OT: Dumb Laws....

[dragoon500ly]

Came across a few of these that are worth a "WTF?" and a chuckle....enjoy!

In Tennessee duelists, preachers and atheists are not allowed to be elected to public office

In Washington state, there is a law that 'a motorist with criminal intentions [must] stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town.

In Chester, England, any Welshman caught within the city walls after sunset may be shot with a longbow.

It is legal for a betrayed wife in Hong Kong to kill her adulterous husband, but only with her bare hands. She may, however, kill her husband's mistress in any way she pleases.

Every university in New Zealand is entitled to 1 pound of uranium, and 1 pound of thorium, for experimentation.[17] However, there is a fine of $1 million for letting off nuclear explosions

In Walnut City, California, a man wishing to cross-dress must first obtain permission from the sheriff.

In Everett, Washington, it’s a crime to exhibit a hypnotized person in a window.

In Oregon, it’s illegal to strap children to the fender or roof of an automobile.

In New York City, election laws prohibit candidate nudity.

In Canada, a person commits a theft when he causes a stolen object to move or be moved, or begins to cause it to become movable.

In Australia, tax authorities can declare that an event that actually occurred never occurred, or that an event that never occurred did occur,

Until the 1970s, Chicago and other large U.S. cities had laws prohibiting ugly, unsightly or disgusting people from appearing in public view.

In England, sturgeon and whales are Royal Fish and must be turned over to The Receiver of Wreck, although in Scotland the law only applies if the fish is too large to be pulled ashore by six oxen. In 2004, the Receiver of Wreck advised Buckingham Palace that a large sturgeon had been caught, but wrote in its annual report "...the queen did not wish to exercise her right to the sturgeon."

In Texas, a recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.

In Texas, it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

In Tennessee it is illegal to to post images online that cause “emotional distress” “without legitimate purpose”.

In Mississippi, Adultery or Fornication (living togeather while not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.

It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.

In Virginia, there is a state law prohibiting “corrupt practices of bribery by any person other than candidates.

New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

In Illinois, it is illegal to eat in a place that is on fire.