Funny and Dumb Laws in Illinois
Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws.
Do these laws still exist i dont know, they might have been issued in the early times.
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- It is illegal to wear sagging pants.
- 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.
- The English language is not to be spoken.
- No one may stand on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Illinois Avenue. (Retracted)
- One may not pee in his neighbor’s mouth.
- All businesses entering into contracts with the city must sift through their records and report any business they had dealing with slaves during the era of slavery.
- 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.
- Humming on public streets is prohibited on Sundays.
- It is considered an offense to attempt to have sex with one’s dog.
- Cars may not be driven through the town.
- If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city’s water to water it.
- Wheelbarrows with For-Sale signs may not be chained to trees.
- Bowling is forbidden.
- It is unlawful to change clothes in an automobile with the curtains drawn, except in case of fire.
- No person may keep a smelly dog.
- It is illegal to burn bird feathers.
- Jostling others is illegal.
- No bicyclist may practice “fancy riding” on any city street.
- There is a $1,000 dollar fine for beating rats with baseball bats.
- It is against the law to use a slingshot unless your are a law enforcement officer.
- Town fathers, reflecting the pet peeve of hearing their town’s name mispronounced ‘Jolly-ETTE’ when all local folk know it’s pronounced ‘Joe-lee-ETTE’, made pronouncing it Jolly-ette a misdemeanor, punishable by a $5 fine.
- A rooster must step back three hundred feet from any residence if he wishes to crow.
- Bees are not allowed to fly over the village or through any of Kriland’s streets.
- 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.
- You may not own a handgun.
- It is against the law to make faces at dogs.
- No pool tables are allowed in a public establishment, because it supports gambling.
- Spitting on the sidewalk is a criminal offense.
- Trucks may only park inside closed garages.
- Basketball hoops may not be instaled on a driveway.
- It is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to dogs, cats, or any other domesticated animals.
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