By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

Title 16 – Crimes and Offenses CHAPTER 15. OFFENSES AGAINST MORALITY AND DECENCY ARTICLE 1. MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES SECTION 16-15-50. Seduction under promise of marriage. A male over the age of sixteen years who by means of deception and promise of marriage seduces an unmarried woman in this State is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon…

A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting. This old law specifically prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.” A second conviction for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.