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Trivia ~ It's The Law
Texas
When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
In Texas there are some old laws on the books:
1) If your drive an automobile into a town, you must send someone on foot, 100 yards ahead of you, to warn people so that the horses don't get stirred up.
2) Causing trouble with someone's livestock is a hanging offense.
3) Carrying wire cutters in your back pocket is a hanging offense.
It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.
A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.
It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
You can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.
It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.
Abilene:
It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing.Austin:
A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
Beaumont:
Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.Borger:
It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.Clarendon:
It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.El Paso:
Churches, hotels, halls of assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots, and saloons are required to provide spittoons "of a kind and number to efficiently contain expectorations into them."Galveston:
It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.Houston:
Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.Jasper:
Dogs must be on a leash at ALL times. Fine of 100 dollars.LeFors:
It is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing.Lubbock County:
It is illegal to drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone else's blood stream.Port Arthur:
Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.Richardson:
It is illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.Texarkana:
Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.
As Laws are presented on my e-mail list I will add them here. See them first by sending an e-mail to dumblaws-subscribe@topica.com
If you have other good Trivia to add please E-mail me
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