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 or shopkeeper, druggist excepted, keeps open store on Sunday, shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the county, for not more than three months. However, the provisions of this section shall not apply to the operation of railroads, airlines, bus lines, communications, public utilities or steamboats or other vessels navigating the waters of this state, or to any manufacturing establishment which is required to be kept in constant operation, or to the sale of gasoline or other motor fuels or motor oils. Nor shall this section prohibit the sale of newspapers, or the operation of newsstands, or automobile repair shops, florist shops, fruit stands, ice cream shops or parlors, lunch stands or restaurants, delicatessens or plants engaged in the manufacture or sale of ice; provided, that such business establishments are not operated in conjunction with some other kind or type of business which is prohibited by this section. It shall also be lawful to engage in motorcycle and automobile racing on Sunday, whether admission is charged or not; except, that this proviso shall not be construed to prevent any municipality from passing ordinances prohibiting such racing on Sunday.

(Code 1852, ?73; Code 1867, ?3614; Code 1876, ?4443; Code 1886, ?4045; Code 1896, ?5542; Code 1907, ?7814; Acts 1923, No. 417, p. 559; Code 1923, ?5539; Code 1940, T. 14, ?420; Acts 1951, No. 433, p. 783, ?1; Acts 1953, No. 230, p. 297; Code 1975, ?13-6-1.)

Separate property of wife - Property held prior to marriage or acquired after marriage.

All property of the wife, held by her previous to the marriage or to which she may become entitled after the marriage in any manner, is the separate property of the wife and is not subject to the liabilities of the husband.

(Code 1886, ?2341; Code 1896, ?2520; Code 1907, ?4486; Code 1923, ?8261; Code 1940, T. 34, ?65.)

City Laws

Anniston Laws - You may not wear blue jeans down Noble Street.

Auburn Laws - No person may spit on the floor of a church.

Law:  No person may spit on the floor of a church.
Country: United States
City: Auburn
Citation: Section 9.08.010 Spitting.

It is unlawful for any person to spit upon the sidewalks, or upon the floors of places of worship, buses, public halls, theaters or other public places.

(Ord. 63A ? 3-12, 1977)

Huntsville Laws - If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.
Law:  If an animal control officer is in uniform, it signifies to the public that he is an animal control officer.

Country: United States


City: Huntsville

Citation: Sec. 4-4. Resisting, interfering with, etc., animal control officers.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person by any physical act to interfere with, resist, molest, obstruct, hinder or impede any animal control officer in the discharge of such officer's duty or to assault, attack, strike or to use any type of physical force toward any such animal control officer while in the discharge of such officer's duty.

(b) When an animal control officer of the city is engaged in the discharge of such officer's duty and this is, or should be, evident to a reasonably prudent person then present, or if such animal control officer is known to such person to be an animal control officer of the city, or such animal control officer is in regular animal control uniform or exhibits an animal control badge or credentials or otherwise identifies him/herself as such animal control officer, it shall of itself be prima facie notice to such person that the animal control officer is such and is then and there so acting.

(Ord. No. 3588, 3-25-93)

Lee County Laws - It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday.

(cont'd ............. )

Montgomery Laws -

It is considered an offense to open an umbrella on a street, for fear of spooking horses. (Repealed)

Alaska Laws

Moose may not be viewed from an airplane.

While it is legal to shoot bears, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.

It is considered an offense to push a live moose out of a moving airplane.

Anchorage Laws - No one may tie their pet dog to the roof of a car.
Fairbanks Laws - It is considered an offense to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.

Haines Laws - A person may only carry a concealed slingshot if that person has received the appropriate license. (Is there such a thing as a Concealed Slingshot License?)
Juneau Laws - Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops.  (I wonder if Bloodwolf has seen any pink large birdies lately?)
Soldotna Laws - Persons may not allow "attractive nuisances" to exist.

Arkansas Laws

The Arkansas River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little Rock.

A law provides that school teachers who bob their hair will not get a raise.

A man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Oral sex is considered to be sodomy.

Alligators may not be kept in bathtubs.

City Laws

Fayetteville Laws - It is illegal to kill "any living creature".
Little Rock Laws - Dogs may not bark after 6 PM. Flirtation between men and women on the streets of Little Rock may result in a 30-day jail term.  It is unlawful to walk one's cow down Main Street after 1:00 PM on Sunday. No one may “suddenly start or stop�?their car at a McDonald’s. Honking one’s car horn at a sandwich shop after 9 PM is against the law.

California Laws

Sunshine is guaranteed to the masses.

Animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

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. (ummm ok - what happens if it does?? .... The cops lock up the car, and take away IT'S license?)

City Laws

Arcadia Laws - Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Baldwin Park Laws - Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Blythe Laws - You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

Burlingame Laws - It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
Carmel Laws - Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk.  Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
Cathedral City Laws - It is prohibited to sleep in a parked vehicle.  Persons may not ride their bicycles through the "Fountain of Life". (Man!! what a mob of kill-joys!!!!! .... lol)

Chico Laws - One must obtain a permit from the city to throw hay in a cesspool. It is illegal to own a green or smelly animal hide.  Driving a herd of cattle down a street is against the law.  Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

Dana Point Laws - One may not use one's own restroom if the window is open.

El Monte Laws - Pinball machines are outlawed, as well as mock horse racing games.

Eureka Laws - One must seek written permission from the Director of Public Works before playing baseball in a city park.
Fresno Laws - Getting drunk on a playground is against the law.  Elementary schools may not host poker tournaments.  It is illegal to sell gasoline to a drunken person.   Permanent markers may not be sold in the city limits.  It is against the law to hold a private bingo game. No one may annoy a lizard in a city park.
Glendale Laws - One may not take his dog on an elevator with him.  It is illegal to jump into a passing car.
Hollywood Laws - It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Indian Wells Laws - Drinking intoxicating cement is prohibited.  Fortelling the future for donations is illegal.  Crushing rocks in the city limits is forbidden.

Lompoc Laws - It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
Long Beach Laws - Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.  It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.