The reference
Laws
Oz has a legal code, and most of it is stranger than the magic.
14 laws
OZ.1904.CH1 Only Glinda and the Wizard may practice magic 12 passages
In force in the Land of Oz.
- Glinda, the Good Sorceress of the South character
- Ozma character
- Wizard of Oz character
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cried Dorothy, "it's against the law for anyone but Glinda and the Wizard to work magic in the Land of Oz, so if these two strange people are magic-makers they are breaking the law and ought to be punished!"
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"I suppose you are aware it is unlawful to practice magic in the Land of Oz, without the permission of our Ruler, Princess Ozma?"
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My father was a wizard, practicing magic in the Zamagoochie Country, before the practice of magic was forbidden in Oz, and it is to my father that I attribute my strange come-apartishness.”
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Since the practice of magic has been forbidden for everyone except Glinda, the Good Sorceress of the South, and the Wizard of Oz, a great many of the lesser wizards and magic workers have retired to the mountains of the north to practice in secret or study for their own satisfaction the ancient art of wizardry.
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“But I thought wizards were not allowed to practice magic in Oz,”
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"Ozma has forbidden the practise of magic in Oz.
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“It’s unlawful to practice magic.
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said Ozma, “I have forbidden any of my subjects except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz to practice magical arts, because they cannot be trusted to do good and not harm.
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But Ozma of Oz, who rules everyone in the Land of Oz, had made a decree that no one should practice magic in her dominions except Glinda the Good and the Wizard of Oz, and when Glinda sent this royal command to the Hyups by means of a strong-winged Eagle, old Bini Aru at once stopped performing magical arts.
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He had stolen this secret of transformation and he knew he had disobeyed the law of Oz by working magic.
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So Tip’s guardian, however much she might aspire to working magic, realized it was unlawful to be more than a Sorceress, or at most a Wizardess.
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But the Magician will get in trouble for this; it's against the law for anyone to work magic except Glinda the Good and the royal Wizard of Oz.
OZ.1910.CH3§1 No one in Oz dies 3 passages
In force in the Land of Oz.
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No disease of any sort was ever known among the Ozites, and so no one ever died unless he met with an accident that prevented him from living.
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Living in a fairy country and being magically constructed they cannot die, so when they wear out, they simply go to pieces.
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In Oz, however, one may come apart, but no one ever dies; so here was poor Fumbo, with his head clean off, as live and lively as ever.
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OZ.1910.CH3§2 No disease is known in Oz 1 passage
In force in the Land of Oz.
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No disease of any sort was ever known among the Ozites, and so no one ever died unless he met with an accident that prevented him from living.
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OZ.1910.CH3§3 There is no money, and all property belongs to the Ruler 1 passage
In force in the Land of Oz.
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There were no poor people in the Land of Oz, because there was no such thing as money, and all property of every sort belonged to the Ruler.
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OZ.1910.CH26 All persons are forbidden to drink at the Forbidden Fountain 2 passages
In force in The Emerald City.
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"Of course I've seen the fountain in the palace grounds, ever since I first came to Oz; and I've read the sign which says: 'All Persons are Forbidden to Drink at this Fountain.' But I never knew WHY they were forbidden.
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"Whoever drinks at the Forbidden Fountain at once forgets everything he has ever known,"
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OZ.1913.CH13 No one may pick a six-leaved clover 4 passages
In force in the Land of Oz.
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"It's against the Law to pick a six-leaved clover.
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"Oh, yes; you are to be arrested for willfully breaking one of the Laws of Oz."
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Then she said gently: "One of the Laws of Oz forbids anyone to pick a six-leaved clover.
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"I knew it was against the Law, but I wanted to save Unc Nunkie and I was afraid if I asked your consent to pick it you would refuse me."
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OZ.1915.CH12 Witches are forbidden to exist 1 passage
In force in the Land of Oz.
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Of course witches are forbidden to exist in the Land of Oz, but Jinxland was so far removed from the center of Ozma's dominions, and so absolutely cut off from it by the steep mountains and the bottomless gulf, that the laws of Oz were not obeyed very well in that country.
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OZ.1920.CH1 It is against the law to fight 1 passage
In force in the Land of Oz.
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"I advise you to send the Wizard of Oz to them, and let him inform them that it is against the laws of Oz to fight, and that you command them to settle their differences and become friends,"
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OZX.1907.CH11 The king can do no wrong 1 passage
In force in The Land of Ev.
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"According to the laws of Ev, the king can do no wrong,"
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OZX.1910.CH20 A king who is elected may not resign 2 passages
In force in Bunnybury.
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"There's a beastly law in this town that forbids it.
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When one is elected a King, there's no getting out of it."
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OZX.1914.CH11 Anyone who arrives through the Tube must be tortured for nine days 1 passage
In force in the Hollow Tube.
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Then he said: "Most noble Private Soldier, I must inform you that by the laws of our country anyone who comes through the Forbidden Tube must be tortured for nine days and ten nights and then thrown back into the Tube.
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OZX.1919.CH7 The beasts of the forest may not fight 2 passages
In force in the Forest of Gugu.
- Gugu the King character
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In spite of the laws of the forests there are often fights among the beasts; some of them have lost an eye or an ear or even had a leg torn off.
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All this was against the Laws of the Forest, and when the excitement was over, Gugu the Leopard King called his royal Counselors together to decide how best to punish the offenders.
OZX.1925.CH13 It is against the law to have a face 2 passages
In force in Blankenburg.
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"Don't you know it's against the law to show your face in Blankenburg?"
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That's why it's against the law to have a face in Blankenburg,"
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OZX.1927.CH13 No talking allowed, sing. No walking permitted, dance. 3 passages
In force in Tune Town.
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“Don’t get out of tune, I beg of you, besides it’s against the law.
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Raising his baton he pointed to a large poster on the wall and much to his astonishment, Peter read: “No talking allowed, sing!
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No walking permitted, dance!”
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