Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-261 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-261

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners' Court of Potter County to expend county funds in the improvement of city streets in Amarillo.
Date: June 23, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transmission-Gearing. (open access)

Transmission-Gearing.

Patent for "improvements in variable speed transmission gearing, adapted for use upon automobiles or the like, while not necessarily restricted to such use. An important object of the invention is to provide apparatus of the above mentioned character, which is so constructed that the various speeds may be obtained in a highly expeditious and convenient manner" (lines 11-17) including an illustration and instructions.
Date: June 4, 1918
Creator: Pilcher, Newton R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems (open access)

Valve-Controlling Mechanism for Train-Air-Brake Systems

Patent for a valve controlling mechanism for train air brake systems that can be used when a car derails.
Date: June 11, 1912
Creator: Strader, Perry T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Wagon (open access)

Vending-Wagon

Patent for a wagon used for selling and distributing goods. Illustrations included.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Boyle, Dad
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History