID No. III. Gil.