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[Executive Order Regarding Hours and Wages] (open access)

[Executive Order Regarding Hours and Wages]

A document titled, "Executive Order: Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Wages, Hours of Work, and Conditions of Employment Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. File No. 1676-A." Also includes "Executive Order: Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Procedures for Employment of Workers Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. File No. 1676-B."
Date: May 20, 1935
Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' Fourth Amended Original Answer to Plaintiff's First Amended Original Petition] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' Fourth Amended Original Answer to Plaintiff's First Amended Original Petition]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing the complaints brought by A. D. Fulton and countering his claims of damage to his property by the Gulf Pipe Line Company and the Gulf Production Company. There are several notes written on the back of the last page. This document is unsigned.
Date: September 1931
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, claiming the defendant's home or business is not located in Jones County, Texas and that the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an office in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subpoena for Jack Sayles] (open access)

[Subpoena for Jack Sayles]

Subpoena issued by the Taylor County sheriff's office requiring Jack Sayles to appear in court to answer the plaintiff's plea of privilege.
Date: April 29, 1938
Creator: Taylor County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, September 17, 1934] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, September 17, 1934]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $68.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a stamp on the front reading "Paid" dated March 22, 1935.
Date: September 17, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' First Motion for Continuance] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' First Motion for Continuance]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., requesting a continuance of the trial due to the illness of James E. Gardner, a witness for the defendant.
Date: February 17, 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1485: Defendant Gulf Refining Company's Requested Charge No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 1485: Defendant Gulf Refining Company's Requested Charge No. 1]

Document in cause no. 1485, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, requesting the court instruct the jury to find for the defendant, Gulf Refining Company.
Date: 1932~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, February 13, 1936] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, February 13, 1936]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $48.50 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is text on the back stating $10.00 had been paid June 4, 1936 and a stamp on the front reading "Paid" and dated June 6, 1936.
Date: February 13, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Instructions to the Jury]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., providing the jury with instructions on how to consider the cause. There are several notes written on the back of the pages and this document appears to be a draft.
Date: 1931~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 13, 1936] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, April 13, 1936]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $35.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a stamp on the front reading "Paid" and dated October 31, 1936.
Date: April 13, 1936
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 7863: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 7863: Defendant's First Amended Original Answer]

Document in cause no. 7863, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, which addresses and counters the arguments of the plaintiff's petition.
Date: March 1932
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' First Amended Original Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' First Amended Original Answer]

Document in cause no. 6080-A: A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., answering A. D. Fulton's complaints of the Gulf Pipe Line Company regarding damage to Fulton's land. This document is unsigned.
Date: 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation and Temporary Injunction, May 12, 1931] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation and Temporary Injunction, May 12, 1931]

Document in cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, granting an order of continuation and temporary injunction. The document is unsigned.
Date: May 12, 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Plaintiff's Bill of Exception No. 1]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing several portions of the court record the plaintiff requests to have excepted. This document is unsigned.
Date: April 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to the Citizens National Bank, August 27, 1934] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to the Citizens National Bank, August 27, 1934]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to the Citizens National Bank in Abilene, Texas in the amount $17.30 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note has been paid. There is a payment listed on the back for $5.00 on "12-21-34" and a note on the front reading, "Pd 12/21/34."
Date: August 27, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation, October 1931] (open access)

[Cause No. 6733-A: Order of Continuation, October 1931]

Document in the cause no. 6733-A, Gulf Pipe Line Company vs. A. D. Fulton, granting a continuation of the cause to the next regular term of the court. This document is unsigned.
Date: October 1931
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Statement of the Testimony] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Statement of the Testimony]

Transcript of the testimony of W. O. Rainwater and G. A. Rainwater in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. Both men were questioned by Jack Sayles and Gilbert Smith, recounting their knowledge about the case.
Date: May 24, 1938
Creator: Henry, Lee S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles] (open access)

[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles]

Contract between the Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles regarding Sayles' submissions to a treatise, "Encyclopedia of Pleading and Practice for Texas," published by West Publishing Company. The contract ends mid-sentence and is unsigned.
Date: December 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, May 17, 1935] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, May 17, 1935]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $55.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is text on the back stating $10.00 had been paid "Feb.11 1936" and a stamp on the front reading "Paid" and dated Feb. 17, 1936.
Date: May 17, 1935
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, June 19, 1934] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank, June 19, 1934]

Promissory note from Perry Sayles to Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $73.00 with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. There is a stamp reading "Paid" and dated [J]an. 4 1935.
Date: June 19, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Renewal of Vendors' Liens Executed by Dana E. Sammons and C. E. Sammons] (open access)

[Renewal of Vendors' Liens Executed by Dana E. Sammons and C. E. Sammons]

Document certifying the renewal of liens on a property owned by Dana E. Sammons and C. E. Sammons.
Date: February 25, 1933
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.; Sammons, C. E. & Sammons, Dana E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles] (open access)

[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles]

Contract between the Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles regarding Sayles' submissions to a law book published by West Publishing. There are several notes and annotations written on the contract and it was signed only by J. E. Pearson.
Date: December 1932
Creator: Pearson, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History