Do not stick your finger in the nose of a cow, unless you are willing to violate one of the rules of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
Category: Crime & The Law
He Made His Own Law
In 1871, James MacAndrew was the Chief Executive of Otago, New Zealand. He was ordered to go to debtors’ prison. So, he declared a law that his home was a prison.
Dancing in California
Don’t wiggle while dancing. That’s illegal in California.
Coffee in Turkey
Four hundred years ago in Turkey drinking coffee was illegal. The sentence: death.
Massachusetts Blue Laws
MASSACHUSETTS BLUE-LAWS. – In regard to the so-called “blue-laws” of Massachusetts it is difficult to determine just where Continue reading Massachusetts Blue Laws
Connecticut Blue Laws
The following are bits excerpted from a book, itself more than one hundred years old:
THE FAMOUS CONNECTICUT BLUE LAWS. – These laws, enacted by the people of the “Dominion of New Haven,” became known as the blue laws because they were printed on blue paper. They were as follows: –
The governor and magistrates convened in general assembly are the supreme power, under God, of the independent dominion. From the determination of the assembly no appeal shall be made.
No one shall be a freeman or have a vote unless he is converted and a member of one of the churches allowed in the dominion.
Each freeman shall swear by the blessed God to bear true allegiance to this dominion and that Jesus is the only king.
No dissenter from the essential worship of this dominion shall be allowed to give a vote for electing of magistrates or any officer.
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No food or lodging shall be offered to a heretic.
No one shall cross a river on the Sabbath but authorized clergymen.
No one shall travel, cook victuals, make beds, sweep houses, cut hair, or shave on the Sabbath Day.
No one shall kiss his or her children on the Sabbath or feasting days.
The Sabbath Day shall begin at sunset Saturday.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold, silver, or bone lace above one shilling per yard shall be presented by the grand jurors and the selectmen shall tax the estate L300.
Whoever brings cards or dice into the dominion shall pay a fine of L5.
No one shall eat mince pies, dance, play cards, or play any instrument of music except the drum, trumpet, or jews harp.
No gospel minister shall join people in marriage. The magistrate may join them, as he may do it with less scandal to Christ’s church.
When parents refuse their children convenient marriages, the magistrate shall determine the point.
A man who strikes his wife shall be fined L10.
A woman who strikes her husband shall be punished as the law directs.
No man shall court a maid in person or by letter without obtaining the consent of her parents; L5 penalty for the first offense; L10 for the second, and for the third imprisonment during the pleasure of the court.
Hunting Camels
It is illegal in Arizona to hunt camels.
Don’t Burn Offal
Do not burn “offal” or bones, or grow ragweed in New York City. These are legal offenses, still on the books.
Hitting the Ball Out of the Park
In Oklahoma, it’s illegal for a baseball player to hit the ball out of the park.
Black Gondolas
All gondolas must be black in Venice, Italy. Only government officials are allowed fancy colors.
Obscene Tattoos
The U.S. Navy will not accept anyone with an obscene tattoo.
Cabbie Court in New York City
In New York City is a special court that hears about 400 complaints per day against Continue reading Cabbie Court in New York City
Chaseville, New York Law
In Chaseville, New York, you may not legally “drive a goat past a church in a ridiculous fashion.”
Women Driving in Memphis
A law still on the books: In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman cannot legally drive unless there is a man running on foot ahead of her car with a red flag to warn motorists that a woman is driving. Like many of these laws, this one is seldom enforced.
Pliers in Texas
You may not legally own a pair of pliers if you live in Texas.
Silly Law in Arkansas
You are violating the law if you mispronounce the name of Arkansas.
Trains in Texas
In Texas the law clearly states that when two trains meet at a crossing “neither shall proceed until the other has gone.”
Perhaps the lawmakers though something like in the picture below might happen. This was in Paris, France, in 1895. The train was running a bit late. The engineer put on more steam to make up lost time. He figured he could come fast into the station and apply the brakes a little harder than usual. That didn’t work out as well as he had hoped. Although there were 131 passengers on board, only a single person was killed, and six were injured. The person killed was accompanying her newspaper vendor husband on his way to get more newspapers, when she was struck by falling concrete.
The engine looks wrecked, but was repaired and placed back in service.
Shooting Rabbits in New York City
There is a law against shooting rabbits from a New York City trolley car.
