The driver of a car may not be barefooted.
There are lots of references to this law, but it may be directed toward the drivers or passengers of motorcycles.
The game of dominoes may not be played on Sunday.
Section 13A-12-1 Certain acts prohibited on Sunday. Any person who compels his child, apprentice or servant to perform any labor on Sunday, except the customary domestic duties of daily necessity or comfort, or works of charity or who engages in shooting, hunting, gaming, card playing or racing on that day, or who, being a merchant…
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a motor vehicle.
Section 32-5A-53 Obstruction to driver’s view or driving mechanism. (a) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the…
It is illegal for anyone over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
We’ve found lots of references to this law still being on the books in Tombstone, but can’t find the actual ordinance to reference. Doc Holliday was associated with Tombstone, Arizona. And, he had a degree in dentistry. Could there be a connection?
Women are forbidden from wearing pants in public.
In the nineteenth century, it was a misdemeanor offense in Tucson for a person to appear in public in the dress “not of his or her sex.” The question is, would it be worse for a woman to be in pants, or NO pants?!?
It is illegal to ride a horse up the stairs of the county courthouse.
There is an urban legend that Pancho Villa rode his horse up the marble staircase of the Gadsen Hotel in Douglas, Arizona. Maybe the citizens of Prescott were hoping to prevent a repeat of this event?
The wearing of suspenders is prohibited by city ordinance. Women can be fined up to $500 – Men up to to $2000.
This law is from Nogales, AZ. I wonder if someone’s brother owned a belt factory nearby? If so, this could be an early form of crony capitalism!
A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.
This law is from Mohave County, AZ.
It is illegal to smoke cigarettes within 15 feet of a public place unless you have a Class 12 liqueur license.
This law is associated with a city ordinance in Mesa, Arizona.
No more than six girls may live in any house.
The zoning ordinance was intended to crack down on the proliferation of brothels. However, lawmakers did not foresee cultural changes such as groups of girls living together in a sorority house.