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Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-70
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Constitution would have to be amended in order to provide retirement, disability and death benefits to officers and employees of the political subdivisions of Jefferson County.
Date:
April 30, 1963
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-30
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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to license a Grayson County resident to operate an employment agency in Jefferson County.
Date:
April 20, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil-Burner.
Patent for oil burner adapted for using heavy oil (with wide flat flame) for distribution (wide flat flame with adjustable burner tip).
Date:
April 26, 1921
Creator:
Chadbourne, Vaughn, R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Demountable Rim.
Patent for improved demountable rims for automobiles that are easy to mount and detach as well as cheaper and easier to manufacture.
Date:
April 27, 1920
Creator:
McPherson, Arthur Edison
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Book-Holding Device
Patent for a book-holding device that will keep books open by holding back turned pages, with illustrations.
Date:
April 20, 1920
Creator:
Barry, David Redmond
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Processes of Distillation and Apparatus Therefor
Patent for improvements in processes of distillation and apparatus therefor in petroleum refineries.
Date:
April 30, 1918
Creator:
Prichard, George L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the Like.
Patent for "Improvements in Electrical Apparatus for Heating Stills, Boilers, and the like" (lines 6-8) that uses electricity and includes "a heating element which is not affected by repeated changes in temperature, which is adapted to present a heating surface of large area, which may be raised to a high temperature with a low current, and which is many times more economical in use than metal coils possessing less heat radiating powers" (lines 21-28) including illustrations.
Date:
April 9, 1918
Creator:
Lorenz, Charles O.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Firearm
Patent for an improved firearm. This firearm that can transform from a rifle to a shotgun using separate barrels but the same stock mechanism.
Date:
April 25, 1916
Creator:
Burnaman, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Drier
Patent for a clothes drier that is constructed to surround a stove or heater.
Date:
April 18, 1916
Creator:
Gallsworthy, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water Craft.
Patent for a "bathing float equipped with propelling means" (lines 10-11) and a "depressible platform combined with ... a diving rudder" to allow the front part of the craft to dive underneath the water (lines 13-15).
Date:
April 27, 1915
Creator:
Caldwell, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Meter.
Patent for a meter measuring the flow of liquid with a dial indicating gallons per hour for use in vehicles with internal combustion engines.
Date:
April 21, 1914
Creator:
Carroll, William G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door-Hanger.
Patent for a door hanger which supports heavy doors, in particular "barn doors, freight car doors, and the like."
Date:
April 29, 1913
Creator:
Caneavri, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for a rail joint that locks securely and will not sag.
Date:
April 30, 1912
Creator:
White, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Harrow and Roller
Patent for a combined harrow and roller for pulverizing and eliminating unwanted growth from the ground. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 9, 1912
Creator:
Younger, Walter E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle.
Patent for a non-refillable bottle with a valve in the neck that opens to let the contents be poured out of the bottle but seals itself if liquid is poured back in the bottle.
Date:
April 25, 1911
Creator:
Sargent, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pictorial Firmament Machine.
Patent for a hollow globe with a map of the stars and planets positions on one side that has lights on the inside of the globe to project the placement of the stars and planets on a ceiling.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Jones, Oliver Pinkney
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel
Patent for a wheel with a solid tire and elastic support. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 4, 1911
Creator:
Sharp, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heater.
Patent for a water heater for use in creating steam for oil and gas boilers, which heats faster than previous models.
Date:
April 5, 1910
Creator:
Hardie, Jeffie Watkins
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Journal-Bearing
Patent for a self-lubricating journal bearing that is protected from foreign matter. Illustrations included.
Date:
April 13, 1909
Creator:
Lanaux, Alfred A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Door Stop and Lock.
Patent for a door lock and door stop that is operated from the doorknob by having a rod with a bolted door stop box on the bottom inserted into the door frame.
Date:
April 9, 1907
Creator:
Tatum, Cicero James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tubular Tank Inspector And Gage
Patent for a tubular tank inspector and gage. This invention is designed for the measuring level of fluids in the tank. Illustration included.
Date:
April 2, 1907
Creator:
Gregson, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Shear-Sharpener.
Patent for an improved shear sharpener which has a "new and novel construction by which shears are quickly and properly sharpened, ... whereby a shear is held at the proper bevel while being moved over an oilstone or the like" (lines 12-16), including illustrations.
Date:
April 3, 1906
Creator:
Jeffrey, James C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of Producing Briquets
Patent for a process of producing briquets.
Date:
April 5, 1904
Creator:
Davidson, John Milne
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History