Show BLUE LAWS or connecticut the fillou following ing are some soine of the blue laws that existed two hundred years ago some of these would answer for this century cen tury whoever publishes a lie to the prejudice of bf his bis neighbor shall siti sit in the stocks or be whipped fifteen stripes no one to cross a river river but with an auth authorized or jizo ferryman 11 noone no one shall travel cook victuals make bea sweep houses cut hair or shave on the sabbath whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold silver ribier or bone lace over two shillings by the yard shall be presented by the grand jurors and the selectmen shall tax the offender at estate no one shall read common prayer keep christmas or saints day make minced pies dance play cards pr or play on ca any instrument afi 0 music except except the drum the e trumpet and jew sharp when parents refuse their children convenient marriages mhd magistrates shall determine the point Alar married ried persons must live together or er be imprisoned no man shall court a maid by person or by letter without first obtaining the coia consent bent of her parents xa 5 for the first alist ol of Tence fence 10 for the second and the third imprisonment during the pleasure of the court A man that strikes his witie wife shall hallbe be fined X 10 A woman that strikes her husband shall be fined at the courts discretion if any man art shall kiss his wife or wi wife fe kiss her husband on the lords day the party in fault shall be punished at the discretion 11 of the court of agi magistrates |