Dumb Laws

[Sheryl]

Let's review the local intellect's laws first!

Dumb Kansas Laws

# Rabbits may not be shot from motorboats.

# Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.

# No one may catch fish with his bare hands.

# The state game rule prohibits the use of mules to hunt ducks.

# If two trains meet on the same track, neither shall proceed until the other has passed.

Dodge City

# It is illegal to spit on a sidewalk.

# All places of business must provide a horse water troft

Lawrence

# All cars entering the city limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival.

# No one may wear a bee in their hat.

Russell

# Musical car horns are banned

Salina

# It is against the law to leave your car running unattended.

Topeka

# The installation of bathtubs is prohibited.

Wichita

# Before proceeding through the intersection of Douglas and Broadway, a motorist is required to get out of their vehice and fire three shot gun rounds into the air.

# Any person caught using or carrying bean snappers or the like shall upon conviction, be fined. -City ordinance 349 of Wichita, Kansas.

[Sheryl]

Iowa..

Dumb Iowa Laws

# Kisses may last for no more than five minutes.

# One-armed piano players must perform for free.

# A man with a moustache may never kiss a woman in public.

# It is a violation of the law to sell or distribute drugs or narcotics without having first obtained the appropriate Iowa drug tax stamp.

Dubuque

# Any hotel in the city limits must have a water bucket and a hitching post in front of the building.

Indianola

# The "Ice Cream Man" and his truck are banned.

Fort Madison

# The fire department is required to practice fire fighting for fifteen minutes before attending a fire.

Marshalltown

# Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants

Ottumwa

# Within the city limits, a man may not wink at any woman he does not know.

[Sheryl]

Dumb Texas Laws

# 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.

# A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

# It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

# You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.

# It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

# It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

# It is illegal to milk another person's cow.

# 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.

# It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.

# The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.

Abilene

# It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.

Austin

# Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket.

Beaumont

# Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.

Borger

# It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.

Clarendon

# It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.

Dallas

# It's illegal to possess realistic dildos.

El Paso

# Churches, hotels, halls of assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots, and saloons are required to provide spittoons "of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations into them."

Houston

# Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.

# It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.

Galveston

# It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.

Lefors

# It is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.

Lubbock County

# It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.

Mesquite

# It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

Port Arthur

# Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.

Richardson

# It is now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.

# It is illegal to do "U Turns".

San Antonio

# It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.

# It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.

Temple

# No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square.

# You can ride your horse in the saloon.

# Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot.

Texarkana

# Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.

[RedGlitter]

Ha! Those are crazy. We have a similar beer law too. Can't be bought before noon on Sunday.

[YZGI]

# Any person caught using or carrying bean snappers or the like shall upon conviction, be fined. -City ordinance 349 of Wichita, Kansas





You would understand this law if you ever checked out Crazygals bean flicking thread.:wah:

[History buff]

Sheryl, these archaic laws, if still on the technical books are mostly unenforceable. Under the doctrine of desuetude, laws that are outdated/outmoded have "impliedly" repealed themselves.



Many states still have laws on the books that have been ruled federally unconstitutional, such as flag burning. The states have just not repealed them, I suppose as a matter of principle.

Alabama had anti-miscegenation laws on the books until 2004, when voters repealed it, even though such laws were ruled UNconstitutional by the USSC in 1967. So for 37 years, although on the books, it had NO force of law.

In some states adultery, and maybe criminal conversation, is still a crime on the books, but criminally prosecuting such a case is extremely rare.



Believe it or not bestiality is NOT a crime in some states. Now explain that one? Nor is necrophilia in some states, but may come under the more general heading of abuse/mistreatment of a corpse or such.