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To swim in any pond in the city, one must wear a “suitable bathing suit”.
Sec. 14-9. Bathing in public; suits required when. It shall be unlawful for any one to bathe in any pond or branch within the corporate limits of the city between daylight and dark unless provided with suitable bathing suits, and no person shall bathe in the river anywhere between the north limits of the city…
It is unlawful to wear women’s pumps with sharp, high heels.
There was a court case involving a woman who got a heel of one of her shoes caught in a sidewalk grating, fell, and injured herself. The city subsequently passed this law in order to protect itself from future litigation.
Anyone entering the Houses of Parliament while wearing a suit of armor is liable to be arrested.
This law was passed in 1279, as the Houses of Parliament were meant to be a civilized, non-violent place.