The Laws of the Land

 Recently, a friend of my son, was released from county lock up. I will not go into what he was doing time for or if he should have been doing time, that is not my story.

My story is that this young man was fortunate enough to have a very shrewd lawyer,who insisted that upon his clients release he be given a suit of clothes, ten dollars in cash, a horse, and a gun.

The reason was there is an obscure law in my county that provides for exactly that. Granted it is an old law probably written sometime before the civil war but the fact that it is still a law guaranteed that the young man in question receive these things.

He got the $10.00. He got the clothing. The lawyer and the county agreed on a bicycle instead of a horse and because of the nature of his crime and being on probation he is forbidden to carry a firearm so he did not get the gun but was given the cash equivelent instead.

about how many other silly laws are still on the books so I started looking. I was truely amazed at how silly some of these things are for example;

Thanks to http://www.legalzoom.com/legal-articles/craziest-laws-on-books.html

Motorists take heed: If you ever find yourself driving at night through rural parts of Pennsylvania, state law requires that you stop every mile to send up a rocket signal. It's true. And if you see a skittish team of horses coming toward you, be sure to take your car apart, piece by piece, and hide it under the nearest bushes—unless, of course, you want to be in violation of state law.

When parking your elephant at a meter in Orlando Florida, be sure to deposit the same amount of change as you would for a regular motor vehicle. And if you stop for a beer in North Dakota, don't expect to get any pretzels with your beverage. It's against the law in that state to serve beer and pretzels at the same time.

 http://tjshome.com/dumblaws.php

It is illegal to sweep dirt under you rug in Pittsburgh Pa.

In Los Angeles, It is not legal to bathe two babies at the same time in the same tub.

A state law requires that a man's female companion shall call him "master" while out on a date. The law does not apply to married couples.  (Yeah I bet thats gonna happen today)

In Baltimore, It is illegal to take a lion to the movies.

In Nebraska it is not legal for a tavern owner to serve beer unless a nice kettle of soup is also brewing.

Tennessee to-You must beleive in god to be elected into office. You also are not permitted into office if you were in contendant in a duel.

 of these little gems but my all time favorite is one attributed to Rhode Island.

Any marriage where either of the parties is an idiot or lunatic is null and void.

This is just food for thought and maybe a little chuckle!