Law - American Laws 2

These are real laws from around the United States of America:

Nebraska
A parent can be arrested if his child cannot hold back a burp during a church service.

New mexico
Females are strictly forbidden to appear unshaven in public.

New york
A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking "at a woman in that way." A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a "pair of horse-blinders" wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

North Dakota
Beer & pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.
Ohio
Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.

Oklahoma
Violators can be fined, arrested or jailed for making ugly faces at a dog.

Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.

Dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate in groups of three or more on private property.

Pennsylvania
Housewives are banned from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.

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

Texas
A person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

Vermont
It is obligatory for everybody to take at least one bath each week - on Saturday night.

Washington
All lollipops are banned.

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.

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