Dumb Mississippi Laws – A $201 Fine for What?

by Petr Novák, ? This article’s information was last verified on this date. If you notice any errors, let us know in the comments. Thank you! :-) Updated 05/23/2023 Dumb Laws, Mississippi

Cattle rustlers must be genuinely terrified in Mississippi. According to a very old law, they face the death penalty! It’s not any easier for vagrants either, who face either 30 days in jail or a $201 fine.

11 Dumb Mississippi Laws

• The penalty for cattle rustling is death by hanging.
• It is illegal to tether a horse within 15 ft of a road.
• Brandon: Blocking a pedestrian with a motor home is prohibited.
• Temperance: Walking a dog without a diaper is not allowed.
• Men are forbidden from displaying excitement in public.
• In Oxford, it is an offence to “make unnecessary noises”.
• Oxford: Circling the square more than a hundred times is forbidden.
• Oxford: Driving motor vehicles around the square is illegal.
• Oxford: The use of trumpets and horns are banned in the town as they are known to scare horses.
• Tylertown: Shaving in the middle of Main Street is not allowed.
• Vagrancy is punishable by 30 days in jail or a $201 fine.