Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-21 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-21

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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Tax status of building owned by the Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Roman Catholic Church.
Date: February 9, 1967
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-3 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-3

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Duty of Criminal District Attorney of Harris County generally in civil matters and to represent Harris County Flood Control District.
Date: February 9, 1953
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement to Bridle-Rods (open access)

Improvement to Bridle-Rods

Patent for the improvement of Bridle-Rods “of means whereby the device may be adjusted to accommodate itself to rails of different sizes” (lines 18-20). Instructions and illustrations included.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Simpson, Charles M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for a vehicle indicator that indicates speed using a sound and light. "The driver may be warned when a certain speed is reached and so officers of the law and others may readily tell by glancing at the vehicle whether or not it is exceeding the speed limit."
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Hartman, Arthur R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saw-Mills (open access)

Improvement in Saw-Mills

Patent for an improvement in saw mills, with illustration.
Date: February 9, 1875
Creator: Linder, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pumping - Jack (open access)

Pumping - Jack

Patent for "new and useful improvements in pumping jacks." (lines 9-10).
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Stieger, Jakob Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing Mechanism for Oil and Water Wells (open access)

Packing Mechanism for Oil and Water Wells

Patent for a mechanism which cases water off of oil when boring oil wells.
Date: February 9, 1915
Creator: Fuqua, William Y.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compositions for Filling Teeth. (open access)

Improvement in Compositions for Filling Teeth.

Patent for a new compound for use as a tooth filling as related to dentistry. Names all of the ingredients forming the compound and lists the necessary proportions of each ingredient.
Date: February 9, 1875
Creator: Erlenmeyer, Erwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History