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STATE OFFICIALS. 325
Texas State Officials, Boards and Commissions
List below shows date of creation of office, whether elective or appointite, length of term,
salary or other remuneration, number of members if a board or commission, name of official.
or officials In instances of boards and commissions. Dates in parentheses indicate termination
of term of office Names of towns in patenthes,.s indicate home of official whose residence is
officially in Austin. In some instances the dates of expiration are prior to issuance of this
volume, in such Instances a holdover term is indicated, no new appointment ha ing been madeAccountancy, State Board of Public.-(1915) ,
apptv.; 2-yr., expenses paid from fees collected by
board, lire members Chairman, J A Phillps,
Houston (9-4-47), George R Donnell, San Antonio
(9-4-48), A. H Freemon, Wichita Falls (9-4-48),
C A Freeze, San Angelo (9-4-47), secretary,
O H Maschek, Beaumont (9-4-47). Headquarters,
810 Littlefield Buildming, Austin.
Adjutant General.-(1936 by Republic of Texas,
1905 present office established); apptv., 2-yr ,
$4,200: Keanrie L. Berry, Austin (2-1-49)
Administrative Judicial Districts of Texas, Pre-
siding Judges of -(Indefinite terms) No 1, W
L (Jack) Thornton, Dallas, No 2, Max M Rog-
ers, Plunts ille, No 3, Roy C Archer, Austin,
No 4, W W. McCrory, San Antonio, No 5,
A L Broeter, Alice, No 6, Ballard Caldwell,
El Paso, No 7, O L Parish, Ballinger, No 8.
George L Davenport, Eastland, No 9, Luther
Gribble, Wellington
Ad Valorem Tax Rate, Board to Calculate the.
-(1907), ex officio: three members Gov Beau-
ford H Jester, State Comptroller George H
Sheppard, State Treasurer Jesse James
Aeronautics Commission.-(1945), apptv. Henry
Ayres, Paiis (9-4-51); Al Buchanan, San Antonio
(9-4-49), Parker F Prouty, Lubbock (9-4-47),
Director, A V Meadows, Austin
Agricultural and Mechanical College, Board of
Directors of.,-(1875); apptv ; 6-yr , expenses,
nine members Chairman, George Rollie White,
Brady (1-10-49), H L. Kokernot Jr , Alpine
(1-10-49), John W. Newton, Beaumont (1-10-51),
E W Harrison, South Bend (1-10-49), Rufus R
Peoples, Tehuacana (1-10-53); Roy C Potts, Bel-
ton (1-10-51), Tyree L Bell, Dallas (1-10-53),
Carl C Krueger, San Antonio (1-10-53), Henry
Reese III, Gonzales (1-10-51) ; secretary, E. L.
Angell, College Station.
Anatomical Board of the State of Texas.-
(1907), ex officio, indefinite term, expenses,
members, professor of anatomy and the professor
of surgery of each of the medical schools min the
state
Architectural Examiners, Texas Board of.-
(1937), apptv , 6-yr , $10 a day and expenses,
three members Chairman, John Thomas Rather
Jr , Houston (7-26-49), secretary, Thomas D
Broad, Dallas (7-26-51) ; Bartlett Cocke, San
Antonio (7-26-53).
Attorney General, State.-t1836 by original
Constitution of Republic of Texas, 1876 by pres-
ent Constitution), elective; 2-yr ; $10,000 Price
Daniel, Austin (Liberty) (1-1-49).
Attorney Genera), First Assistant).-(1875),
apptv., 2-yr , $3,600 Fagan Dickson, Austin
(San Antonio) (1-1-49).
Attorney, State Prosecutlng.-Apptv.: Ernest S.
Goens, Austin (Tyler) (9-1-49).
Auditor, State.-(1929), apptv. by legislative
audit committee, 2-yr , maximum salary of $7,500
provided for in law transferring appointment from
Governor to Legislature, C. H. Cavness, Austin
(San Antonio) (2-15-49).
Auditor for Prison System, State Board to Se-
lect.-(1927) . ex officito; term in other office;
three members' Atty Gen. Price Daniel, State
Comptroller George H. Sheppard and State Treas-
urer Jesse James
Banking Board, State.-(1909); ex officio; 2-
yr., three members' Atty. Gen. Price Daniel,
Commissioner of Banking L. S. Johnson and State
Treasurer Jesse James
Banking Commissioner, State.-(1923); apptv.
by State Finance Commission; 2-yr.; under act
of 1943, maximum of $7,500 may be set up by
State Finance Commission: L. S. Johnson, Austin
(Junction).
Barber Examiners, State Board of.-(1929) ;
apptv , 3-yr, $10 a day while on duty, three
members" Chairman, J. H. Francis, Longview
(10-14-48); Jack Warden, McKinney (10-14-47),
J B Burnris, Segumin (10-14-47); acting secretary,
J C Arnold, Austin (nonmember).
Blind, State Commission for.-(1931); apptv.,6-yr , expenses, six members Chairman. Walter
Buckner, San Marcos (1-1-51), J Hoxard "est.
Houston (1-1-53), B F Pane, Carthage (1-1-
49), WV H Earle, Waco (1-1-51), Miss Rebecca
Chapmin, Plaint lew (1-1-53, Mr Iis Norma Han-
cock, San Antonio (1-1-49) , exe utlte secretary-
director, Lon E. Alsup, Austin (Carthage) (non-
member)
Board of Control, State-(1)19) appts , 6-yr,
$7,000, three members Chairman. Hall Logan,
College Station (12-31-31), Tom DeBerry, Bogata
(12-31-49), T B , arden. Austin (12-11-47),
secretary, Frank Roach, Austin (noimember)
Board of Mansion Supervisors -11931), apptv ,
6-yr , no compensation, three members Chair-
man, Mrs George E Butler, Austin (1-1-50),
Mrs 0 H Davenport, Starr Cnunty (1-1-52),
Mrs Ouida Ferguson Nalle, Austin (1-1-51)
Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation Dis-
trict, Directors of.-(1929) , apptN , 6-yr , twen-
ty-one members of board George G Chance,
Bryan (2-1-49)1. William P Hallmark, Dublin
(2-1-49) , L Mims Freeport (2-1-51) , R A
Vhatley, Mineral Wells (2-1-4t7). V E Abbas,
Cleburne (2-1-51). Dr M it Brannen, Spur
(2-1-47), C M Caldcell,. Abilene (2J-1-4), A N.
Denton, WVaco (2-1-51), Milton E Daniels, Breck-
enridge (2-1-47) , Oxsheer Smith, Cameron (2-1-
49), Fred Brown, Eastland (2-1-51), Herbert
Hillburn, Plaini ew (2-1-49) . Walter R Hum-
phrey, Temple (2-1-49)1. , Hunter P iHarris, Ful-
shear (2-1-51), Franklin Fisher, Brenham (2-1-
47), William WV Sandifer. Franklin (2-1-47) , J
Earl Porter, Caldwell (2-1-47 , V Siddons,
Hillsboro (2-1-47), Graham P Stewart, Graham
(2-1-49), Dr Thomas G Glass. Marlip (2-1-51),
Bruce B Campbell, Knox City (2-1-51, general
manager, R D Collins, Mineral % ells (non-
member i
Canvassers, State Board of.-(1897) , ex officio,
term in other office, three members Gov Beau-
ford H Jester, Atty Gen Pr ice Daniel and Sec-
retary of State Paul H Brown
Chiropody Examiners, Board of. - (1923) ;
apptv , 6-yr , $10 a day and expenses six mem-
bers. Di Edward H1 Kott, Austin (S-11-49), Dr
Clifford H Robinson, Fort Worth (8-11-51), Dr
Riley C Armstrong, Houston (S-11-47t , Dr Roy
C Bates, San Antonio (8-11-47) secretary, Dr
Marshall Hartey, Lubbock (8-11-49), Dr Graham
A Scuddy, Beaumont (8-11-51
Cigarette Stamp Board, State -(1937) , com-
posed of Board of Control. ser, tng ex officio
Hall Logan, College Station, Tom DeBerry, Bo-
gata, T B Warden, Austin
Civil Judicial Council, Texs.-(1929) ; ex offi-
cio and apptN , 6-yr , expenses, sixteen members
as follows Three ex officio members-James P
Alexander, Austin, Chief Justice of State Supreme
Court. S J Isaacks. El Paso, chairman of House
committee on judiciary; Howard A Carney,
Atlanta, chairman of Senate committee on civil
jurisprudence Four apptv members with ex offi-
cie qualification James W McClendon, Austin,
Chief Justice of Fifth Court of Civil Appeals,
W N Stokes, Amarillo, Associate Justice of Sev-
enth Court of Ciil Appeals. A L Broeter. Alice,
district judge, Setenty-Ninth District, one %a-
cancy as of April 20, 1947, to fill place of Max
Rogers, Huntsville (resigned), judge, Twelfth Dis-
trict Nine apptv members H F Montgomery,
Houston (7-1-49), George WVaterley Briggs, Dal-
las (7-1-47), Randolph L Carter, San Antonio
(7-1-49), Major T Bell, Beaumont (7-1-51),
Thomas J. Pitts, Odessa (7-1-47), Peyton B Ran-
dolph, Plaintilew (7-1-51), Alonzo %kasson, Austin
(7-1-47), W R Walker, Cleburne (7-1-49). one
vacancy as of April 20, 1047. to fill the place of
the late Frank Hartgrates, Menard President of
the council is H F Mintgomery Secietary is
O M Stubblefield, Dallas (nonmember,
College of Arts and industries, Texas, Board
of Directors of.-19291 , apptt , 6-yr , nine
members, president, Frank C Smith, Houston
(8-31-49), R C Eckhardt, Kmgst ille (8-31-49),
Loy Sims, Sinton (8-31-47): H E Butt. Corpus
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