| U.S. Constitution, Amendment 10. (Bill of Rights) |
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor
prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the people.
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| Nogales, Arizona |
An ordinance prohibits the wearing of suspenders. |
| Arkansas |
No person
shall be permitted under any pretext whatever, to come nearer than
fifty feet of any door or window of any polling room, from the opening
of the polls until the completion of the count and the certification of
the returns.
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| Arkansas |
A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month. |
| Arkansas |
The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas
River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.
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| Arkansas |
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise. |
| Arkansas |
A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise. |
| Little Rock, Arkansas |
Flirtation between the members of the opposite sex on the streets of may result in a 30 day jail term. |
| California |
Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship. |
| California |
Removing your clothes in a bath house is against the law. |
| Baldwin Park, California |
It is unlawful to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool. |
| Belvedere, California |
An ordinance reads that no dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash. |
| Blythe, California |
A person must own
at least two cows before he can wear cowboy boots in public. |
| Hollywood, California |
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood
Boulevard at one time. |
| Los Angeles, California |
It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license. |
| Los Angeles, California |
A man is legally entitled to beat his wife with a leather belt or strap, but the belt can't be wider than 2 inches, unless he has his wife's consent to beat her with a wider strap. |
| Los Angeles, California |
You Cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time. |
| Riverside, California |
Two persons may not kiss each other without first wiping their lips with carbolized rosewater. |
| Santa Ana, California |
Two or more persons may not congregate for the purpose of discussion on the sidewalks. |
| Denver, Colorado |
It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.
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| Logan County, Colorado |
It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep. |
| Logan County, Colorado |
A monster is not allowed within the city limits. |
| Devon, Connecticut |
It is unlawful to walk backwards after sunset.
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| Hartford, Connecticut |
You aren't allowed to cross a street while walking on your hands. |
| Lowes Crossroads, Delaware |
It is a violation of local law for any
pilot or passenger to carry an ice cream cone in their pocket while
either flying or waiting to board a plane.
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| Florida |
Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed. |
| Florida |
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal. |
| Miami, Florida |
It is against the law to imitate animals. |
| Miami, Florida |
It's illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown. |
| Saratoga, Florida |
It is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit. |
| Saratoga, Florida |
Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed. |
| Atlanta, Georgia |
It against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp. |
| Jonesboro, Georgia |
It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy" in Jonesboro. |
| Pocatello, Georgia |
"The carrying
of concealed weapons is forbidden, unless same are exhibited to public view."
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| Idaho |
It illegal for a man to give his sweetheart
a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. |
| Cicero, Illinois |
An ordinance prohibits humming on the streets on Sunday. |
| Chicago, Illinois |
It is prohibited eating in a place that is on fire. |
| Kirkland, Illinois |
Law forbids bees to fly over the village or through
any of its streets.
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| Urbana, Illinois |
It is against the law for a monster to enter the corporate limits of
Urbana.
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| Urbana, Illinois |
It is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep. |
| Zion, Illinois |
It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets. |
| Gary, Indiana |
Persons are prohibited from attending a movie houseor other theater and from riding a public streetcar within four hours of eating garlic. |
| Iowa |
A kiss lasting more than five minutes is against the law. It is illegal to sing while wearing a bathing suit. |
| Corning, Iowa |
It's a misdemeanor for a man to ask his wife to ride
in any motor vehicle.
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| Marshalltown, Iowa |
Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants. |
| Ottumwa, Iowa |
"It is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted." |
| Kansas |
The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks. |
| Kansas |
The state law requires pedestrians crossing the highways at night to
wear tail lights.
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| Halstead, Kansas |
Loud burping while walking around the airport is prohibited.
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| Topeka, Kansas |
The installation of bathtubs is prohibited. |
| Kentucky |
"No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." An amendment to the above legislation: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds, nor shall it apply to female horses." |
| Kentucky |
A man may not purchase a hat unless his wife is with him. |
| Kentucky |
Every person must take a bath at least once a year. |
| Frankfort, Kentucky |
It is against the law to shoot off a policeman's tie. |
| Lexington, Kentucky |
It's illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your pocket.
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| Louisiana |
It is illegal to gargle in public places. |
| Louisiana |
Catching lizards at night is prohibited. |
| New Orleans, Louisiana |
A dog is entitled to his first bite of a person. |
| Augusta, Maine |
To stroll down the street playing a violin is against the law. |
| Baltimore, Maryland |
It is illegal to mistreat oysters. |
| Baltimore, Maryland |
It's illegal to take a lion to the movies. |
| Halethrope, Maryland |
It is illegal to kiss for more than one second. |
| Baltimore, Maryland |
It's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. It's also illegal to take a lion to the movies. |
| Baltimore, Maryland |
It is illegal to wash or scrub sinks, no matter how dirty they get. |
| Massachusetts |
It is illegal to duel with water pistols. |
| Massachusetts |
In 1659, the State outlawed Christmas. |
| Massachusetts |
Law requires all dogs to have their hind legs
tied during the month of April.
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| Massachusetts |
It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath. |
| Boston, Massachusetts |
It is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so. |
| Boston, Massachusetts |
Mourners at a wake must not eat more than three sandwiches apiece. |
| Boston, Massachusetts |
It is illegal to hold frog-jumping contests in nightclubs.
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| Boston, Massachusetts |
An old law prohibits the taking of baths on Sunday. |
| Milford, Massachusetts |
Peeping in the windows of automobiles is forbidden. |
| North Andover, Massachusetts |
An ordinance prohibits the use of space guns. |
| Salem, Massachusetts |
Even married couples are forbidden from sleeping in the nude in rented rooms. |
| Michigan |
A state law stipulates that a woman's hair legally belongs to her husband. |
| Michigan |
A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission. |
| Clawson, Michigan |
There is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens. |
| Detroit, Michigan |
Willfully destroying your old radio is prohibited. |
| Detriot, Michigan |
It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday. |
| Detroit, Michigan |
An ordinance prohibits sitting in the middle of the street to read a newspaper. |
| Detroit, Michigan |
Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property. |
| Kalamazoo, Michigan |
It is against the law to serenade your girlfriend. |
| Tylertown, Mississippi |
It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street. |
| Kansas City, Missouri |
Minors in Kansas City, Missouri, are not allowed to purchase cap pistols;
they may buy shotguns freely, however.
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| St. Louis, Missouri |
It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket. |
| Omaha, Nebraska |
Sneezing or burping is illegal during a church service. |
| Nevada |
It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway. |
| Eureka, Nevada |
Men who wear moustaches are forbidden from kissing women. |
| New Hampshire |
Law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in
any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
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| Carrizozo, New Mexico |
It's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public (includes legs and face). |
| New York |
In NYC it is illegal for a man to turn around and look "at a woman in that way", and violators are forced to wear horse blinders. |
| Brooklyn, New York |
Donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs. |
| Carmel, New York |
A man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and pants that do not match. |
| Greene, New York |
It is illegal to eat peanuts and walk backwards on
the sidewalks when a concert is on.
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| New York City, New York |
In NYC it is illegal for a man to turn around and look "at a woman in that way", and violators are forced to wear horse blinders. |
| New York City, New York |
New York City ordinance prohibits the shooting of rabbits from the
rear of a Third Avenue street car -- if the car is in motion. |
| Barber, North Carolina |
Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited by statute. |
| Oxford, Ohio |
It's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man's picture. |
| Toledo, Ohio |
Throwing a snake at anyone is illegal. |
| West Union, Ohio |
No married man can go flying without his spouse
along at any time, unless he has been married for more than 12 months.
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| Oklahoma |
It is against the law to read a comic book while operating a motor Vehicle. |
| Oklahoma |
Whale hunting is strictly forbidden throughout the entire state. |
| Clinton, Oklahoma |
Molesting an automobile is illegal. |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Kisses lasting more than three minutes are forbidden. |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma |
It is against the law to open a soda bottle without
the supervision of a licensed engineer.
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| Pennsylvania |
Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue. |
| Pennsylvania |
The state law prohibits singing in the bathtub. |
| Columbia, Pennsylvania |
It is against the law for a pilot to tickle
a female flying student under her chin with a feather duster in order
to get her attention.
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| Newport, Rhode Island |
It is illegal to smoke a pipe after sunset. |
| Province, Rhode Island |
It is illegal to sell toothpaste ands toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday. |
| South Carolina |
State law forbids crawling around in public sewers without a permit. |
| Spartansburg, South Carolina |
Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden. |
| Tennessee |
It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish. |
| Tennessee |
It is illegal to shoot any game other than whales from a
moving automobile.
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| Dyersburg, Tennessee |
it is illegal for a woman to call a man for a date. |
| Memphis, Tennessee |
it is illegal for a woman to drive by herself; "a man must walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists". |
| Memphis, Tennessee |
It is against the law to sell teddy bears or yo-yo's on Sunday. |
| Texas |
A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. |
| Texas |
Carrying a spear or a sword to a polling place is illegal. |
| Texas |
Law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession. |
| Texas |
It is Texas law that when two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing,
each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other
has gone.
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| Lefors, Texas |
it is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer at any time while standing. |
| San Antonio, Texas |
it is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands. |
| Virginia |
Virginia law forbids bathtubs in the house; tubs must be kept in the yard.
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| Norfolk, Virginia |
It is illegal for hens to lay eggs before 8 AM and after 4 PM. |
| Seattle, Washington |
It is illegal to carry a concealed weapon that
is over six feet in length.
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| Wilbur, Washington |
It's illegal to ride an ugly horse.
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| Huntington, West Virginia |
Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse. |
| Nicholas County, West Virginia |
No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service. |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
An old ordinance forbids parking for over two hours unless a horse is tied to the car. |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
It is against the law to play a flute and drums on the streets to attract attention. |
| Utah |
Birds have the right of way on all highways. |
| Utah |
A husband is responsible for every criminal act commited by his wife while she is in his presence. |
| District of Columbia |
District of Columbia pedestrians who leap over passing autos to escape
injury, and then strike the car as they come down, are liable for any
damage inflicted on the vehicle.
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| District of Columbia |
Law forbids you to exert pressure on
a balloon and thereby cause a whistling sound on the streets.
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