Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-305 Page: 4 of 6
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HonA Bert Ford, Page 4, Y-305.
use of outdoor advertising, and should be
prohibited by lawo, (Baphasis supplied).
The fourth paragraph of Section 4 of the Arti-
ele provides:
"It shall be unlawful for amy person
to erot maintain or display ant ou itdoor
advTtisa n , bi.llboard,or elaectrlc sign
ot conformin in all rqrpa.ets o the pro-
V tons' of ta ctl ; aind any 1flboatQ or
ie le es g sp ayed contrary thereto
is hereby declared illegal equipment and
subject to seizure and. forfeiture as pro-
vided for such action in respect to il-
licit beverages and other illegal equip-
ment under the provisions of this Act.'
emphasiss supplied).
Section 2 of the same Article provides:
"All outdoor advertising as herein
defined is hereby prohibited within the
State of Texas except as herein expressly
revided:
Section I of the same Article provides:
"Definitions Outdoor Advertisingo
Tke term toutdoor advertising' as used
herein shall.mean any sig 4beari ,
words arksi descript .10n _ion oroth r d
veso ny pnure onagve egedc
n uMn EC ure, sale, or distribution
of alcoholic beverages, or in the adver-
tisement ofany beverage containing alco-
holin excess of one-half of one ( of 1%)
per cent by volume, when suo sin is is.A
ay Langrwhere outside thewa4.1
listed periodioalo Any suAh sign erected.
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-305, text, July 16, 1947; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth265124/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.