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blue law

U.S. statute regulating work, commerce, and amusements on Sundays. The name is said to derive from a list of Sabbath regulations published (on blue paper or in blue wrappers) in New Haven, Conn., in 1781. Throughout colonial New England such laws regulated morals and conduct. Most lapsed after the American Revolution, but some, such as prohibitions against the Sunday sale of alcoholic beverages, remain on the books in some areas.

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No references found			Today's Santa Feans and visitors might grumble over what at least a few consider long-overdue controls -- but in LaFarge's time, as he notes in his delightful collection of New Mexican columns, The Man with the Calabash Pipe, some visitors would discover "to their horror that no liquor can be had," owing to the blue laws of the day. OUR VIEW; WISHING YOU 'FELICES' FIESTAS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) This tenant was from New York City and was not aware of Bergen County Blue Laws. What tenants don't know may prove to be costly by Stein, Justin / Real Estate Weekly Unfortunately, however, the centers are closed on Sundays due to the blue laws enacted by the town of Paramus. Big-time retailers coming to Paramus by Stoler, Michael / The Real Deal			blue comb blue copper ore blue cornflower blue crab Blue Cross plans blue dot syndrome Blue Earth County blue edge blue flash blue gas blue glow Blue Glue Blue Grotto blue ground blue hat hacker blue haze blue heeler Blue Hills Reservation Blue Horde blue ice blue iron earth Blue Island blue jay Blue Knob State Park blue laser blue law blue laws blue lead blue lias lime Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park Blue Lightning blue magnetism blue malachite blue metal blue mold Blue Mound State Park Blue Mounds State Park Blue Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor Blue Mountains blue mud blue nevus Blue Nile blue ocher blue peter Blue Powder blue print blue ribbon Blue Rider Blue Ridge Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge			Blue Juice Valve Oil blue key Blue Key Honor Society Blue king crab Blue king crab Blue Knight Chess Club Blue Knight Power Blue Knight Studios Blue Knights Blue Knights International Blue Knights International Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Blue Knights Percussion Ensemble Blue Knob State Park Blue Knob State Park, PA Blue Knob State Park, Pennsylvania Blue Label Tartan Army Blue Label Telecoms Blue Lagoon cocktail Blue Lagoon cocktail Blue Lagoon cocktail Blue Lagoon Dive Shop Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association Blue Lambency Downward Blue laser Blue laser diode Blue laser diode Blue laser disc blue law Blue Laws Blue Laws Blue Laws Blue Laws Blue laws of connecticut Blue laws of connecticut Blue laws of connecticut Blue laws of connecticut blue lead Blue LED Blue LED Blue LED Blue leg Blue Letter Bible Blue Letter Bible Institute Blue Lias Blue Lias blue lias lime Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park Blue Light Blue Light Emitting Diode Blue Light Induced Apoptosis Blue Light Using FAD Blue Light-Responsive Promoter Blue Lightning Blue Lightning Operations Center Blue Lightning Operations Control Center Blue Lights blue line blue line

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