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By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
Title 16 – Crimes and Offenses CHAPTER 15. OFFENSES AGAINST MORALITY AND DECENCY ARTICLE 1. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES SECTION 16-15-50. Seduction under promise of marriage. A male over the age of sixteen years who by means of deception and promise of marriage seduces an unmarried woman in this State is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon…
It is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
The “Rule of Thumb” originated in Rome, under the rule of Romulus, in approximately 753 BC. It dictated how large of a stick that a husband could use to beat his wife. Almost 1000 years later, women briefly had “rights” if their beatings were unjustified. However, those rights were short-lived, lasting only about 100 years….
Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.
61-8-3. Adultery and fornication; penalty. If any person commit adultery or fornication, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than twenty dollars.