Weird South Carolina

    Weird South Carolina Laws




  • It is illegal to display a confederate flag on a courthouse.

  • By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

  • Railroad companies may be held liable in some instances for scaring horses.

  • A railroad my not remove itself from a town of more than five hundred people.

  • Fortune tellers are required to obtain a special permit from the state.

  • Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.

  • No work may be done on Sunday.

  • Musical instruments may not be sold on Sunday.

  • Performing a U-turn within 1,000 feet of an intersection is illegal.

  • It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.

  • Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.

  • It is illegal to sell any alcoholic beverages on Sunday, unless you own a private club.

  • A permit must be obtained to fire a missle.

  • It is illegal to give or receive oral sex in South Carolina.

  • When approaching a four way or blind intersection in a non-horse driven vehicle you must stop 100 ft from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse traffic.

  • It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.

  • Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.

  • It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.

  • A person must be eighteen years old to play a pinball machine.

  • In Charleston - The Fire Department may blow up your house.

  • In Charleston - It is against the law to drive a motorized vehicle on King Street.

  • In Clemson - Lifeguards must be present at apartment complex pools, but only after 11:00 PM.

  • In Clemson - Sexually oriented businesses may not open for business on Sundays.

  • In Clemson -"Vicious Dogs" may not be kept within the city limits.

  • In Clemson - Bitches in heat shall be confined.

  • In Fountain Inn - Horses are to wear pants at all times.

  • In Greenville - The drinking age on Furman University campus is 60 years old.

  • In Hilton Head - Carriages may not be driven on sidewalks.

  • In Hilton Head - One commits a nuisance if he or she leaves a large amount of trash in their own vehicle.

  • In Lancaster County - It is illegal to dance in public in Lancaster.

  • In Myrtle Beach - It is illegal to urinate in the waters of any park.

  • In Myrtle Beach - Persons may not change clothes in a gas station without permission of the owner.

  • In Myrtle Beach - No one may sleep on the beach at night.

  • In Myrtle Beach - Dogs may not be on the beach during the summer months during the daytime or the owner may be arrested.

  • In Spartanburg - Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden.