Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
Connecticut Blue Laws.


Q The term "blue laws" is applied t
, such as relate to the private consciez
, ces of individuals. All countries fol
9 merly had such statutes, and the thirteel
, colonies were no exception before tn
revolution. The code of Connecticut
, often spoken of in this respect. Thcs
most noted were of the colony of New
Haven, which was united with the Con
necticut colony in 1865. Here is full
copy of the New Haven list, often called
the Connecticut blue laws
The governor and magistrate, con
vened in general assembly, are the su
preme power. under God, of this inde
pendent dominion.
Conspiracy against the dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whosoever says there is power and
jurisdiction above and over this oOmin-
ion shall suffer death and the loss of his
property.
Whosoever attempts to change or
overturn this dominion shall suffer
death.
No one shall be freeman. or give
vote, unless he 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 es-
tablished worship of this dominion shall
be allowed to give a vote for the elec-
tion 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; he shall be banished and suf-
fer death on return.
Priests may he seized by any one
without warrant.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day,
or walk in his garden, or elsewhere, ex-
cept revently to aud from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make, 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 sunrise on
Saturday.
To pick an ear of corn growing on a
neighbor's garden shall be deemed
theft.
A person accused of trespass in the
night shall be junged guilty until he
clear himself by his oath.
No one shall buy or sell land without
permission of the selectmen.
When it appears that an accused per-
son has confederates and refuses to dis
cover them he may be racked.
A drunkard shall have master ap-
pointed by the selectmen, who are to
debar him the liberty of buying and
selling.
Whoever publishes lie to the pre-
judice of his neighbor shall be put in
the stocks or receive ten stripes.
No minister shall keep a school.
Men stealers shah 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 $500 on his estate.
\ debtor in prison swearing he has
no estate shall be laid out and sold to
make satisfaction.
Whoever brings cards of dice into
this dominion shall pay fine OF So.
No one shall read the common prayer
book, keep Christmas or set days, or
play on any instrument except the drum
or jewsharp.
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 finding the children
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 nav
a fine of $40.
A woman who strikes her husband
shall be punished as the court directs.
\ wife shall be deemed good evidence
against her husband.
No man shall court maid in person
or by letter without first obtaining con-
sent of her parents.
Married persons must live together or
be imprisoned in Jail.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according to a cap.-Queries
Magazine.
The Best Dressed Girl.