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[Will of I. H. Kempner] (open access)

[Will of I. H. Kempner]

Will of I. H. Kempner documenting his last will and testament which this will revokes former wills in the past.
Date: February 1894
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agency Agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the US National Bank of Galveston, Texas] (open access)

[Agency Agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the US National Bank of Galveston, Texas]

Agency agreement between Jeane Bertig Kempner and the United States National Bank of Galveston, Texas, authorizing the institution to handle $40,000 in funds for investment, and the conditions and guidelines associated.
Date: March 1960
Creator: Kempner, Jeane Bertig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims, 1954] (open access)

[Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims, 1954]

Report of inventory, appraisement, and list of claims relative to I. H. Kempner, Jr.'s estate. Sections include separate property, personal property, stocks and bonds, community property of decedent, real property, and list of claims owning to decedent.
Date: 1954
Creator: Kempner, Mary Josephine
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lakeview Poultry Farm Lien and Deed of Trust] (open access)

[Lakeview Poultry Farm Lien and Deed of Trust]

Photostat copy of a lien and deed of trust between the Lake View Poultry Farm and Texas Prudential Insurance Company in the amount of $27,920.30 with an annual interest rate of 6%. Also included is a resolution adopted by the Lake View Poultry Farm Board of Directors to obtain a new note on the property.
Date: April 27, 1932
Creator: Levy & Levy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[I. H. Kempner, Jr. Scholarship Memorandum] (open access)

[I. H. Kempner, Jr. Scholarship Memorandum]

I. H. Kempner, Jr. scholarship memorandum covering candidate selection, candidate qualifications, scholarship time periods, money allowance, and rule requirements.
Date: 1954
Creator: Louviere, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Income Debentures of the Imperial Sugar Company, January 22, 1953] (open access)

[Income Debentures of the Imperial Sugar Company, January 22, 1953]

List of income debentures of the Imperial Sugar Company and their amounts called.
Date: January 22, 1953
Creator: Meyers, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Imperial Sugar Company vs Texas Railroads] (open access)

[Imperial Sugar Company vs Texas Railroads]

Imperial Sugar Company versus Texas Railroads law suit. Various allegations and details are listed.
Date: January 26, 1953
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition In Intervention] (open access)

[Petition In Intervention]

Petition in intervention filed by C. K. Richards to the District Court of Travis County, Texas. The petition pertains to the court law suit of Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company versus the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Date: 195X
Creator: Richards, C. K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Acre Appraisal] (open access)

[Acre Appraisal]

Acre appraisal for 626 acres of land in Harris County, Texas.
Date: October 27, 1953
Creator: Richards, Harry E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Property & Land Ownership] (open access)

[Property & Land Ownership]

Property and land ownership in the County of Harris for trustees.
Date: December 20, 1952
Creator: Rubin, Louis H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Santa Fe Railway System Retirement Plan, August 12, 1954] (open access)

[Santa Fe Railway System Retirement Plan, August 12, 1954]

Santa Fe railway system retirement plan featuring sections for eligibility, retirement, application for retirement income, retirement income, optional forms of retirement income, administration, funding, contractual rights, internal revenue department approval, amendment to or termination of the plan, restricted benefits to certain members, and annuity.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Santa Fe Railway Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners] (open access)

[Appointment of I. H. Kempner to the Galveston Board of Commissioners]

Document signed by Governor Joseph D. Sayers appointing I. H. Kempner to the "Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston;" it references the original city charter which was approved on April 18, 1901.
Date: September 16, 1901
Creator: Sayers, Joseph D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed - H. Kempner & St. Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico Railway Co.] (open access)

[Deed - H. Kempner & St. Louis, Brownsville, & Mexico Railway Co.]

Court statement describing a deed of sale agreement where H. Kempner agrees to sell two small parcels of land totaling less than 1 acre from their Matagorda County property to The St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company for $37.00. It is signed by J. Seinsheimer, one of the H. Kempner trustees, and notarized by M. H. Lowrey.
Date: 1926
Creator: Seinsheimer, J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill H. R. 9394, June 1, 1954] (open access)

[Bill H. R. 9394, June 1, 1954]

House of Representatives bill number 9394 intended to amend the Sugar Act of 1948 with respect to determination of sugar quotas.
Date: June 1, 1954
Creator: Sheehan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed: J. N. Sherrill to Lakeview Poultry Farm] (open access)

[Warranty Deed: J. N. Sherrill to Lakeview Poultry Farm]

Legal document describing the sale of land in Lake View Farms Subdivision in Wichita County and sections of Denton County School Land to the Lakeview Poultry Farm.
Date: February 17, 1932
Creator: Sherrill, J. N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Objection No. 2] (open access)

[Objection No. 2]

Objection No. 2 for the Sugarland Industries Trust applying to stock information.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Objection No. 2] (open access)

[Objection No. 2]

Objection number 2 and information pertaining to stock share ownership.
Date: 19XX
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Oil Lease Report, January 1955] (open access)

[Oil Lease Report, January 1955]

Oil lease report covering Sam F. Bashara's land lease.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proceedings for the Reorganization of a Railroad, September 21, 1938] (open access)

[Proceedings for the Reorganization of a Railroad, September 21, 1938]

Proceedings for the reorganization of a railroad in Fort Bend County.
Date: September 21, 1938
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Report Draft, 1955] (open access)

[Stock Report Draft, 1955]

Legal document for the stock shares of the Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company.
Date: 1955
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Share Report, 1955] (open access)

[Stock Share Report, 1955]

Legal document for the stock shares of the Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company.
Date: 1955
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Share Report, 1955] (open access)

[Stock Share Report, 1955]

Legal document for the stock shares of the Harris-Fort Bend Telephone Company.
Date: 1955
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sugarland Industries Declaration of Trust, December 31, 1948] (open access)

[Sugarland Industries Declaration of Trust, December 31, 1948]

Sugarland Industries Declaration of Trust including section 1, 2, and 6, from Article I.
Date: December 31, 1948
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Waiver of Notice of Meeting and Proxy, December 1952] (open access)

[Waiver of Notice of Meeting and Proxy, December 1952]

Waiver statement for Sugarland Industries certificate holders granting permission through proxy for an upcoming meeting.
Date: December 1952
Creator: Sugarland Industries
System: The Portal to Texas History