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adversarial. However, you're more than welcome to correct the mis-citations. I attempted to locate additional resources concerning "Ugly Laws" and use the original sources you used to provide a more robust reference list. I strongly encourage you to create your own account and add your knowledge to the space!
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Clearly, "unsightly beggar ordinances" were in origin directed against excessive begging by people aggressiviely exhibiting their disfigurements. Aggressive begging can obviously become a serious problem and passing laws around this is perfectly normal. I assume it is possible that in some instances
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What on earth does this have to do with the "ugly laws"? Was the reason given the prevention of epidemics, or the unsightly beggar ordinances? And in either case, what is the meaning of "unlawful" in this context? Was it literally unlawful, and was successfully challenged in court? Or does this just
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Susan, I apologize if you feel this is a copyright violation. while I created the original page and attempted to write the content in my own words, the content "belongs" to the global
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