Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. art. 9010 · Chapter 20. MISCELLANEOUS
PEDDLING OF PRINTED MATTER BY DEAF OR MUTE PERSONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle or use a finger alphabet card or other printed matter stating in effect that the person is deaf and/or mute, in a manner calculated to play upon the sympathy of another in the solicitation of a contribution or donation. Any person violating any provision hereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than sixty (60) days or by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50), or by both imprisonment and fine.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1959, 56th Leg., p. 1066, ch. 487, Sec. 1.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CV/htm/CV.132.20.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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