Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-04-26
BLUE LAWS ALL GONE.
Repeal of the Sunday Act Which
Caused Connecticut Annoyance.

Repeal of the Sunday Act Which
Caused Connecticut Annoyance.
The Legislature of Connecticut has re-
pealed the old Sunday blue law, under
which many prosecutions have even
recently been pressed. AT Southington
last fall Sunday newspapers were sup
pressed livery stables were closed, bar
berS pOunced upon and various other
alleged Sabbath violatorS driven under
the ban. In Hartford drug and tobacco
stores were closed and various other
steps of a like nature taken. The re-
pealed law was as follows;
"When any justice of the peace shall
have personal knowledge that any per-
son is guilty of drunkenness. prOfane
swearing. cursing, or Sabbath break
Ing, such knowledge shall be sufficient
evidence for such justice of the peace
to render judgment against him with
out previous complaint and warrant,
having first caused such person to be
brought before him.
Only one vote was cast in opposition
to the repeal. Despite the fact that Coll
necticut in the olden days enforced
many of the sO-called blue laws attrib-
uted to her they were never on her
statute books. They were Pigments Of
the mind of Samuel Peters, who wrote
a history of Connecticut about 1850. This
history WAS studied in the schools for
n long time, and gradually came TO be
accepted as gospel. Some of the laws,
which did not exist, but which were
quoted by Peters, are as follows:
Conspiracy against this dominion
shall be punished with death.
WhOsOever says there is n power and
Jurisdiction above and over this domin-
ion shall suffer death and loss Of prop
erty.
No one shall be freeman or give
vote unless he be counted and Il men,
Der in full communion of one OF the
churches allowed in this dominion.
No one shall hold any office who is
not sound in the faith and faithful to
this dominion; and whoever gives a
vote to such a person shall pay fine
of FL; for second offense he shall be
DISTINGUISHED
No Quaker or dssenter from the
established worship Of this dominion
shall be allowed to give n vote for the
election of magistrates or any officers
No food or lodging shall be offered
to Quaker, Atlantic or hereto.
If any person turn Quaker he shall
be banished and not suffered 10 return
! but upon pain of death.
No priest shall abide in the dominion;
he shall be banished and suffer death
on his return. Priests may be seized
by anyone without Il warrant.
No one to cross Il river but with an
authorized ferryman
No enc shall run on the Sabbath day
or walk in the garden or elsewhere
except reverently to and from meet
| ing
No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds. sweep houses. cut hair or
shave on the Sabbath day.
No woman shall kiss her child on tho
Sabbath or on fasting day.
To pick an ear of corn growing in n
neighbours garden shall be deemed
theft
4 drunkard shall have n master ap-
pointed by the selectmen. who are 10
debar him from the liberty of buying
or selling.
Whoever publishes I've to the pref
udice of his neighbor shall sit i'm the
stocks or be whipped fifteen stripes.
No minister shall keep 4 school who
ever wears clothes trimmed with gold.
silver or bone lace. above shillings by
the yard. shall be presented by the
grand jurors, and the selectmen shall
tax the offender a $500 estate.
Whoever brings cards or dice into the
| dominion shall pay fine of -.
No one shall read common prayer,
keep Christmas or Saints Day, make
minced pies, dance, play cards, or play
on any instrument of music except the
drum, trumpet or jewsharp.
The selectmen, on finding children
ignorant, may take them away from
their parents and put them into better
hands ut the expense of their parents
No man shall court Il maid in person
or by letter without first obtaining
consent of her parents; f5 penalty for
the first offenSe, f10 for the second, and
for the third Imprisonment during the
! pleasure Of the court.
Married persons must live together
or be imprisoned.
Every male shall have his hair cut
round according to 4 cap.
The Retort Quick.