If any person shall obtain carnal knowledge of any woman, or female child, over the age of eighteen years, of previous chaste character, by virtue of any feigned or pretended marriage or any false or feigned promise of marriage, he shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary not more than five years; but the testimony of the female seduced, alone, shall not be sufficient to warrant a conviction.

Related laws:

1. By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.
2. Persons with gonorrhea may not marry.
3. A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.

If any man and woman shall unlawfully cohabit, whether in adultery or fornication, they shall be fined in any sum not more than five hundred dollars each, and imprisoned in the county jail not more than six months; and it shall not be necessary, to constitute the offense, that the parties shall dwell together publicly as husband and wife, but it may be proved by circumstances which show habitual sexual intercourse.

Related laws:

1. Any person who commits adultery shall be fined at least twenty dollars.
2. Adultery is illegal, but can only be punished upon a complaint by the affected husband or wife.
3. Unmarried couples who live together and “lewdly associate” with one another may face up to a year in prison.

(a) Exterior security/burglar bars on doors and windows are not allowed within the city on buildings used for commercial or industrial purposes which would be visible from the street or adjacent structures.

(b) Security/burglar bars shall be allowed on the interior of all buildings. Security/burglar doors shall be allowed only if they are placed on the interior side of a normal exterior door.

(c) Construction of security/burglar bars shall comply with MCA 1972, § 45-11-71 et seq. and section 1009 of the International Building Code of the International Code Council, 2000 edition.

(d) This section shall have no effect on security/burglar bars which are in place as of April 16, 1996.

(e) Any person who violates the provisions of this section, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00, and in the case of a continuing violation, without reasonable effort on the part of the violator to correct such violation, each day of such violation shall be a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 960017, § 1–5, 4-16-1996)

Related laws:

1. If an organization non registered as “non-profit” fails to register their raffle with the local sheriff, that group risks paying up to $10,000 in fines and spending five years in jail.
2. You must buy a $10 permit to be allowed to install a burglar alarm.
3. Dances are not allowed between 2:45 and 7am.

(1) If any person, who shall have previously become the natural parent of an illegitimate child within or without this state by coition within or without this state, shall again become the natural parent of an illegitimate child born within this state, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days or by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), or both. A subsequent conviction hereunder shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than three (3) months nor more than six (6) months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both. Provided, however, that for the purpose of this section, multiple births shall be construed to be the birth of one (1) child.

(2) The circuit court of the county in which said illegitimate child is born shall have jurisdiction of any action brought under this section. No male person shall be convicted solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the female person giving birth to the child.

(3) On or before the tenth day of each month, the Mississippi State Health Department shall notify in writing the district attorney of each district in Mississippi and the county attorney of all counties having county attorneys of the name and address of each person shown as a parent on the birth certificate of any illegitimate child filed with said department during the preceding month.

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 2018.6; Laws, 1964, ch. 341, § 1- (Paras. 1-3), eff from and after passage (approved May 26, 1964).

Related laws:

1. It is illegal to spank your child
2. You can get out of paying for a dependent’s medical care by praying for him/her.
3. No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.

If any person shall teach another the doctrines, principles, or tenets, or any of them, of polygamy; or shall endeavor so to do; or shall induce or persuade another by words or acts, or otherwise, to embrace or adopt polygamy, or to emigrate to any other state, territory, district, or country for the purpose of embracing, adopting, or practicing polygamy, or shall endeavor so to do, he shall, on conviction, be fined not less than twenty five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one month nor more than six months, or both.

Sources: Codes, 1892, § 1257; Laws, 1906, § 1333; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1066; Laws, 1930, § 1097; Laws, 1942, § 2330.

Related laws:

1. You can teach your pet parrot to speak, but not to squawk.
2. Welcome!
3. Exercising any labor, business, or work, or using any game, sport, play, or recreation, or causing any of the above to be done to or by your children, servants, or apprentices on the first day of the week (Sunday) results in a penalty of $5 for the first offense and $10 for the second.