Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-181 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-181

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of vacancy appointment of non-resident of Cameron to the office of City Attorney.
Date: February 1, 1939
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hog-Catcher. (open access)

Hog-Catcher.

Patent for a hog catcher, which has a trigger operated spring loaded claw to catch the leg of a hog and lead it on a chain.
Date: December 1, 1908
Creator: Reichert, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow with adjustable height and depth with a locking mechanism.
Date: July 1, 1902
Creator: Michalka, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator. (open access)

Cultivator.

Patent provides for an improved "guiding of the cultivator through the movement of the seat" (lines 17-18). The plow is guided by the driver using the seat and his foot to guide the cultivator and plow.
Date: October 1, 1918
Creator: Wilson, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper (open access)

Cotton-Chopper

Patent for Cotton Chopper. To help in the aid of chopping cotton instead of using a hoe.
Date: March 1, 1921
Creator: Wilson, William J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History