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State Law

• Private citizens may personally arrest any person that disturbs a church service.
• It is illegal to teach others what polygamy is.
• A man may not seduce a woman by lying, and claiming he will marry her.
• One may be fined up to $100 for using "profane language" in public places.
• Cattle rustling is punishable by hanging.
• Horses are not to be housed within 50 feet of any road.
• Adultery or Fornication (living togeather while not married or having sex with someone that is not your spouse) results in a fine of $500 and/or 6 months in prison.
• Vagrancy is punishable by either 30 days in prison or a $250 fine.
• Unnatural intercourse, if both parties voluntarily participate, results in a maximum sentence of 10 years and $10,000.
• It is illegal for a male to be sexually aroused in public.
• If one is a parent to two illegitimate children, that person will go to jail for at least one month. If they have another illegitimate child, they will spend another three months in jail.
• No one may bribe any athlete to "rig" a game, match, tournament, etc. with the exception of wrestlers.

Local Law

Columbus

• The fine for waving a gun in public is higher than actually shooting it.

Oxford

• It is illegal to drive around the town square more than 100 times in a single session.
• One may not spit on the sidewalks on the square.
• Motor vehicles on the square are prohibited.
• Horn honking is not permitted as it might scare horses.

Ridgeland

• It is unlawful for anyone to have sex in public.
• Exterior burglar bars which are viewable from the street are not allowed.

Tylertown

• It is unlawful to shave in the center of main street.