12-09-2005, 01:06 PM
Here are a bunch more dumb Illinois laws.
-- In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while
hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
-- A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called
master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
-- In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.
-- Under an 1872 law still on the books, an alderman in Chicago can carry a gun.
--"Dwarf-tossing," the strange practice of hurling dwarfs in padded suits, is outlawed in the bars of Springfield, Ill., because it's dangerous and exploitative. The practice is apparently allowed elsewhere in town, with a special permit.
--It's not clear what this has done to the bar business, but a law in Chicago, Ill., makes it illegal to serve liquor to the feeble-minded.
--In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.
--Illinois law prohibits barefoot dancing and taking a nap on the dance floor.
--You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
--You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
--Carbondale-No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Ave.
--Champaign-One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
--Chicago(Multiple)--Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
Kites may not be flown within the city limits.
In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
--Evanston-Bowling is forbidden.
It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
--Galesburg- There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
--Kenilworth- A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow.
--Kirkland- Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's streets.
--Moline- Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.
There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.
--Morton Grove- You may not own a handgun
--Normal- It is against the law to make faces at dogs.
-- In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while
hunting or fishing on your wedding day.
-- A state law in Illinois mandates that all bachelors should be called
master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.
-- In Illinois, it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, and other domesticated animal kept as pets.
-- Under an 1872 law still on the books, an alderman in Chicago can carry a gun.
--"Dwarf-tossing," the strange practice of hurling dwarfs in padded suits, is outlawed in the bars of Springfield, Ill., because it's dangerous and exploitative. The practice is apparently allowed elsewhere in town, with a special permit.
--It's not clear what this has done to the bar business, but a law in Chicago, Ill., makes it illegal to serve liquor to the feeble-minded.
--In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel.
--Illinois law prohibits barefoot dancing and taking a nap on the dance floor.
--You may be arrested for vagrancy if you do not have at least one dollar bill on your person.
--You must contact the police before entering the city in an automobile.
--Carbondale-No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Ave.
--Champaign-One may not pee in his neighbor's mouth.
--Chicago(Multiple)--Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
It is illegal to give a dog whiskey.
It is forbidden to fish while sitting on a giraffe's neck.
Kites may not be flown within the city limits.
In the Pullman area, it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on the curb.
It is legal to protest naked in front of city hall as long as you are under seventeen years of age and have legal permits.
--Evanston-Bowling is forbidden.
It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
--Galesburg- There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
--Kenilworth- A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow.
--Kirkland- Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland's streets.
--Moline- Ice skating at the Riverside pond during the months of June and August is prohibited.
There is a ban on unnecessary repetitive driving on 23rd Avenue.
--Morton Grove- You may not own a handgun
--Normal- It is against the law to make faces at dogs.