Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3849 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3849

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: Is Grimes County entitled to an exemption from the payment of the State tax of eight cents per gallon on the distillate it purchases?
Date: August 2, 1941
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crossover (open access)

Crossover

Patent for cross-overs in railways to prevent collisions of trains traveling on intersecting track ways
Date: March 2, 1915
Creator: Miller, Sam P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Axles for Vehicles (open access)

Improvement in Axles for Vehicles

Patent for "an Improvement in Wagon-Axle Skeins" that "has for its object to furnish an improved iron axle for wagons and other vehicles which shall be stronger without being heavier than iron axles made in the ordinary manner."
Date: July 2, 1872
Creator: Ahrenbeck, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for "an improved fastening for the ends of bale-bands, whether the latter be constructed of sheet metal or wire." (lines 18-21) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 2, 1879
Creator: Camp, Ira M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railway Crossing (open access)

Railway Crossing

Patent for a railway crossing. Illustration included.
Date: March 2, 1909
Creator: Meyerlambers, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History