IT’S THE LAW!

While surfing the net on the ever quest to attain as much knowledge as possible, I came across some laws that we West Virginians have seemed to overlook and not adhere to. I scan the list and feel ashamed that I, the once law abiding citizen who never goes one mile over the speed limit(just two miles over) have broken some of these laws. I must admit, I feel like doing some community service to redeem myself. Perhaps I shall go to Joplin Park and clean up some rubbish! By now, you may be wondering what in the Sam Fritz I may be babbling about…. However my dear readers, you too may also be guilty. I encourage you to scan the list of laws below that our founding fathers(and mothers) have laid forth for us to abide by to ensure a better "Wild and Wonderful" West Virginia. For more crazy laws throughout the United States, check out this site: http://crazytopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/craziest-laws-in-america.html
Also, should you be completely abashed by your habitual law breaking and feel the need to rid your conscious of the times you walked a lion or tiger on a leash through Ritter Park in Huntington, WV or the times you’ve allowed your child to go to school with their breath smelling of wild onions, click the link below and write your Senator!
http://byrd.senate.gov
 

West Virginia Laws You May Have Broken:
• According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag.
• Alderson: One may not walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash.
• A person may not hold public office if they have ever taken part in a duel. A person may be jailed for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challenge.
• Doctors and dentists may not place a woman under anesthesia unless a third person is present.
• Huntington: Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse.
• If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined.
• In Nicholas County, W. Va., no member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
• In West Virginia it is illegal to dig for ginseng on your neighbor's lawn without their permission.
• In West Virginia, it is legal for one to take road kill home for dinner
• It is against the law for men to have sex with any animal over 40 pounds in weight.
• It is illegal to snooze on a train.
• It is illegal to spit on any sidewalk which women may walk down.
• Nicholas County: No member of the clergy is allowed to tell jokes or humorous stories from the pulpit during a church service.
• No children may attend school with their breath smelling of "wild onions."
• When a railroad passes within 1 mile of a community of 100 or more people in it, they must build a station and stop there regularly to pick up and drop off passengers.