Evening star., 1920-11-14

law. This was beneficial to the
clients. because it enabled them to
know beforehand just what job of
litigating was going to cost them
The law on that subject was: NO
licensed attorney shall demand or re-
ceire for bringing any cause to judg-
ment in the general court more than
500 pounds of tobacco and cask. and
in the county court $50 pounds Of
tobacco and cask. which fees are al
lowed him without any prearranSc-
ment.
IF any attorney shall refuse to
plead any cause for aforesaid lees ne
shall forfeit as much as his fees
should have been"
1t is almost certain that Capt. John
Smith iuaugurated the first blue law
in Virginia. Smith was strongly op-
posed to the use of profane language.
He sought to stamp it out ny inins
up the offenders in a row each even
ing with their right arms held high
above their heads and pouring a big
dipper of water down their sleeves
History is silent as to whether TINS
1essened or increased cussing IN
jamestown.
At one time. it is said. squirrels
were so numerous in Virginia that
they often destroyed much corn: fire.
uuently the outside rows were en-
tirely consumed. In order TO remedy
this great economic loss. the general
, court. after much serious conIempia-
tion, ordered that thereafter no
planter should have or plant outside
rows in his cornfield
What an unprecedented row would
be stirred up in Washington and other
cities throughout the country at this
Massachusetts blue law were to be
put into general effect. The law in
au estion compelled all women to wear
dresses long enough to hide their shoe
buckles. high enough to reach their
chins. and sleeves reaching to the
wrist.
Following are some of Maryland s
hottest blue laws:
'If any person whatsoever. inha bit
ing within this province shall bias
pheme. that is curse God. deny our
Saviour to be the Son of God. or deny
| the Holy Trinity. or the God head OF
any of the three persons. or the unity
| of the God head, or shall utter any
reproachful words or language con-
! cerning the Holy Trinity, or any of the
| the first offense. be bored through the
tongue and fined twenty pound ster-
! ling to the king. towards defraying
1.-THE country charge where the onehse
was committed. Or If the party hath
not an estate sufficient to answer that
sum. then to suffer six months i'm
tprisonment. For the second offense,
he or she shall be stigmatized in the
forehead with the letter B and fined
forty pound sterling to the uses
aforesaid, or Imprisonment for one
whole year. And for the third Of
fense. he or she so offending. and
thereof legally convicted. shall suf-
| fer death. with confiscation of all
their goods and chattels to the king.
every person legally convicted OF
stealing. by the testimony of one or
more sufficient witnesses. not being
the party grieved, shall be punishe ed
in paying four-fold the value Of the
goods stolen. to the party grieved.
and by putting in the pillory. and
whipping so many stripes as the court
shall judge. not exceeding 40. For
the second offense the party shall be
proceeded against as felon (death)
| X X
GLE that shall kill any unmarked
| IL swine above three months old
not upon his own land. or in company
with his own stock. in hereby