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: Is the Commissioners' Court authorized to levy an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within Orange County for the purpose of establishing a general fund to be used for the maintenance, upkeep, repairs and additions to the improvements of the Orange County Conservation and Reclamation District without first causing an election to be held for the purpose of establishing a rate in accordance with the provisions of Article 8013, Texas Revised Civil Statues, 1925?

Patent for "a new and useful composition of matter to be used for the prevention of heat caused from friction and attrition in the use and operation of all kinds of machinery, including railroad engines and cars, and all parts thereof" (lines 5-9).

Patent for improvement in processes for packing shingles "in such a manner that they shall quickly dry and be prevented from molding" (lines 13-15).