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Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1172
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a sheriff to impose a $20 fee on an inmate who is released on bond (RQ-1944)
Date:
May 2, 1990
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher
Patent for wire stretcher. Illustration included.
Date:
October 2, 1906
Creator:
Neel, Randolph D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton or Drag Sack Protector.
Patent for cotton or drag protectors used to protect the part of the sack that drags along the ground. This prevents the sack from wearing out.
Date:
April 2, 1912
Creator:
Elkins, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cook-Stove.
Patent for "improvements in cook stoves or ranges; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple construction in which two oven-chambers are employed, arranged one above the other in the same vertical plane, and in which the draft and products of combustion are caused to circulate beneath, around one end, and above each of the oven-chambers to thoroughly heat the same." (lines 7-16).
Date:
August 2, 1898
Creator:
Turbeville, John B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Vehicle-Brakes.
Patent for "an extension-handle for the manipulating-levers of vehicle-brakes" (lines 9-10). This invention was designed especially for vehicles with extra side-boards, so the brakes can be employed as conveniently as possible while the driver would normally have a hard time reaching the brake-lever.
Date:
February 2, 1897
Creator:
Edwards, Joshua H. & Edwards, Willie W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History