South Carolina

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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.

Dance halls may not operate on Sundays.

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

An exception to the above law is that light bulbs may be sold.

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

No work may be done on Sunday.

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

Musical instruments may not be sold on Sunday.

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

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

It is considered an offense to get a tattoo.

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

Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.

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

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

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

A permit must be obtained to fire a missle.

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

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

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

Charleston

The Fire Department may blow up your house.

It is against the law to drive a motorized vehicle on King Street.

Clemson

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

Sexually oriented businesses may not open for business on Sundays.

“Vicious Dogs” may not be kept within the city limits.

Bitches in heat shall be confined.

Fountain Inn

Horses are to wear pants at all times.

Greenville

The drinking age on Furman University campus is 60 years old.

Hilton Head

Carriages may not be driven on sidewalks.

One commits a nuisance if he or she leaves a large amount of trash in their own vehicle.

Lancaster County

It is illegal to dance in public in Lancaster.

Myrtle Beach

It is illegal to urinate in the waters of any park.

Persons may not change clothes in a gas station without permission of the owner.

No one may sleep on the beach at night.

Dogs may not be on the beach during the summer months during the daytime or the owner may be arrested.

Spartanburg

Eating watermelons in the Magnolia Street cemetery is forbidden.

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