Post by Salem6 on Jan 31, 2004 0:46:06 GMT
England
National Laws
* Most goods may not be sold on Sunday. One exception to this are carrots. (Repealed)
* All English Men over 14 are meant to carry out 2 hours (or so) of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
* London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
* It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).
* It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house as a third person.
* Chelsea Pensioner may not be impersonated.
* A bed may not be hung out of a window.
* It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
* Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on the 25th of December.
* Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin.
* It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.
* Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.
* Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.
* It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.
* Anal sex is prohibited.
* You may not make out in public.
* It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.
* Committing suicide is classified as a capital crime. (Repealed)
Chester
* You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
Hereford
* You can shoot a Welsh person all day, but only on Sunday, with a Longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
London
* You are considered a freeman if you can drive your geese down Cheapside and to be hanged with silk rope (as opposed to plain old hemp).
* Companies may vote in local elections.
York
* Upon sight of a Scotsman, it is still legal to shoot him with a bow and arrow, except on Sundays.
California
State Laws
* Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
* Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
* Removing your clothes in a bath house is against the law.
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
* Women may not drive in a house coat.
* No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
* It is illegal to own a gerbil, hamster or ferret.
City Laws
Arcdia
* Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
Alhambra
* You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
Baldwin Park
* Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Belvedere
* City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."
Blythe
* You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
Burlingame
* It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
Carmel
* Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)
* Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
Chico
* Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Downey
* It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
Hollywood
* It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Lafayette
* You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
Lompoc
* It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
Long Beach
* Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
* It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
Los Angeles
* It is illegal in for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
* You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
* You may not hunt moths under a street light.
* It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
* Toads may not be licked. The toad secretes a poison that some people were licking to produce an effect like heroin and become "high".
* It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
* Zoot suits are prohibited.
Ontario
* Roosters may not crow in the city limits.
Pacific Grove
* Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
Palm Springs
* It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.
Pasadena
* It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room
with her boss.
Prunedale
* Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
Redlands
* Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
Riverside
* One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
San Diego
* It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
* The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
San Francisco
* Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
* It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
* Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
* It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
* Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
San Jose
* It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595
Santa Monica
* You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
Temecula
* Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. no matter what.
Copyright (c) 1998-1999 Bueno Technologies. All Rights Reserved.
Florida
State Laws
* Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
* A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
* If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
* Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
* Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
* It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
* When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
* You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
* It is considered an offense to shower naked.
* You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
* Oral sex is illegal.
* You may not kiss your wife's breasts.
* Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
City Laws
Big Pine Key
* It is illegal to molest a Key deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.
Cape Coral
* It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
* It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street. This law is limited to only those who do not own the house.
Daytona Beach
* The molestation of trash cans is banned.
Hialeah
* Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
Jupitor Colony Inlet
* Stubborn children are considered vagrants.
Miami
* It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Pinecrest
* There is a limit of four on the number of dogs any citizen may possess.
* You may be fined if your dog barks.
* In order to have a burglar alarm you must obtain a permit.
Pensacola
* Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.
Sarasota
* If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $69.50.
* You may not catch crabs.
Tampa Bay
* It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.
Georgia
State Laws
· It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
· You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
· Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
· Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
· Signs are required to be written in English.
· No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
City Laws
Acworth
· All citizens must own a rake.
Atlanta
· Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
· One man may not be on another man's back.
Columbus
· Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
· It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
Gainesville
· Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
Jonesboro
· It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
Kennesaw
· Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.
Marietta
· Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
St. Mary's
· No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
Quitman
· It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
· Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.
National Laws
* Most goods may not be sold on Sunday. One exception to this are carrots. (Repealed)
* All English Men over 14 are meant to carry out 2 hours (or so) of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
* London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
* It is illegal to be drunk on Licensed Premises (in a pub or bar).
* It is illegal for two adult men to have sex in the same house as a third person.
* Chelsea Pensioner may not be impersonated.
* A bed may not be hung out of a window.
* It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
* Throughout the whole of England it is illegal to eat mince pies on the 25th of December.
* Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked manequin.
* It is illegal to leave baggage unattended.
* Picking up abandoned baggage is as act of terrorism.
* Those wishing to use a television must apply for a license.
* It is illegal for a Member of Parliament to enter the House of Commons wearing a full suit of armour.
* Anal sex is prohibited.
* You may not make out in public.
* It is legal for a male to urinate in public, as long it is on the rear wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.
* Committing suicide is classified as a capital crime. (Repealed)
Chester
* You can only shoot a Welsh person with a bow and arrow inside the city walls and after midnight.
Hereford
* You can shoot a Welsh person all day, but only on Sunday, with a Longbow, in the Cathedral Close.
London
* You are considered a freeman if you can drive your geese down Cheapside and to be hanged with silk rope (as opposed to plain old hemp).
* Companies may vote in local elections.
York
* Upon sight of a Scotsman, it is still legal to shoot him with a bow and arrow, except on Sundays.
California
State Laws
* Community leaders passed an ordinance that makes it illegal for anyone to try and stop a child from playfully jumping over puddles of water.
* Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.
* Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.
* Removing your clothes in a bath house is against the law.
* It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
* Women may not drive in a house coat.
* No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
* It is illegal to own a gerbil, hamster or ferret.
City Laws
Arcdia
* Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
Alhambra
* You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
Baldwin Park
* Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Belvedere
* City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."
Blythe
* You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
Burlingame
* It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
Carmel
* Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)
* Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
Chico
* Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Downey
* It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
Hollywood
* It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Lafayette
* You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
Lompoc
* It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
Long Beach
* Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
* It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
Los Angeles
* It is illegal in for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
* You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
* You may not hunt moths under a street light.
* It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
* Toads may not be licked. The toad secretes a poison that some people were licking to produce an effect like heroin and become "high".
* It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
* Zoot suits are prohibited.
Ontario
* Roosters may not crow in the city limits.
Pacific Grove
* Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
Palm Springs
* It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.
Pasadena
* It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room
with her boss.
Prunedale
* Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
Redlands
* Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
Riverside
* One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.
San Diego
* It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
* The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
San Francisco
* Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
* It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.
* Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.
* It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
* Giving or receiving oral sex is prohibited.
San Jose
* It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595
Santa Monica
* You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
Temecula
* Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. no matter what.
Copyright (c) 1998-1999 Bueno Technologies. All Rights Reserved.
Florida
State Laws
* Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
* A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
* If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
* Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
* Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
* It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
* When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
* You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
* It is considered an offense to shower naked.
* You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
* Oral sex is illegal.
* You may not kiss your wife's breasts.
* Penalty for horse theft is death by hanging.
City Laws
Big Pine Key
* It is illegal to molest a Key deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.
Cape Coral
* It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
* It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street. This law is limited to only those who do not own the house.
Daytona Beach
* The molestation of trash cans is banned.
Hialeah
* Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor.
Jupitor Colony Inlet
* Stubborn children are considered vagrants.
Miami
* It is illegal for men to be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Pinecrest
* There is a limit of four on the number of dogs any citizen may possess.
* You may be fined if your dog barks.
* In order to have a burglar alarm you must obtain a permit.
Pensacola
* Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.
Sarasota
* If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $69.50.
* You may not catch crabs.
Tampa Bay
* It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.
Georgia
State Laws
· It is illegal to use profanity in front of a dead body which lies in a funeral home or in a coroners office.
· You have the right to commit simple battery if provoked by "fighting" words.
· Members of the state assembly cannot be ticketed for speeding while the state assembly is in session.
· Donkeys may not be kept in bathtubs.
· Signs are required to be written in English.
· No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday.
City Laws
Acworth
· All citizens must own a rake.
Atlanta
· Against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
· One man may not be on another man's back.
Columbus
· Can't cut off a chicken's head on Sunday.
· It is illegal to carry a chicken by it's feet down Broadway on Sunday.
Gainesville
· Chicken must be eaten with the hands.
Jonesboro
· It is illegal to say "Oh, Boy"
Kennesaw
· Every head of household must possess a firearm of some kind.
Marietta
· Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus, citizens may spit from a truck.
St. Mary's
· No spitting on the sidewalk is permitted after dark.
Quitman
· It is illegal for a chicken to cross the road.
· Cars are not to drive on sidewalks.