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

Women are prohibited from wearing corsets because “the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male.”

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

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

The wearing of suspenders is prohibited by city ordinance. Women can be fined up to $500 – Men up to to $2000.

The land of 10,000 lakes declares mosquitos a public nuisance.