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Dumb
Laws -South
Carolina
• A railroad my
not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.
• All schools must prepare a suitable program for Francis Willard Day.
• By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must
take place.
• Charleston: It is against the law to drive a motorized vehicle on King
Street. The Fire Department may blow up your house. This law was made so
that the fire department could create a fire brake.
• Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.
• Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward
off Indian attacks.
• Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.
• Fountain Inn: Horses are to wear pants at all times.
• Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.
• In some church in South Carolina, every man must bring a rifle to church
on Sunday to ward off Indian attacks.
• In some town in South Carolina, it is perfectly legal for a man to beat
his wife. But only if its on the courthouse steps on Sunday.
• It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting
suicide.
• It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.
• It is illegal to communicate with a woman using obscene messages.
• It is illegal to display a confederate flag on a courthouse.
• It is illegal to give or receive oral sex.
• It is illegal to sell any alcoholic beverages on Sunday, unless you own a
private club.
• It is legal to beat your wife on a Sunday morning on the steps of the
state house.
• It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on
Sundays.
• Lancaster County: It is illegal to dance in public.
• Merchandise may not be sold within a half mile of a church unless fruit is
being sold.
• Musical instruments may not be sold on Sunday.
• No work may be done on Sunday. An exception is that light bulbs may be
sold.
• Performing a U-turn within 1,000 feet of an intersection is illegal.
• Railroad companies may be held liable in some instances for scaring
horses.
• Spartanburg: Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is
forbidden.
• When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven
vehicle you must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm
into the air to warn horse traffic.
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