Horses may not be kept in bathtubs. By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place. It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide. Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks. When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven vehicle you must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse traffic. It is considered an offense to get a tattoo. Performing a U-turn within 1,000 feet of an intersection is illegal. Musical instruments may not be…

It’s illegal to hunt from the back of an animal. Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds. You may not fish on a camel’s back. Riding a merry-go-round on Sundays is considered a crime. Boise: Residents may not fish from a giraffe’s back. Coeur d’ Alene: If a police officer approaches a vehicle and suspects that the occupants are engaging in sex, he must either honk, or flash his lights and wait for three minutes before approaching the car. Idaho Falls, Idaho: If you’re 88 years of age or older, it’s illegal for you to ride your motorcycle. Pocatello: A…

It is against the law to throw a ball at someone’s head for fun. The penalty for jumping off a building is death. A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket. While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door. Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M. A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the…

It is a felony for a wife to open her husband’s mail. It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone. Seven or more Indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them. In Montana, it is illegal for married women to go fishing alone on Sundays, and illegal for unmarried women to fish alone at all. It is a misdemeanor to show movies that depict acts of felonious crime. Excelsior Springs: Balls may not be thrown within the city limits. Helena: No item may be thrown across a street. Helena: A woman can’t dance on a…

Thistles may not grow in one’s yard. A woman may not go through her husband’s pockets while he is sleeping. Annapolis: It’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. Baltimore: You cannot swear while inside the city limits. Baltimore: It is illegal to mistreat oysters. Baltimore: It is illegal to wash or scrub sinks no matter how dirty they get. Baltimore: It’s illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits. Baltimore: It’s illegal to take a lion to the movies. Baltimore: It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt.…

You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service and full service only. On a highway you can not park under a bridge. If you have been convicted of driving while intoxicated, you may never again apply for personalized license plates. There is no horse racing allowed on the New Jersey Turnpike. It is against the law for a man to knit during the fishing season. Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street. It is illegal to delay or detain a homing pigeon. Bernards Township: It is illegal to frown as the town is a “Frown-Free Town Zone”. Caldwell: You may not dance…

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory. Movies that show police officers being struck, beaten, or treated in an offensive manner are forbidden. If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them. Spearfish: If three or more Indians are walking down the street together, they can be considered a war party and fired upon.

It is illegal to ride a horse while under the influence. It is illegal for liquor stores to sell food or grocery stores to sell any alcohol except beer that is at most 3.2% alcohol. It is illegal for a woman wearing a red dress to be out on the streets after 7 PM. Colorado law requires that wine be sold in containers of at least 24 ounces and spirits in containers at least a fifth of a gallon. But, at the same time, it also decrees that no alcohol beverage can be stored in hotel minibars in anything larger than miniature containers. Colorado Springs: It is permissible to wear…

Whistling underwater is illegal At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole. Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth. It is illegal to deny the existence of God Lawmakers made it obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week- – on Saturday night.

You cannot sell the clothes you are wearing to pay off a gambling debt. You may not tap your feet, nod your head, or in any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe. It is considered an offense to check into a hotel under an assumed name. It is illegal to pick seaweed up off of the beach. Any cattle that crosses state roads must be fitted with a device to gather its feces. You may not run machinery on Sundays. On Sundays citizens may not relieve themselves while looking up. White Mountain Nat. Forest: If a person is caught raking the beaches, picking up…

It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag. People may not buy a mattress on Sunday. It is illegal to pretend that one’s parents are rich. When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed. All lollipops are banned. A law to reduce crime states: “It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.” Bremerton: You may not shuck peanuts on the street. Everett: It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window. Lynden: Dancing and drinking…

Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to play games on Sunday. It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley. It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years. Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer is against the law. Penalty: $20 to $100 fine. It is illegal to place a windmill within twenty-five (25) rods of any traveled street or road. Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or testing the speed of the…