Strange Laws

I'm short of time today so, for my 100th post, I present a section from the January 2006 issue of the magazine Arizona Highways.

Life in Arizona - Territorial Days
Strange Laws
Although some of these Arizona Territorial laws have been taken off the books, they were actually enforced at one time. Better check to see if you are in violation.

• No hunting camels.
  
• Any crime committed while wearing a red mask was a felony.
  
• Donkeys could not sleep in bathtubs.
  
• When attacked by a criminal, you could protect yourself only with the same type of weapon as the criminal was using.
  
• It was illegal to refuse a person a glass of water.
  
• No hunting rattlesnakes without a license.
  
• No suspenders, in some small towns.
  
• In Prescott, you were not allowed to ride horses up the county courthouse stairs.
  
• In Tombstone, it was illegal for adults to smile with more than one missing tooth visible.
  
• In Mohave County, anyone caught stealing soap had to wash with it until it was all used up.
  
• In Glendale, cars could not be driven in reverse.
  
• In Globe, no card-playing in the street with a Native American.
  

Yes, there were camels in Arizona. They were brought in as an experiment.

This list makes me wonder how many laws we currently enact that will be seen as humorous, strange and mysterious in another hundred years.