Stupid Laws in North Carolina

A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.

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A political action committee, or PAC, has to have a name that describes the group’s cause or purpose.

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A recent proposal that ministers walk the beat with police officers notes “the ministers will carry a Bible instead of a gun.”

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A three dollar tax must be paid on all white goods sold.

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Airplanes are prohibited from flying over the town on Sundays during the hours between 11 am and 1 pm

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All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart. Making love in the space between the beds is strictly forbidden.

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An ordinance proposed states, “In the future, anyone not living within the immediate vicinity of Robbins must have a permit from the Chief of Police and approval of the Mayor or one of the Commissioners.”

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Anyone who violates the terms of a proclamation such as failing to appropriately celebrate Peanut Day or Jaycees Week–is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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Before a man asks for a woman’s hand in marriage, he must be “inspected by all the barnyard animals on the young woman’s family’s property, to ensure a harmonious farm life.”

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Bingo games may not last over 5 hours unless it is held at a fair.

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By town law the sewer service charge used to be “$2 per month, per stool.” It was recently changed to read “per toilet.”

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Cars may not be driven on sidewalks.

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Elephants may not be used to plow cotton fields.

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Fights between cats and dogs are prohibited.

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If a man and a woman who aren’t married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.

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If you happen to own a marl bed in North Carolina, the law demands that you put a fence around it.

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It is a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate publicly.

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It is against the law for children under seven years of age to go to college.

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It is against the law to rollerblade on a state highway.

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It is illegal to drive cars through city cemeteries for pleasure.

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It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.

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It is illegal to make love on the floor of a hotel room between two double beds.

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It is illegal to serve alcohol during a bingo game

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It is illegal to sneeze on city streets.

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It is illegal to stand outside the police station for any purpose after dark.

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