The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-08-07
CONNECTICUT BLUE LAWS.


Full List OF tho Famous Enactmcnts
Which Forbade o 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 code Of Con-
necticut is often spoken Of in this re-
spect. Those most noted were of the
Colony of New Haven, which was
united with the Connecticut Colony in
1865. Here is full copy of the New
Haven list, often called the "Connecti.
cut Blue Laws"
The Governor and magistrates, con-
vened in general assembly, are the su-
preme power, under God, Of this inde-
pendent dominion.
Conspiracy against tho dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whosoever says there is power and
Jurisdiction above and over this do
minion, shall suffer death and the loss
OF his property.
Whosoevor attempts to change or
overturn this dominion shall suffer
death.
No one shall be o freeman or give
vote, unless lie be 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 vote for the
election of magistrate or any officer.
No food or lodging shall be offered
a Quaker, Adamite, or other hereto.
If 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; lie 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 reverently to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep house, cut hair or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her children on
the Sabbath day or Fast day.
The Sabbath shall begin at sunset on
Saturday.
To pick an ear OF corn growing on a
neighbor's garden shall be deemed a
theft.
A person accused of trespa's in the
night shall be judged guilty until he
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 to
discover them, he may he racked.
A drunkard shall have master ap.
pointed by the selectmeo, who are to
debar him the liberty of buying and
selling.
Whoever publishes a lie to the
prejudice of his neighbor shall be put
in the stocks or receive ten stripes.
No minister shall keep o school.
Men stealers shall suffer death.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold, silver, or bone lace above two
shillings per yard, shall be presented
by the grand jurors, and the selectmen
shall tax the offender e300 on his
estate.
A debtor in prison, swearing that he
has no estate. shall be laid out and sold
to make satisfaction. g.
Whoever brings cards or dice into
this dominion shall pay fine of e5.
No one shall read the common
PRAYER book, keep Christmas, or set
days, or play on any instrument except
the drum or jews-harp.
No gospel minister shall join people
in marriage. The magistrate only
shall join them in marriage, as they do
it with less scandal to Christ's Church.
When parents refuse their children
convenient marriage, the magistrate
shall determine the point.
The selectmen, on finding the chill
1ren ignorant, may take them away from
their parents and put them in better
hands at the expense of their parents.
A man who strikes his wife shall pny
fine of G10.
A woman who strikes her husband
shall he punished as the court directs.
A wife shall be deemed good evi-
dence against her husband.
No man shall court maid in person
or by letter, without first obtaining
consent of her parents.
Married persons must live together
or be imprisoned in jail.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according to cap.