It is illegal in Nevada to have a "house of ill fame" within 400 yards of a church or school

In Columbus, Georgia, an old law made it illegal to sit on your porch in an indecent position.

In Washington state it is illegal to sleep in an outhouse without the owner's permission.

Under a 1959 ordinance, stubborn children were considered vagrants in Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida.

It is illegal in Indiana to drink beer with a child present in the room

It is illegal in Xenia, Ohio to spit in a salad bar.

It was once illegal in Jonesboro, Georgia to utter the words, "Oh, boy."

In Simsbury, Connecticut, it is illegal for a politician to campaign in the town dump.

Trespassing by a duck is illegal in Indiana.

Letting your camel walk down a public street in Nevada used to be punishable by a $100 fine.

It is illegal to rent a diseased horse in Maine.

Dead people are not allowed to serve on juries in the state of Oregon.

It is illegal to paint a horse in Vermont.

In Connecticut, a horse must get a note from its doctor before being auctioned.

Virginia allowed drivers to drink alcohol while they drove until 1989.

It is illegal to enter a plane during flight in Canada.

Nevada recently went through its laws and changed the word "aeronaut" to "pilot."

Under an old Columbus, Ohio statute, anyone arrested for loitering qualified as a "person suspected of having a venereal disease."

In Columbia, South Carolina, it's illegal for a woman of "notorious bad character" to ride a horse through town.

It is illegal in Washington state to advertise for the "restoration of lost sexual potency."

Both oral and premaritial sex are illegal in Rhode Island. Must be those republicans who want to keep the government out of the lives of private individuals. (submitted by Paula Pawloski, ppawlosk@riedc.com)

It is illegal in Florida for an unmarried man and woman to live together in "open and gross lewdness." Connecticut once had a similar law, but only the woman was penalized.

An ordinance in Linden, Alabama provided that all women of "uncertain chastisty" had to be off the streets by 9:00 PM.

The Delaware Constitution regulates bingo games.

It is against a Key West, Florida ordinance to spit on a church floor.

In Maine, buildings made of round logs are tax exempt.

Under an old law in Marblehead, Mass. it was illegal to cross the street on Sunday, unless it was absolutely necessary.

A Minnesota tax form may be too thorough, it asks for your date of death.