Year: 1874

inc sthtUWb CODleu neiOW, iron
an ancient volume relating the his
tory of the American colonies, wer,
enacted by the people Of the do,
minion of New Haven and being
printed on blue paper came to bC
known as the blue laws.


The Governor and magistrate con.
vened in General Assembly, and the
supreme power, under God, Of this
independent dominion.


From the determination OF the
Assembly no appeal shall be made.


The Governor is amenable to the
voice Of tho people.
The Assembly OF tho people shall
not BE- dismissed by tho Governor,
but shall dismiss itself


Conspiracy against the Dominion
shall be punished with death.
Whosoovcr says there is power
and jurisdiction above and over the
dominion shall suffer death and loss
OF property.


Whoever attempts to change OF
oyorturn tho dominion shall suffer
death.


The Judges ehall determine no
controversies without u jury.


No one shall be u freeman or give
a vote unless he be converted and o
member OF one OF the churches al
lowed in tho dominion.


Each freeman shall swear by the
God to bear true allegiance to this
dominion, and that Jesus is the on
ly king.


No quaker, no dissenter from the
established worship OF this domin
ion, shall be allowed to give vote
for the electing Of magistrate or any
other officer.


| No food or lodgings shall be of
cred to Quaker, Adamite or horotic.


Hany person turns Quaker he
shall be hsnished and not suffered
to return but OH pain of death.


No Priest shall abide in the do.
minion ; he shall be banishei, and
suffer death on his return.
Priests may be seized by any one
without n warrant.


No ono to cross n river, on the
Sabbath, but an authorized clergy.
man.


No ono shall run on the Sabbath
day or walk in his garden, or else
where, except, reverently to and from
meeting


No one shall travel. cook victuals,
make beds, or sweep houses, cut bair
OF shave, on the Sabbath day.


No one shall kiss her children o.
Sabbath or fasting days.


The Sabbath shall begin at sunset
On Saturday.
To pick on ear of corn growing in


neighbours garden shall be deemed
abe I.


A person accused OF trespass in
the night shall be judged guilty, un-
less he clears himself by his oath.


When it appears that the accused
has confedorates, and he refuses to
discover them, he may be racked.


None shall buy or sell lands with
out permission of the selectmen.


A drunkard shall have q master
appointed by the selectmen, who are
to bar him from liberty of buying
or selling


Whosoever publishes lie in the
prejudice Of his neighbor, shall be
SGT in the stocks and be whipped ten
stripes.


No minister shall keep q school.
Every ratable person who refuses
to pay his proportion to support the
minister of the town or parish, shall
be fined by court f5, As, every quar-
ter until he or she pay tho rate to
the minister.


Men stealers shall suffer death.


Whosoever wears clothes trim
med with gold, silver or bone lace
above Is per yard shall be present.
ed by the grand jurors, and the se-
lectmen shall tax tho offender 1900
estate.


A debtor in prison, swearing he
has no estate, shall be let out and
sold for satisfaction.
Whosoever sets fire to the woods,
and it burns house shall suffer
death and persons suspected of this
crime shall be imprisoned without
benefit of bail


Whosoever brings cards or dice in.
to this dominion, shall pay a fine of Is.


No one shall read common prayer
books keep Christmas or set days,
eat mince pies, dance, play cards, or
play an instrument of music, except
the drum, trumpet and Jews harp.
No gospel minister shall Join peo
pie in marriage. The magistrate
only shall join them in marriage, as
he may do it with less scandal to
Christ's church.
When parents refuse their chill
dren convenient marriages, the mag
istrates shall determine the point.


The selectmen on finding children
ignorant may take them away from
their parents and put them in better
hands at the expense Of their pa
rents.


Fornication shall be punished by
compelling marriage, or as the court
shall think proper.


Adultery shall be punished with
death.


A man who strikes his wife shall
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