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ate Bill Number **6,** Chapter 205, Acta of the Regular session, 49th legislature, la an act amending Article 5142 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended in 1927 end **1537.** This act provides for juvenile officers, their selection, compensation, expenses and asrlrtantr, prescribea their **duties,** 

### and provides all things necessary and incident to the main purpose ot the Act.

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### bag8 any pirtol, dirk, dagger, rluag-rhot, 

### rvord Can8, spear or knuckle8 made of ray metal or any hard 8ubutaace,bouie kalfe, or any other knife manufacturedor aold for the purposer of offense or defense, shall be punished b flae not less than $100.00 nor more than 

### $500.

80 or by confinement la jail for not less than one month nor more than one year. " The following Article, Article 

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From the pretlourly 8et **out** constltutioual **and statutory**  provisions ve find that the Texas Coartltution giver to the laglalature the power to **regulate** the wearing of LTIIII, The Isglalature 

### provide8 a penalty for the vearlng 

### of certain 

### 8peolilcal~gdeacrlbed arms but exempts certain persons among vhich 1: “any peace officer In the actual discharge of hlr official **duty.** In Article 36 **of** the Code of Crlmiael Procedure, sheriffs 

### and policemen of an incorporated tovn or city are desi nated peace officers, and therefore In accordance with Article f84 they are exempt from the provisLons of Art:cle 483 while in the actual discharge of their official duty.lIoaor~bl8H. C. 

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### Qrrf truly ATTOREECOHN6RAL O? TEXM