Connecticut western news., 1907-02-07
THE 0LD BLUE LAWS|
HAVE YOU EVER READ THEM ?
Quakers Were not Allowed to Vote
 Ministers Gould not Keep School
 the Parents Consent.


 No Man Gould Court a Maid Without
 the Parents Consent.
 One often hears the famous Connecti- cut blue laws spoken ef, and yet 1t is safe to say that few of the younger gen eration have ever read them i'll full. Here they are:
 "No Quaker or dissenter from the es- tablished worship of the dominion shall be allowed to give vote for the election of magistrates or any officer. "No food or lodging shall be afforded Quaker, Adamite or other heretic.
 @.If any person turns Quaker, he shall be banished and not suffered to return, but upon pain of death. s
 ''No priest shall abide ill the dominion, he shall be bamished and suffer death on his return. Priests may be seized by any one without warrant.
 "No man shall cross river but with an authorized ferryman.
 "'No one shall run on the Sabbath day,
  cept reverently to'and from meeting.
 -'No one shall travel. cook vituals, make beds, sweep house, cut hair or shave on the Sabbath day.
 3.No woman shall kiss her child on the Sabbath or feasting day.
 1.-The Sabbath shall begin at.sunset on Saturday.
 .'To pick an ear of corn growing on garden shall be deemed theft. IA person accused of trespass inFthe might shall be judged guilty unless he clears himself by oath
 @When it appears that an accused has and he refuses to discover them, he may beracked.
 1'No one shall buy or sell lands with out permission, of the selectmen.
 "A drunkard shall have master ap- pointed by the seleotmen, who are to debar him from the liberty of buying or selling.
 dice of his neighbor shall sit in the stocks or be whipped fifteen stripes.
 ttNo minister shall keep school.
 43Men stealers,shall suffer death.
 Whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold, silver or bone lace, above two shillimgs yard, shall be presented by the grand jurors, and the selectmen shall tax the offender at $500 estate.
 "A debtor in prison, swearing he has no estate, shall be Jet out and sold to make satisfaction.
 Whoever sets a fire in the woods, and burns house, shall suffer death; and persons suspected of this crime shall be imprisoned without benefit of bail.
 "Whoever brings cards or dice into this dominion shall pay a fine of e5.
 "No gospel minister shall join people in marriage, the magistrates only can join in marriage, as they do it with less scandal to Christ's church.
 '.No one shall read common prayer, keep Christmas or saint days, make minced pies, play cards or any instru- ment of music, except the drum, trum- pet and Jews harp.
 "When parents refuse their children convenient marriages, the magistrates shall determine the point.
 "A man who strikes his wife shall pay fine of e10; woman that strikes her husband shall be punished as the court directs.
 "A wife shall be deemed good evi- dence against her husband
 Married persons must live together or be imprisoned.
 "No man shall court 8 maid, in person or by letter, without first obtaining con- sent of her parents-e5 penalty for the first offense; e10 for the second, and for the third, imprisonment during the pleasure of the court" 's