The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-28
LAWS OF OUR FATHERS.
Full List Of Conneot1cut's FsmouD
Puritan MnactmentA

Full List Of ConnectiCuts FsmouD
Puritan MnactmentA
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The term "blue laws's 4 applied 70
such as relate to the privats oonscienoes
OF individuals. All COUNTRIES formerly
had suoh statutes, and tbs thirteen colo.
MES were no exception before the rovo-
luton. The code Of Connecticut Is often
spoken Of in this respect Those mos4
noted were Of the colony Of New Haven,
which was united with the Connecticut
colony in 1855. Here 10 . full copy Of
the New Haven lists, often called the
"Connecticut Blue Laws"
The Governor and magistrates, con-
vened in General Assembly, and tho
supreme power under God, Of this inde-
pendent dominion.
Conspiracy against the dominion shall
be punished with death.
Whosoever says there II 10 power and
Jurisdiction above and over this do
minion shall suffer death and the loss
Of his property.
Whosoever attempts 10 change or
overturn this dominion shall suffer
death.
No one shall be freeman, or give
vote, unless he be converted and mem-
Der in full communion Of one Of tho
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 vote for the cleo
tion of magistrate or any ofioer.
No food or lodging shall be offered
Quaker, Adamite or other heretic.
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
suffer death on return.
Priests may be seized by any one
without Q warrant
No one shall run on the Sabbath day.
or walk In his garden, or elsewhere, ex-
cept reverently to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep house, cut hair or
shave on the Sabbath day.
Tho Sabbath shall begin at sunset on
Saturday.
To pick an ear Of corn growing on .
neighbor's garden shall be deemed .
theft.
A person accused Of trespass in the
night shall be judged guilty until he
'clear himself by his oath.
No one shall buy or soil land without
permission of the selectmen.
When it appears that IN 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 tho liberty Of buying and
selling.
Whoever publishes lie to tho preiu-
dice Of his neighbor shall be put in the
stocks, or receive ton stripes.
No minister shall keep school.
Men stealers shall suffer death.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with
gold, silver, or bone lace above two
shillings yard shall be presented by
tho grand jurors, and the selectmen
shall tax tho offender three hundred
pounds on his estate.
A debtor In prison, swearing he has
no estate, shall be laid out and sold, to
make satisfaction.
Whoever brings cards or dice into this
dominion shall pay fine Of i've pounds.
No one shall read the common prayer
book, keep Christmas, or set days, or
play on any instrument except the drum
or jew's-harp.
No Gospel minister shall join people
In marriage. Tho magistrate only shall
Join them in marriage, ~ 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
dren 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 pay
Q fine Of ten pounds.
A woman who strikes her husband
shall be punished as the court directs.
A wife shall be deemed good evidence
against her husband.
No man shall court o maid, in person
or by letter, without first obtaining oon-
sent Of her parents.
Married persons must live together or
be imprisoned in Jail.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according to q cap.
Oblitsrsting the Lines.
No thoughtful person can fail to see
how the lines are being ohliterated and