Odd Indiana Laws
"Spiteful Gossip" and "talking behind a person's back" are illegal.
A three dollar fine per pack will be imposed on anyone playing cards in Indiana under the Act for the Prevention of Gaming.
All males 18 to 50 years old must work six days a year on public roads.
Anyone 14 or older who profanely curses, damns or swears by the name of God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, shall be fined one to three dollars for each offense, with a maximum fine of ten dollars per day.
Auburn: It is illegal to bike, roller-skate, skateboard, or inline skate in a commercially zoned area. For these offenses, there is a fine of no more than $5 or the impounding of one's bicycle for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Baths may not be taken between the months of October and March.
Beech Grove: It is forbidden to eat watermelon in the park.
Check forgery can be punished with public flogging up to 100 stripes.
Citizens are not allowed to attend a cinema or theatre nor ride in a public streetcar within at least four hours after eating garlic.
Drinking from your own bottle in a bar can lead to your arrest.
Drinks on the house are illegal.
Elkhart: It is illegal for barbers to threaten to cut off kid's ears.
Evansville: While driving on Main Street you may not have your lights on.
Fort Wayne: You may not sell or play on a radio broadcast, the record "It's In the Book".
Grocery stores may not sell any type of cold liquor.
Hotel sheets must be exactly 99 inches long and 81 inches wide.
If any person has a puppet show, wire dancing or tumbling act in the state of Indiana and receives money for it, they will be fined $3 under the Act to Prevent Certain Immoral Practices.
In Indiana it is illegal to sell laughing gas with the intent to induce laughter.
In South Bend, Indiana, it is illegal to make a monkey smoke a cigarette.
It is against the law to pass a horse on the street.
Men are prohibited from standing in a bar.
Mustaches are illegal if the bearer has a tendency to habitually kiss other humans.
No one may catch a fish with his bare hands.
One man may not back into a parking spot because it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.
Oral sex is illegal.
Pedestrians crossing the highway at night are prohibited from wearing tail lights.
Smoking in the state legislature building is banned, except when the legislature is in session.
State government officials who engage in private duels can be dismissed from their post.
Taxpayers of Bainbridge, Ind., used to have to swear a solemn oath that the values they placed on their taxable property were the fair market values.
Terre Haute: No one may spit on the sidewalk.
The value of Pi is 4, and not 3.1415
You are not allowed to carry a cocktail from the bar to a table; the waiter or waitress has to do it.
You are required to pour your drink into a glass.
You can get out of paying for a dependent's medical care by praying for him/her.


state laws

The world's largest orchid species collection is found at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
The city of Gary, Indiana, was built on fill brought from the bottom of Lake Michigan through suction pipes.
There are only two Adams fireplaces in the United States. One is in the White House and the other in the Diner Home in Indiana.
Aviatrix Amelia Earhart was once a Professor at Purdue University.
Crown Hill Cemetery (Indianapolis) is the largest cemetery in the U.S.
The library in Fort Wayne, Indiana houses one of the largest genealogy libraries in America.
Wabash, Indiana was the first electrified city in the U.S.
Pendleton,Indiana was the site of the first hanging of a white man for killing Indians.
The world's first transistor radio was made in Indianapolis.
The American Beauty Rose was developed at Richmond, Indiana.
Johnny Appleseed is buried at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The main station of the Underground Railroad was in Fountain County, Indiana.
Oprah Winfrey built her residence in Indiana. Florence Henderson is from Indiana. John Mellancamp is a Hoosier and resides in Bloomington.
90% of the world's popcorn is grown in Indiana.
The birthplace of the automobile, the pneumatic rubber tire, the aluminum casting process, stainless steel and the first push-button car radio was in Kokomo,Indiana.
World-famous author and speaker Brad Ruggles currently makes his residense in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

fun facts

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This is a list of famous people from Indianapolis, Indiana.

* John Andretti, NASCAR driver
* Steve Burton, actor
* John Dillinger, bank robber
* Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, R&B music producer and performer
* Mike Epps, actor
* Vivica A. Fox, actress
* Jared Fogle, Subway restaurant endorser
* Brendan Fraser, actor
* Greg Graham, former NBA player
* Michael Graves, architect
* Sid Grauman, founder of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, home of the Academy Awards.
* Jeff George, former NFL Quarterback
* Benjamin Harrison, U.S. president (born in North Bend, Ohio)
* Alan Henderson, NBA player (born in West Virginia, but grew up in Indianapolis)
* Billy Henderson, singer
* John F. Hennessey, 1920s tennis star
* Ken Hixon, screenwriter
* Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter
* Kenny Irwin, former NASCAR driver, killed in practice crash
* J.J. Johnson, jazz trombonist
* Doug Jones, actor
* Kyle Krisiloff, an ARCA driver
* David Letterman, talk show host
* Richard Lugar, politician
* Charles Major, author
* Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist
* Eric Montross, former NBA player
* Jane Pauley, news anchor and journalist
* Oscar Robertson, hall of fame basketball player
* Marc Summers, game show host, television personality
* Kurt Vonnegut, author
* Dan Wakefield, author
* Johnny Weaver, pro-wrestler, first to use the sleeper hold, "Weaver Lock"
famous people from Indiana

Canada in gernaeral:

· 30% of a radio stations content must be "Canadian Content"

· You may not pay for a fifty-cent item with only pennies.

· Citizens may not publicly remove bandages.

· It is illegal for clear or non-dark sodas to contain caffeine

Alberta:

· Businesses must provide rails for tying up horses.

· Wooden logs may not be painted.

· It is illegal to set fire to the wooden leg of a wooden legged man

· You may never use dice to play craps.

· If you are released from prison, it is required that you are given a handgun with bullets and a horse, so you can ride out of town.

This one is cute..

Those are interesting & funny laws and facts, Girty ... thnx for sharing!

"supposed" laws lol

No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."

Unmarried couple who live together and "lewdly associate" with one another may face up to a year in prison.

When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of 100 or more people in it, they must build a station and stop there regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.

Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.

It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.

A tax of 1 cent is levied for every 16 and 9 ounces of coke sold in a store.

A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.

It is illegal to snooze on a train.

A person may not hold public office if he or she has ever participated in a duel.

For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar.

According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag.

If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined.

Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

Whistling underwater is prohibited.

http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/west-virginia/


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Famous people from West Virginia

Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria's first President
Chief Logan, Native American leader
Eugene Aserinsky, discovered REM sleep
Mother Jones, labor and community organizer
Chuck Yeager, aviation legend
Blaze Starr, burlesque star
Morgan Spurlock, independent film director and screenwriter
Brad Paisley, country singer and songwriter
Don Knotts, actor
Jennifer Garner, actress
Hasil Adkins, rockabilly musician
Randy Moss, professional football player
Mary Lou Retton, professional gymnast
Jerry West, professional basketball player

among other people

I live in Southern New Jersey....... I will say no more........


Lapiche

I would imagine many of these rules havn't been used in a loooooong time.

Michigan
A Michigan law states that a wife's hair legally belongs to her husband.
A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
Any person over the age of 12 may have a license for a handgun as long as he/she has not been convicted of a felony.
In Clawson, Mich., there is a law that makes it LEGAL for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.
In Detroit, couples are not allowed to make love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
In Detroit, Michigan it is illegal to sleep in a bathtub.
In Rochester, Michigan, anyone bathing in public must have his or her bathing suit inspected by a police officer.
It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house.
It is illegal to loiter in the city morgue in Detroit.
It's illegal in Michigan for a person under the age of 21 to give a gift of alcohol beverage to anyone, even to a person of legal age.
Permitting diners to take home an unfinished bottle of alcohol beverage, rather than consuming it all before leaving to prevent "waste," encourages moderation and discourages intoxication. However, this is prohibited in Michigan.
Smoking while in bed is illegal.
The use of the names of dead presidents to sell alcohol in Michigan is prohibited.
Under an 1889 law, the health officer of East Jordan, Mich., could send any nonresident with an infectious disease back to where he came from, as long as the person could travel. If not, the officer could rent a house for use as a pest house.
You may not swear in front of women and children in the state of Michigan.

Weird Washington State Laws

It is illegal to attach a vending machine to a utility pole without prior consent from the utility company.

Destroying a beer cask or bottle of another is illegal.

X-rays may not be used to fit shoes. (and this was a problem at some point?)

A law to reduce crime states: "It is mandatory for a motorist with criminal intentions to stop at the city limits and telephone the chief of police as he is entering the town. (nice try folks!)

It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag

All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.

It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.

When two trains come to a crossing, neither shall go until the other has passed. (Well this explains Seattle's utter lack of any kind of public transportation!!)

You may not carry a concealed weapon that is over six feet in length. (is that a rocket launcher in your pocket? Or are you just happy to see me?)

It is illegal to display a hypnotized or allegedly hypnotized person in a store window. (This is quite the mesmorizing law)

In Seattle, It is illegal to carry a fishbowl or aquarium onto a bus because the sound of the water sloshing may disturb other passengers. (nevermind that the entire city is SURROUNDED by water and it never stops raining! )

Women who sit on men's laps on buses or trains without placing a pillow between them face an automatic six-month jail term.

In the town of Wilbur, it is illegal to ride an ugly horse. (this does NOT promote good equine self-esteem. Someone call Dr. Phil}

Famous Washingtonian's:

Bob Barker TV host, Darrington
Dyan Cannon actress, Tacoma
Carol Channing actress, Seattle
Kurt Cobain grunge rock icon, Aberdeen
Judy Collins singer, Seattle
Bing Crosby singer, actor, Tacoma
Howard Duff actor, Bremerton
Frances Farmer actress, Seattle
Bill Gates software executive, Seattle
Jimi Hendrix guitarist, Seattle
Robert Joffrey choreographer, Seattle (this one surprised me)
Gypsy Rose Lee entertainer, Seattle
Kenny Loggins singer, songwriter, Everett
John Walker Kendall scientist, Bellingham
Hank Ketcham cartoonist, Seattle
Phil Mahre skier, Yakima
Francis Scobee astronaut, Cle Elum
Seattle Dwamish Suquamish chief
Smohalla Indian prophet and chief
Adam West actor, Walla Walla
Martha Wright singer, Seattle

Singer's songwriters Quincy Jones and Ray Charles have always considered Washington to be their home state as well.

Why do some of these even still exist lol

Really, I guess I should be in jail now or fined to death

Well, I know at least in Washington, some of the funnier laws that you see are like the ugly horse and the train crossing are slipped into law books under false pretenses, others, are rather misleading examples of laws that are in existance for reason, the x-Ray one would be of that ilk... basically what it's saying is that no one without a medical license can run an x-ray machine (for good reason).

Some are just really old laws (like the red flag and red lantern), that they leave on the books for historical reasons... they aren't enforced and aren't left there as loop holes for lawyers.

The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.

In certain sections of Pennsylvania many years ago, the Farmer's Anti-Automobile society set up some "rules of the road." In effect, they said:

1. "Automobiles travelling on country roads at night must send up a rocket every mile, then wait ten minutes for the road to clear of livestock."

2. "If a driver sees a team of horses, he is to pull to one side of the road and cover his machine with a blanket or dust cover that has been painted to blend into the scenery."

3. "In the event that a horse refuses to pass a car on the road, the owner must take his car apart and conceal the parts in the bushes."

A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.

No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

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

It is against the law for a pilot to tickle a female flying student under her chin with a feather duster in order to get her attention. -Columbia, PA**

Juggling in front of an airplane is illegal. - Wellsboro, PA**

It is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house together because that constitutes a brothel.

It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.

Fireworks stores may not sell fireworks to Pennsylvania residents.

A person is not eligible to become Governor if he/she has participated in a duel.

Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk.

No more than two packages of beer at a time may be purchased, unless you are buying from an official "beer distributor".

All liquor stores must be run by the state.

Motorized vehicles are not to be sold on Sundays.

You may not catch a fish with your hands.

You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.

Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.

are these actual laws? lol

I was born in PA and lived there for quite awhile. Should I have expected the goverment to break through my bathroom walls and take me away to prison when I was 5 lol

I'm from Illinois and the most insane laws I can think of are these. 1 You are legally allowed to protest nude in front of city hall in Chicago if you are under the age of 18 and you have written consent from parents. 2. Champaign_ It is illegal for one to urinate in their neighbors mouth. And finally number 3. This one absolutely makes no sense. In Kirkland. Illinois it is illegal for bees to fly over the town??? How in the hell were they going to police that one.