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Dumb
Laws -
Mississippi
• Adultery or
Fornication (living together 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.
• Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.
• Columbus: The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually
shooting it.
• Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road.
• It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
• It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a
single session.
• Oxford: It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times
in a single session. One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square. Motor
vehicles on the square are prohibited. Horn honking is not permitted as it
might scare horses.
• Tylertown: It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.
• Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in
a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000.
• Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in
a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000.
• Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $201 fine.
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