LOUISIANA TOWN PASSES ORDINANCE BANNING KISSING & ONE PIECE BATHING SUITS
Hammond, Louisiana (JFK+50) On August 10, 1924, The Associated Press reports the board of county commissioners here in Hammond have passed an ordinance which bans kissing, "petting parties," one-piece bathing suits and the exhibition of more than one-fourth of a lower limb.
The ordinance prohibits the wearing of trousers (knickers)* by females.
The penalties set for violations of this ordinance range from $10 to $50, 5 to 30 days in jail or both.
*knickers, aka knickerbockers are loose-fitting trousers gathered at the knee or calf
SOURCE
"Kissing in Public, Woman's Knickers to Draw Fine or Jail in Dixie Town," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 10, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
