Stupid Laws about Marriage page 2 of 6

Sex outside of marriage is forbidden

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Before a man asks for a woman’s hand in marriage, he must be “inspected by all the barnyard animals on the young woman’s family’s property, to ensure a harmonious farm life.”

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A man caught beating his wife can be tied to a stake for eight hours a day with a sign that read, “Wife Beater” fastened to his chest.

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Repealed

A man can force any single woman to marry him is he discovers her picking her nose while sitting in a car at traffic lights.

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It is illegal to make love while fishing or hunting on your wedding day.

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Men from the Orakama tribe are not permitted to eat their second wife.

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The implications for the first wife are apparent.

You can be legally married by publically introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.

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A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

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Interracial marriages are illegal.

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Constitution of Tennessee Article XI: Miscellaneous Provisions: Section 14 The intermarriage of white persons with negroes, mulattoes, or persons of mixed blood, descended from a negro to the third generation inclusive of their living together as man and wife in this State is prohibited. The legislature shall enforce this section by appropriate legislation.

When a person reaches the age of 50, he/she can then marry their cousin.

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