A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.

An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.

A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law).

It’s illegal to shake a dust mop out a window.

It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.