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The wearing of suspenders is prohibited by city ordinance. Women can be fined up to $500 – Men up to to $2000.
This law is from Nogales, AZ. I wonder if someone’s brother owned a belt factory nearby? If so, this could be an early form of crony capitalism!
If you bother the cottontails or bullfrogs, you will be fined.
This law is associated with a city ordinance in Hayden, Arizona.
Women are forbidden from wearing pants in public.
In the nineteenth century, it was a misdemeanor offense in Tucson for a person to appear in public in the dress “not of his or her sex.” The question is, would it be worse for a woman to be in pants, or NO pants?!?
Committing a misdemeanor while wearing a red mask makes it a felony.
This goes back to the days of the Wild West! Could it be one of the earliest attempts to outlaw “gang” symbols?!?
It is illegal for anyone over the age of 18 to have less than one missing tooth visible when smiling.
We’ve found lots of references to this law still being on the books in Tombstone, but can’t find the actual ordinance to reference. Doc Holliday was associated with Tombstone, Arizona. And, he had a degree in dentistry. Could there be a connection?