Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7325 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7325

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: Legality of employment by Commissioners Court of Jefferson County of a permanent tax expert independently of the Assessor's office to set the valuations on industrial property and related questions.
Date: September 23, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1284 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1284

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: Whether the Commissioner's Court of Jefferson County has the authority to retain legal counsel to defend certain members of a Grand Jury in cases brought against them under the stated facts.
Date: March 23, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Portable Sawing Machine (open access)

Portable Sawing Machine

Patent for portable sawing machine. Illustration included.
Date: March 23, 1909
Creator: Tevis, Noah Cap
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roundabout (open access)

Roundabout

Patent for a roundabout ride with an improved method of turning the seats and the seat holder.
Date: July 23, 1912
Creator: Mayhew, Nathaniel L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improving Oils. (open access)

Improving Oils.

Patent for a method of improving the quality of more volatile petroleum oils, such as gasoline and burning oils.
Date: December 23, 1919
Creator: McAfee, Almer M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Distilling Oil (open access)

Process of Distilling Oil

Patent for a new and improved process of distilling oil by inventor James E. Biggins.
Date: October 23, 1917
Creator: Biggins, James E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stump-Puller. (open access)

Stump-Puller.

Patent for an improved design for a stump-puller, using a hoisting derrick and lever to attach to the stump and pull it from the ground.
Date: April 23, 1918
Creator: Weese, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History