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Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1336
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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Liability of an undivided 1/3 interest in a tract of land owned by the Dallas County Hospital District for ad valorem taxes.
Date:
May 22, 1962
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-6929
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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Clarification of duties and responsibilities of certain officials in Dallas County when certain shortages appear in the accounts of the Tax Assessor-Collector.
Date:
December 22, 1945
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clutch and Transmission Device
Patent for new and useful improvements in the development of clutch and transmission devices.
Date:
February 22, 1921
Creator:
Hubbard, Adra M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Screen Fastener
Patent for the attachment method for wire screens to a frame to prevent the detachment of the wire screen from the frame.
Date:
February 22, 1921
Creator:
McCaffrey, Horace
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill-Bit.
Patent for improvements in drill bit constructions that allows the drill bit to be switched out and the new bit locked in so it is secure.
Date:
June 22, 1920
Creator:
Midgett, Penelton G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shelving
Patent for a shelving unit designed to display books for sale in a storefront, including illustrations.
Date:
June 22, 1920
Creator:
Wieman, Herman A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevated Carrier
Patent for an elevated carrier, primarily used to travel merchandise and such from one point to another.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Smiley, John F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for the Feed Mechanism of Planters
Patent for gearing mechanisms in feed planters that are more efficient, faster, and less costly.
Date:
July 22, 1919
Creator:
Heylman, Edward M. & William, Roberts R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Signal
Patent for a device to indicate the intention to make a turn in an automobile, with improvements made for nighttime usage, including illustrations.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Illingworth, Sam
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military or Other Insignia
Patent for improved military or other insignia pin. It is an attempt to improve the pin design with stronger materials and different construction methods.
Date:
October 22, 1918
Creator:
Semans, Clare L & Heiligman, Edward C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Cattle-guard.
Patent for an improved cattle-guard to keep livestock from crossing onto a railroad track or into railway property. This protects livestock and decreases railroad liability for loos of property. The invention includes a pivotal gate which runs parallel to the track that will go across the track to block animals if they try to cross the opening.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Gidcumb, John T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stamp-vending Machine
Patent for Stamp-vending Machine
Date:
August 22, 1916
Creator:
Woodward, Charles H
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Air Controlling Device
Patent for an air controlling device that supplies air at a constant and unvarying pressure.
Date:
February 22, 1916
Creator:
Crotto, Frank E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Horse-Collar.
Patent for a horse collar that prevents "grinning", i.e., "a slight enlarging of the apertures or slits provided in the outer edge of the lining of a horse collar to receive the thong lacing commonly employed to connect said edge to the corresponding edge of the front of the collar."
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Schenkenberg, Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Resilient Means for Vehicle Axle Suspension.
Patent for a more resilient vehicle axle suspension and created specifically for motor vehicles.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Guthrie, Nehemiah & Johnson, Callender L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Full for Locks
Patent for a spring-full for locks that is "automatically spring actuated" (lines 12-13) by a button including illustrations and instructions.
Date:
June 22, 1915
Creator:
Ewing, Harry L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Moving Picture Machine.
Patent for an improved moving picture machine, or film projector, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1914
Creator:
Momyer, Harry H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Adding Machine
Patent for a machine that adds numbers together using "key actuated accumulating wheels" to reach the desired sum, including illustrations.
Date:
September 22, 1913
Creator:
Moody, Jason B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oval-Beveling Machine
Patent for a machine used to bevel the edges of metal plates. Illustrations included.
Date:
August 22, 1911
Creator:
Browne, Walter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Headlight
Patent for a headlight used with automobiles. Illustration included.
Date:
November 22, 1910
Creator:
{Kohout, Frederick & Langley, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Making and Laying Continuous Concrete Pipe
Patent for a motorized construction vehicle which has a cement mixer and a trench digger on it that allows for the continuous laying of concrete pipes for irrigation.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Wiggins, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Removing Sand or Other Fine Particles From Cotton or Other Material
Patent for a device to remove foreign particles during the processing of cotton. Illustration included.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Cumpston, Frederick Bennard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Forming Continuous Pipe.
Patent for a machine for forming continuous concrete pipe with perforations at set intervals for water to escape from for irrigation purposes.
Date:
March 22, 1910
Creator:
Wiggins, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eyeglass-Mounting
Patent for a mounting for eyeglasses to be fitted on the bridge of the nose. Illustrations included.
Date:
December 22, 1908
Creator:
Chappel, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History