Weird Laws in Pennsylvania
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- It is contrary to Pennsylvania law to discharge a gun, cannon, revolver or other explosive weapon at a wedding.
- 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.
- Any motorist driving along a country road at night must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue.
- A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
- You may not sing in the bathtub.
- 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.
- Any motorist who sights a team of horses coming toward him must pull well off the road, cover his car with a blanket or canvas that blends with the countryside, and let the horses pass.
- 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.
- Though you do not need a fishing license to fish on your own land, but a hunting license is required to hunt on your own land.
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