If you’ve been a South Carolina resident for any considerable amount of time, it probably comes as no surprise that our state has some eyebrow-raising laws.

So, we decided to do a little digging and research into some of the interesting components of the South Carolina Code of Law to see what we could find.

Us, contemplating the legality of dueling. | Gif via Giphy

Here are some of the laws we found most intriguing.

○ In South Carolina, it is unlawful for anyone under the age of 18 to play a pinball machine.

○ The South Carolina Code of Laws states that public schools must recognize the fourth Friday of every October as Frances Willard Day + prepare a suitable program for students. Never heard of Frances Willard? She was an educator, women’s suffrage activist + temperance advocate.

○ If you want to go dancing (when COVID isn’t a risk), plan for a day other than Sunday. In SC, dance halls cannot legally be open to the public on Sundays.

○ It is illegal to ride in a mobile home while it is being towed on a public South Carolina road.

○ Railroad companies can be held liable for damages caused by spooked horses in the event a hand or lever car is removed from the track and left within 50 yards of a public railroad crossing.

○ To legally operate in South Carolina, fortunetellers must have a license from the county they wish to operate in.

○ There’s an entire article in the SC Code of Laws on dueling (and yes, it’s illegal).

And while it’s a little unclear where these laws are written or if they are still law, we thought they were still worth mentioning.

○ It has been reported that in South Carolina it is unlawful to keep a horse in a bathtub.

○ There are also reports that it is (or once was) the law that when approaching a four-way or blind intersection, those in a non-horse driven vehicle must stop 100 feet from the intersection and discharge a firearm into the air to warn horse traffic.