Show THE BLUZ BLUE LAWS of our readers villo bo I 1 tavo 0 rien often board beard of the blue bloc aws have bo probably never had an of orp acrus aug that celebrated code the territory noor noff comprised jn tho staw stall or out cut v wi vas formerly two colonies co lonita connecticut and now kew the colony of connecticut was pleated planted by emig grants from and Wio dror in ill 1633 and hartford and in 1635 and 1036 the other colony by its id found erg era the dominion of haven was ec tItled by emigrants hum from en gland alao d in in the two colonies were united la the statutes eop copied aed below from an ancient volume ro relating lating the history of the american colonies were en sated ly by the people of the ike I dominioni of new haven flavell the governor and magistrates convened annually in general assembly are the supreme power under G god ci or bt this independent dominion crom the determination of the assembly DO appeal shull shall be made the governor is ia aw amenable enable to the voice ice of abo people the of the people p p I 1 shall iball not bo be dismissed by the governor C cr but shall dismiss itself conspiracy against this dominion shall bo be with death death whosoever says thero there b ig POW power and jurisdiction above and an d over sit VC r this dominion shall auffert death and loss of property whoever to change or overturn tho the dominion shall buffer death the judges shall determine no DO controversies trover sies without a jury no one ODO shall bo be a freeman or give a vote unless be bo be converted and a member of one of the be churches allowed in tho the dominion each freeman shall swear ow car by the b eased blessed god to bear true a allegiance to thiet dominion and I 1 that but je jesus bius is ia the only king no quaker no dissenter from the he worship of his dominion hall bo be allowed to give a vote rote for the electing electing or of magistrates or toy auy other officer no food or r lodgings shall be offered to 0 o quaker or heretic if any person turns quaker lo le shall ball bo be banished baniah cd and not buffered to return but bat oo on pain of death no priest shall abide in m the dominion non ho he shall bo be banished and buffor death on his return priests may te be seized by any one without a warrant warran fc no ono one to cross a river but an authorized zed ferry man no ono one beall run on tho the sabbath day or walk in his bis garden or tse else abere except reverently in in and from meeting no noone one shall travel trav elcook cook rituals titu ils als malo male beds sweep house bouse cut cat hair or share chare on the Sali hath day d ay no woman shall liu lies her be r children on sabbath or faatin fai day the SaL baJi shill begin at sunset en n saturday to pick an cur of corn growing in in a neighbors garden bo be deemed 1 licit A person accused of trespass pass io in tho the night shall bo be judged guilty unless he clears himic by bid oath ali when it appears that the accused has confederates and ho he to 0 discover dinco vcr them lie be way may be racked none noce ceboll buy or sell all lauds without permission ot the iho A drunkard shall have s a waster master appointed by the selectmen belcome n who are to bar him irons iron tho the liberty of buying and telling selling whoever publish bis Le a a lie to the of his neighbor shall be set in inthe i the stocks or be whipped ten stripes pet no m shall keep a school L every artry rateable rate abla person who shall refuse to pay his bis proportion to support the minister of the town or parish shall be fined coed by court aid and 41 every quarter until ho he or the pay the rate to the minister men blen ete ste alers alere shall death deate whosoever weara clothes trimmed with riah gold silver or bone laco lace bove is shall le be presented by the lh e grand jurors and the eele elmen hal b 11 toi the offender estate A debtor iu in prison arl OD swearing bw earing le bo has baa DO no estate shall bo be let out and sold to mako make whosoever gets a fire urd iu in the wood hooili wo oili and it burns a house beall euber death and persons suspected of this crime shall be imprisoned without benefit of ball bail whosoever brings cards or dice ioto thu this dow dominion shall pay par a fine of xa no one shall read cimmon prayer bools keep christmas or set act days eal cat mince pies piea due dance to play cards or play pla on any instrument ot ol music except abo drum trumpet and jews harp no gospel minister mi dball she join joia aco pie lo 10 in marriage tho the magistrate only shall all join them in a marriage as ho i in may A 1 do with leu less fi id candal dal to 0 o christs laurali lAur bu nh cli when me n parents refuse their children convenient war mirria lacea gM the iho magistrates ball determine the P point int the OR oa coding boding children air borant may tike take wiy away from their parents par cots sod put pat theta in ia better hnidj at t the expense of their parent fornication shall bo be punched by compelling marriage or as the court coort shall thick proper adultery Adol tery bo be punished with death amin A nita that strikes his hi difo 1 I 1 shall 11 ll py by a fine of A woman that strikes her hus blind shall bill be punished at aj the law A WIN shall bo be deemed good or ovi deuce against her husband no man shall court a maid in person peron or by letter without first crat obtaining ing consent of her parents parenti 15 penalty penally for the first of fonse forthe second and for the third imprison nicot meet during the pleasure of the iho court married porteous must live liro together nr be imprisoned every etory mate male must hurt have lis hair cut round roond according accor to lis cap the above laws laws were originally printed on blue paper on which no count they were called 4 the blue laws |