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State Laws

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Betting on elections in this State

Any person who bets or hazards any money, bank notes, or other thing of value, on any general, primary, municipal or special election authorized by law to be held in this state, must, on conviction be fined not less than $20.00 nor more then $500.00.

Raffling

Any person who sells tickets, or chances in such device or scheme of raffling, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

Betting with minor or apprentice

Any person, being of full age, who bets or hazards any money or other thing of value, with a minor, or with an apprentice, must on conviction, be fined not lese than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, and may also be imprisoned for not more than 6 months.

Gaming

Any person who keeps, exhibits, or is interested or concerned in keeping or exhibiting any gaming table, of whatsoever name, kind, or description, not regularly licensed under the laws of this State, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History and Archives

Any person who shall explore or excavate any of the aboriginal mounds, earthworks, or other antiquities of this State, contrary to the laws, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding $100.00 for each offense.

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Trespassing of animals

Any horse, mare, mule, ox, bullock, cow, jack, jennet, sheep, goat, or hog, may be taken up and confined by any person into whose inclosure such animal may have broken through a lawful fence.

Probate Judge

It is not necessary for a Probate Judge to be learned in the law.

Veters

No election district within this state shall contain more than three hundred legal voters.

Head rest on barber chair

No barber shall permit any person to use the head rest of any barber's chair under his control until after the head rest has been covered with a towel that has been washed since having been used, or with clean new paper.

Road tax

No road tax shall be charged in counties of one hundred and fifty thousand population or more.

Stealing examination papers (Schools)

Any person who purloins, steals, buys, receives, sells, gives or offers to buy, sell or give any examination questions before tho date of the examination shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Governor age

The Governor of this state must be at least 30 years of age when elected.

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Quarantine Officer intimidating people

Any quarantine officer or guard, who uses any violence or displays a deadly weapon, for the purpose of intimidating people, and thus enforcing compliance with his orders shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.

Divorce (Insanity)

The court will grant a divorce in favor of either party, where the other, after marriage, shall have been confined in an insane asylum for a period of twenty successive years.

Divorce (Estate)

A divorce from the bonds of matrimony bars the wife of her dower and of any destributive share in the personal estate of her husband.

Compensation

Compensation for the death of any employe shall be paid only to dependents who at the time of death of the injured employe were actually residents of the United States.

Stallions and Jacks

If any stallion or jackass is found running at large, such animal may be brought before any Justice of the county, who must cause the same to be advertised, with description of his marks, color, size, and age, in three public places in the county.

Garnishments

The wages of employes, residents of this state, for personal services, to the amount of $25.00 per month, shall be exempt from levy under writ of garnishment.

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STATE LAWS

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Secret order badges.

Any person who shall wear any badge emblem, or insignia of or pertaining to the order of any secret society, order or fraternity, chartered under the laws of the State of Alabama, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Illegal voting

Any person who votes more then once for the same office at any election held in this State, must, on conviction, be imprisoned in the penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years.

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STATE LAWS Selling cigarettes to minors

Any person who sells, barters, exchanges, or gives to any minor, any cigarettes, or cigarette tobacco, or cigarette paper, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50, and may be imprisoned for thirty days.