Show sketches of the ancient blue laws the governor and magistrates convened in general beneral assem assembly bF are the supreme power under god od of independent dominion from the determination 1 of the assembly no appeal shall be I I 1 made I 1 whoever says there is a power and jurisdiction above and over the dominion shall suffer death and the loss of property or overturn this dominion shall suffer death the judge shall determine controversy without a jury no one shall be a freeman or give abote un fess he be converted and a member in full com one of the churches allowed in I 1 this dominion no min man shall aall hold an office who is not found faithful to his dominion and whoever gives a vote person shall pay a fine of twenty shillings for the first of fence and for the second he shall be franchised disfranchised dis each freeman shall swear by the blessing of god to bear true allegiance to this dominion and that jesus is the only king no quaker or dissenter from worship of the established dominion shall be allowed to give a vote for the election of magistrate or any officer no food or lodging shall be offered a quaker Ad mite or other heretic Ele if a person turns quaker he shall be banished and not suffered to return on the pain of death nu no priest shall abide in this dominion he shall be banished and suffer death on his return priests priest may be seized by any one without a warrant no one shall cross a ferry but with an authorized zed ferryman no oae shall run ran on the sabbath day or walk in the garden or elsewhere except reverently to and from meeting no one shall travel cook victuals make beds sweep house out cut hair or shave on the sabbath da day I 1 L no woman shall kiss her child child on the sabbath da pick fe an ear of corn growing in a neighbors garden shall be deemed theft A person accused with tr trespass espasa in the night shag baal he be judged guilty unless he clear himself by oath when it appears that an accused has confederates and refuses to discover them he may be stcl el whoever publishes a re lie prejudice of his neighbor shall sit in the stocks to be whip ped fifteen stripes no minister shall teach school whoever brings cards or dice into this do minion shall pay a fine of five pounds who whoever ever wears clothes trimmed with gold a silver ilver or long lace above two shillings by the yard shall be presented by the grand jurors and the selectmen shall tax the offender at three hundred pounds estate |