Weird Missouri

Single men between the ages of twenty-one and fifty must pay an annual tax of one dollar (enacted 1820).

It is illegal to have oral sex.

It is not illegal to speed.

In Buckner - In this small town of only 4,000, yard waste may be burned any day except Sunday.

In Columbia - You can not have a antenna exposed outside of your house yet you can have a 25' satellite dish.

In Columbia - Though clotheslines are banned, clothes may be draped over a fence.

In Columbia - One may not drink in a bar between 2:00 and 6:00 AM.

In Kansas City - Minors are not allowed to purchase cap pistols, however they may buy shotguns freely.

In Kansas City - Installation of bathtubs with four legs resembling animal paws is prohibited.

In Marceline- Minors can buy rolling paper and tobacco but not lighters.

In Marquette - It is illegal for more than four unrelated persons to occupy the same dwelling (The Brothel Law).

In Mole - Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.

In Natchez - It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants.

In Purdy - Dancing is strictly prohibited.

In Saco - Women are forbidden from wearing hats that might frighten timid persons, children, or animals.

In St. Louis - Itis illegal for an on-duty firefighter to rescue a woman wearing a nightgown. In order to be rescued, a woman must be fully dressed.

In St. Louis - It's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and drink beer from a bucket.

In St. Louis - A milk man may not run while on duty.

In University City - Four women may not rent an apartment together.

In University City - No person may own a PVC pipe.

In University City - No person may have a "yard sale" in their front yard.