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Dumb
Laws -Rhode
Island
• Any marriage
where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.
• Exercising any labor, business, or work, or using any game, sport, play,
or recreation, or causing any of the above to be done to or by your
children, servants, or apprentices on the first day of the week (Sunday)
results in a penalty of $5 for the first offense and $10 for the second.
• Impersonating a town sealer, auctioneer, corder of wood, or a fence-viewer
is against the law. Penalty: $20 to $100 fine.
• It is considered an offense to throw pickle juice on a trolley.
• It is illegal to challenge someone to a duel, or accept a duel, even it it
is never actually fought. Penalty: Imprisonment for one to seven years.
• It is illegal to coast downhill in your car with your transmission in
neutral, or with the clutch disengaged.
• It is illegal to place a windmill within twenty-five (25) rods of any
traveled street or road.
• Newport: You cannot smoke a pipe after sunset.
• Professional sports, except ice polo and hockey, must obtain a license to
play games on Sunday.
• Providence There is not an appeals process for exemption of property tax
due to a disability or poverty. It is illegal to wear transparent clothing.
You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a
Sunday.
• Riding a horse over any public highway for the purpose of racing, or
testing the speed of the horse is illegal. Penalty: Maximum $20 fine and
imprisonment for 10 days.
• West Warwick It is illegal to use water on even-numbered days for the sole
purpose of watering plants, gardens, or lawns. If you break this law there
is a fine of $25-$100.
• You may not sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a
Sunday.
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