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Case No. 11783-A: Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 11783-A: Original Petition

Document certifying the original petition in the suit, City of Abilene vs. J. Rupert Jackson, Jr. Administer of Estate of Rupert Jackson, et. al, which is dealing with the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes, interest, and penalties related to properties in Abilene, Texas.
Date: July 27, 1939
Creator: Caffey, Wiley L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Statement Verifying Pipe Line Construction] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Statement Verifying Pipe Line Construction]

Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., stating that both the plaintiff and defendants agree that there is a pipe line across Fulton's land which was constructed by the Magnolia Pipe Line Company.
Date: 1931~
Creator: Hailey, C. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 8060-A: Plaintiff's Motion for New Trial] (open access)

[Cause No. 8060-A: Plaintiff's Motion for New Trial]

Document in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., requesting a new trial on several counts of error by the court.
Date: September 12, 1931
Creator: Hailey, C. L. & Heathington, A. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Statement of the Testimony] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Statement of the Testimony]

Transcript of the testimony of W. O. Rainwater and G. A. Rainwater in cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. Both men were questioned by Jack Sayles and Gilbert Smith, recounting their knowledge about the case.
Date: May 24, 1938
Creator: Henry, Lee S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram From W. M. McMurray to Sayles & Sayles] (open access)

[Telegram From W. M. McMurray to Sayles & Sayles]

Telegram from W. M. McMurray to Sayles & Sayles stating McMurray received the papers and is giving the "suite due attention."
Date: February 17, 1930
Creator: McMurray, W. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Filing of Cienega Ditch Map] (open access)

[Filing of Cienega Ditch Map]

Document declaring the filing of a land survey and maps of the Cienega Ditch with the office of the State Engineer of New Mexico as notice of D. D. Parramore's ownership of the land. The document is notarized by Robert M. Reynolds, Florence Clifton, and B. E. Lourt.
Date: February 3, 1931
Creator: New Mexico
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles] (open access)

[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles]

Contract between the Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles regarding Sayles' submissions to a law book published by West Publishing. There are several notes and annotations written on the contract and it was signed only by J. E. Pearson.
Date: December 1932
Creator: Pearson, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles] (open access)

[Contract Between Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles]

Contract between the Vernon Law Book Company and John Sayles regarding Sayles' submissions to a law book published by West Publishing. The contract is signed only by J. E. Pearson.
Date: December 1932
Creator: Pearson, J. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Executive Order Regarding Hours and Wages] (open access)

[Executive Order Regarding Hours and Wages]

A document titled, "Executive Order: Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Wages, Hours of Work, and Conditions of Employment Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. File No. 1676-A." Also includes "Executive Order: Prescribing Rules and Regulations Relating to Procedures for Employment of Workers Under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. File No. 1676-B."
Date: May 20, 1935
Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1485: Defendant Gulf Refining Company's Requested Charge No. 1] (open access)

[Cause No. 1485: Defendant Gulf Refining Company's Requested Charge No. 1]

Document in cause no. 1485, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, requesting the court instruct the jury to find for the defendant, Gulf Refining Company.
Date: 1932~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1988: Appellant's Reply to the Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal] (open access)

[Cause No. 1988: Appellant's Reply to the Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal]

Document in cause no. 1988, Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company vs. W. O. Rainwater, detailing the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company's response to Rainwater's motion to dismiss the appeal.
Date: November 21, 1939
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' Fourth Amended Original Answer to Plaintiff's First Amended Original Petition] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendants' Fourth Amended Original Answer to Plaintiff's First Amended Original Petition]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing the complaints brought by A. D. Fulton and countering his claims of damage to his property by the Gulf Pipe Line Company and the Gulf Production Company. There are several notes written on the back of the last page. This document is unsigned.
Date: September 1931
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Codicil to Hattie M. Sayles' Last Will and Testament] (open access)

[Codicil to Hattie M. Sayles' Last Will and Testament]

Document amending Hattie M. Sayles' last will and testament, giving the executors the power to manage the property of the estate however they see fit. This document is unsigned.
Date: March 1930
Creator: Sayles, Harriet McAlpine (Hattie)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Renewal of Vendors' Liens Executed by Dana E. Sammons and C. E. Sammons] (open access)

[Renewal of Vendors' Liens Executed by Dana E. Sammons and C. E. Sammons]

Document certifying the renewal of liens on a property owned by Dana E. Sammons and C. E. Sammons.
Date: February 25, 1933
Creator: Sayles, Henry, Jr.; Sammons, C. E. & Sammons, Dana E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 3677: Defendant's Plea of Privilege]

Document in the cause no. 3677, W. O. Rainwater vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, claiming the defendant's home or business is not located in Jones County, Texas and that the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company has an office in Abilene, Texas.
Date: April 22, 1938
Creator: Sayles, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Mechanics Lien Contracts] (open access)

[Transfer of Mechanics Lien Contracts]

Record of the transfer of two mechanics lien originally between John and Frances Sayles and George A. Owens over to J. G. Dodge and extending the dates by which payments are due.
Date: February 23, 1930
Creator: Sayles, John; Sayles, Frances & Dodge, J. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Mechanics Lien Contracts #2] (open access)

[Transfer of Mechanics Lien Contracts #2]

Record of the transfer of two mechanics lien originally between John and Frances Sayles and George A. Owens over to J. G. Dodge and extending the dates by which payments are due. Handwritten note at bottom of document mentions next interest payment due date and a document filed in 1917.
Date: February 23, 1930
Creator: Sayles, John; Sayles, Frances & Dodge, J. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to The Citizens National Bank, April 24, 1934] (open access)

[Promissory Note From Perry Sayles to The Citizens National Bank, April 24, 1934]

Promissory Note from Perry Sayles to the Citizens National Bank of Abilene, Texas in the amount $20.80 with an interest rate of ten percent after the maturity of the note until the it is paid. There are two stamps on the front reading, "renewed."
Date: April 24, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Perry
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 10,190-A: Plaintiff's Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition (open access)

Case No. 11783-A: Copy of the Original Petition

Document bringing suit by Henry Sayles, Jr. against L. M. Parks regarding fees owed by Parks to Sayles.
Date: November 14, 1934
Creator: Sayles, Sayles, & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 1485-B: Defendant's Plea Controverting N. E. Fielding's Plea of Privilege] (open access)

[Cause No. 1485-B: Defendant's Plea Controverting N. E. Fielding's Plea of Privilege]

Document in cause no. 1485-B, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company, which counters the arguments in N. E. Fielding's plea of privilege and stating that Fielding should not be a party to the suit.
Date: June 10, 1932
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Request of Exceptions] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Defendant's Request of Exceptions]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., listing several exceptions the defendants request of the court.
Date: 1931
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Motion Requesting New Trial] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Motion Requesting New Trial]

Document in cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., discussing the defendants' request of a new trial and lists the reasons a new trial is justified. This document is unsigned.
Date: 1931
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 6080-A: Motions by Defendant Requesting Exceptions and Special Charges] (open access)

[Cause No. 6080-A: Motions by Defendant Requesting Exceptions and Special Charges]

Documents in the cause no. 6080-A, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al., describing the defendants' request to except a portion of the court record and requesting two special charges. The first two documents are duplicates of each other, and the other four documents are unique. These papers are unsigned.
Date: May 21, 1931
Creator: Stephens, David W.
System: The Portal to Texas History