The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-06-18
ODD ENGLISH LAWS
Every Act of British Subject Can
Be Regulated.
Statute Books Of the Realm Conta'"
Much That Is of Interest, Snow
Ina How Parliament Regulated
Life of the People.

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Life of the People.
The ponderous statute books OF the
realm are q vast storehouse OF III
formation for the historian ana an
tiquarian, and even for the mercy
curious they contain much that IS u
interest as showing how, IN the lois
ago. parliament carefully regulated
the daily life, the food, the clothing
the amusements, the business, the re.
ligious worship, and even the ourla'
Of the people of this country says
London Tit-Bits. =.
Most Of the regulations are, OF
course now obsolete, and many GULF
prehensive repeating acts have peen
passed in recent years, but there Sun
remain some little known restrlct'ons
which would cause great constein"
ton If they were suddenly enforced
The proper observance OF SUNDAY 10
insisted on in many old and unre-
pealed statutes. No one can la"1uliS
be present at any meeting or assembly
of people out of his own parish on
Sunday for the purpose Of 1nduisine
IN any snort or pastime Whatsoever
q prohibition which would tend mate
rally to the reduction of the poor
rate if it were universally enforced
TODAY. for the penalty, IS 40, is TO Dc
devoted to the relief of the poor II
Is hardly necessary to add that only
lawful games may be INDUCED IN
within the parish. .,
Thus the members Of the village
cricket club may legally play a game
Of cricket among themselves on a
Sunday, but they canont play ma1cn
with the team from a neighboring VII
LACE. for one of the contesting elev'
ems would necessarily be out or thelr
own parish.
Members of the numerous play pro-
ducing societies may be interested 10
know that the act of Charles l. forbid
ding the performance Of plays on
, Sunday is still unrepealed.
: Exposing or offering goods Tor sale
On Sunday may still entail forfeiture
Of the wares: no drover, horse cours
er WAGNER, butcher, or higgler ma!
!. travel or go to an inn on the Loro
day, and any tradesman, workman
laborer, or person of like degree Whe
:. on Sunday follows his ordinary can
Ing works Of necessity and charlt'
excepted), Is liable to a penalty OF Of
q The game of bowls Is a very popu
j. lar pastime, but how many OF IN
:, thousands who indulge tn it are aWar
that it is still enacted that mo mar
y ner Of person shall at any time pla
j. at any bowl or bowlestin other place
- out of his garden or orchard" unde
~ penalty of IS Sd for each offense.
l. Again, 1t is unlawful, for workme]
r. laborers or servants, or for seame
or fishermen, to play at tennis, dc
~ cards, or quoits, except at Christine
It time and even at that festive seaso
A. they must not play in their master
houses or in their masters presenc
Indeed, any one at all who TAX
O. mart in such games as faro, basse
, hazard or roulette, or In any gan
- played with dice, except backga1
"a man, does so at his peril, for all the
oe and few others are unlawful games.
80 Statutes of 200 years ago still II
~ bid US to indulge in lotteries, rattle
Is sweepstakes, or any scheme Whe1
no bv prizes are distributed by lot
chance Horse races within ten mil
Az of Charing Cross can only be held
he properly licensed places, and any o
no taking part in an unlicensed ra
NAV be fined e10 or be sent to pris
. for two months.
DIS Such exhibitions as the batting
lions, bears, bulls and badgers, CO
fighting and dog fights are prohibit
TO by old acts Of parliament, and a CT
re- GUS side light on ancient habits
found in the still existing enactmf
of Edward I. that fairs and mark
he must not be held in the church var
7d- The old sumptuary laws, which p
al, scribed the clothes that might be w
VII by various classes, have been
MS pealed, but still members OF par
ah- ment are forbidden to wear armour
carry arms within the precincts
parliament, and no one Is to
Ing armed to any market or fair,
ant subjects that are protestants n
have arms suitable for their defens
III" A gentleman who INDUCES In
ant fame swearing or cursing is liable
pay five shillings for each oath;
laborers, sailors and private soldi
81 may give vent to their feelings at
eet shilling a time. Women, 1t wo
seem, may swear without incurr
any legal penalty at all, so long
= they do not swear in the street.
Under acts of the early Edwa
the king is still entitled to take
session of any whale or sturg
caught in British waters or cast
v.r, our coasts. The old lawyers said
and the head of the whale belongs to