The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-08-15
LAWS OF OUR FATHERS.
Fun List of Connect!cuts Famous
Puritan Enactments.
Quskers Had . Hard Time In Colonial
Days. and Taliors Ani barbors Were
Closely WAtchsd-A Tad c"un-
try for Divorce Lawyers

The term ''bluo laws" is applied 10
such rs rotate to the private eonsciencca
Il individuals. All countries formerly
had such statutes, and the thirteen colo
MICS were no exception before the reyo'
luton. The code OF Connecticut Is often
spoken OF in ti.fs respect. Those most
noted were of tho colony OF New Haven,
hlch was nni,@u with tho Connecticut
colony in 1853. Here Is full copy OF
tho New Haven lists, often called the
Connecticut Biuo Laws
The Governor and magistrates, con
yoncl In Central Assembly, and the
supreme power snicr God, Of this indie
pendent dominion.
Conspiracy against tho dominion shall
DO punished with death,
Whosoever xmys there Is n power and
Jurisdiction aiyve and over this do
miaion shall miller death aud the loss
of his property
Whosocvcr attempts TO change or
oyor.urn this dominion shall cutler
doaih.
No ono shall DC freeman. or give
vote. unless -saveriel aD4-sm"ri-
bcf"fi fgiT SomrAnfIn dr-onc OF ,hc
churches allowed In th,, dominion.
Each FREEMAN shall swear by the
blessed Gu,l 20 bear true allegiance 10
this dominion, and ihat Jesus Is tho
only King.
No Quaker or dIsscntcr from tho cs-
tHbli,hcd Worship OF ilIs G1n!Gi"nshsll
tc allowed u rive ylin iuT tho clcc-
ton OF magl.iFatc or sny officer
No food OF lodging t-a,l b. offered a
Quaker, Adsnilc oro,hrF hcrcIic.
II amy prTs1a Hhall turn Quaker he
Haa!l be- bap!shci, ard not suffered %
return on pala Of death.
No Quaker prl'at lli@il abide "a Ihi,
dominion; h. shall hc bauiaEgi and
srifgr death on q !urn.
Priests iiay bo seized hy sly one
without . vE-.ln,.
No enc shall ..lE on the sabbath day.
1g walk In his gardcn, or clsov hcrv, c.
cCpt ruycrrnily to and fr9m mcotiar.
No one shall trayti. cook Virtuai-,
make bcds, sweep house, cut talE -
shave on the sabbath dEy.
III" sabbath shalt begin a. Funsr; on
saturday.
T,U.gs an ear Of corn growing on .
ucis'hbosS garden shall b. deemed a
theft.
4 pcT,on sr-u,ci Of tscsfa-s IN the
nisit lhril b. irigrd guilty unt!l be
clear hifascl! b. his o4th.
No one shaii buy ~ scli land Without
y FTtniHaiun Of the Eclcrimen.
Whoa u appear, that an accused ror-
son has cunfcdora,"s, AMI rotds~s 10 do.
cover thCm, h. may h. f.ckcl.
\ dTgnEar! shall have a master ap'
pointed by tho folcc,nou. who arr 10
d'h-r him tho liberty Of buying and
selling.
Whoever publishes lie TO the ptciu.
dice Of hia nsishhof shall 10 put Ia the
stocks. or T.coly, ten strips.
We minister ahaii keep school.
sicn rIcal-Fs nAsll suffer death.
Whoever wear clothes trimmed with
gold. silver. or homo lace allow .,yu
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III. grand iaiors, and the rcIeclm"n
shall tax tho offender three hundred
pounds ON his s,tatc.
A debtor In prison. swearing hc has
no estate. nhsii b. lari ou, and soli. 60
make ratisieelian.
Whoever hflf.-. card, or d!rc Into ihl
dominion staii pay iinc Of fyc r1uads.
No one sA.ii rad tho common prayer
book, keep chris;mas. or sci days. or
play on any Instrument except ;hc drum
o. 5cw's.harr.
No Gospel iHinisicr thall J,iu p-splt,
In marriage The msg,sirs;g vaiy bal.
ioin them infiaTsiagc. e. th"y Go IL with
lrss EcaaIlit - Chris;'a church.
NErr Iztnis rriusr iA,!s children
convenient marriage the maria,ra;c
shall dcicu} no the point.
The sclc men. Oh finding ,hc chill.
ifva iguprs ;, may take thpui away from
their plr"ft and put them la better
hands q; ibtcNpcusc Of their parcntt
\ man strikes h!s wife shall pay
q line Of ic(puunlG.
\ Uumsi Who strikes her husband
shall b. rg shed a. tso eour, directs.
\ wife u bc deemed good evidence
against hUitIustald.
80 iaan 4sll cour, a maid. In person
or hy Lotto twiihnut iirst obtaining con-
scnt Of he h,aronts
Married frrtons mus, live together or
bc !nptisdfI In jail.
EycEy n c shall have his hair Gu:
round aecc3 Hing to cap.
Would tic Amss.ns.
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