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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 291
Officials, Boards and Commissions of Texas.Note.-Under each heading below infor-
mation is given in the follow-ing order:
(1) Name .of office, board or commission;
(2) date created, (3) compensation, if any;
(4) whether appointive or elective, (5)
length of term of office, (6) incumbent
or incumbents and address. Home town
addresses are given, but where officials
are resident in Austin for the term of
office it is designated by mention of two
cities, as "Austin (from Henderson)."
Dates in parentheses indicate expiration
of term of office.
Note.-Appointive positions are by Gov-
ernor with consent of Senate unless
otherwise designated.
-Aecountancy, State Board of Public
(1905); expenses; aptv.; 2-yr.; five mem-
bers.
Adjutant General (1845); $3,600; aptv.;
2-yr.; R. L. Robertson, Austin (from Gon-
zales).
Note.-An Adjutant General was maintained by
the Texas Republic, the office having been estab-
lished n 1836.
Anatomical Board, State (1907); ex-
penses; composed of professor of anatomy
and professors of surgery in each medical
college of State; Dr. H. M. Doolittle, Dal-
las; Dr. W. W. Looney, Dallas; Dr. Wm.
Keiller, Galveston; Dr. Jas. E. Thompson,
Galveston.
Attorney General, State (1845); $4,000;
elective; 2-yr.; Claude Pollard, Austin
(from Houston); (Jan., 1929).
Note.-Office of Attorney General was first estab-
lished under Mexican Government. 1827. and main-
tained throughout the Republic, 1836-45.
Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas, Board of Directors of (1875); ex-
penses; 6-yr.; nine members; F. M. Law,
Houston (1-1-29); Byrd E. White, Dallas
(1-1-29); Jas. L. Young, Kaufman
(1-1-33); *Walter L. Booth. Sweetwater
(1-1-27); Walter G. Lacy, Waco (1-1-29);
W. A. Wurzbach, San Antonio (1-1-31);
S. A. Lillard Jr., Ranger (1-1-31); Henry
C. Schuhmacher, Houson (1-1-31); P. L.
Downs Jr., Temple (1-1-33).
Auditor for Prison System, State Board
to Select (1910); ex officio; 2-yr.; three
members; Comptroller S. H. Terrell, Attor-
ney General Claude Pollard and Treasurer
W. Gregory Hatcher.
Banking Board, State (1910); ex officio;
2-yr.; Attorney General Claude Pollard,
Commissioner of Banking C. O. Austin
and Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher.
Banking Commissioner, State (1905) ;
$6,000; aptv.; 2-yr.; C. O, Austin, Austinr
(from Dallas); (9-1-27).
Note.-A Departn.ent of Insurance, History and
Statistics was established in 1876. In 1905 the
position of Superintendent of Banking was created,
the Insurance Commissioner holding it ex officio.
In-1909 the Department of Insurance and Banking
was established, and in 1923 separate Commission-
ers of Insurance and Banking were provided for.
Board of Control, State (1919); $5,000;
aptv.; 6-yr.; three members; Dr. H. H.
Harrington, Austin (from Dallas) (11-1-
27); R. B. Walthall, Austin (1-7-30); Roy
I. Tennant, Austin (from Temple) (12-
31-31).
Chemist, State (1911); aptv. by board of
A. & M. College; on staff at A. & M. Col-
lege; G. S. Frapps, College Station.
Chiropody Examiners, State Board of
(1923); $10 a day and expenses on duty;
aptv.; I-yr.
College of Industrial Arts, Board of Re-
gents of (1901); expenses; aptv.; six mem-bers; Mrs. E. P. Turner, Dallas (5-11-27);
Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald, Austin (5-11-
33); Mrs. Lee Joseph, Austin (2-20-29);
J. W. Degan, Denton (1-30-31); C. U,
Connellee, Eastland (1-30-31); Mrs. Sallie
B. Capps, Fort Worth (2-20-29).
Commissioner of Agriculture (1907);
$3,600; elective; 2-yr.; Geo. B. Terrell,
Austin (Jan., 1929).
Note.-A Bureau of Agriculture was established
in 1887. The present department was established
by statute of 1907. See also "Markets and Ware-
houses. Department of"
Commissioner of General Land Office
(1845); $2,500; elective; 2-yr.; J. T. Rgbi-
son, Austin (Jan, 1929).
Note.-Commissioner of Land Office wa< main-
tained also under Republic established in 1S36.
Comptroller of Public Accounts, State
(1845); $2,500; elective; 2-yr.; S. H. Ter-
rell, Austin (Jan., 1929).
Note.-Comptroller maintained also under Re-
public, established in 1835.
Deeds, Commissioners of (1846); aptv.;
2-yr.; indefinite number named at will of
Governor.
Dental Examiners, State Board of
(1897); $5 a day on duty; aptv.; 2-yr.; six
members; J. Bert Thomas, Sulphur Springs
(8-28-27); W. R. Weber, Austin (8-28-28);
D. C. Johnson, Atlanta (8-28-27); T. W.
Dee (8-28-27); Maxwell C. Murphy, Sher-
man (8-28-28); H. W. Lubben, Galveston
(8-28-28).
Depository Board, State (1905); ex of-
ficio; 2-yr.; Attorney General Claude
Pollard, Treasurer W. Gregory Hatcher
and Commissioner of Banking C. O. Aus-
tin.
Education, State Board of (1866); ex of-
ficio; 2-yr.; Governor Dan Moody, Secre-
tary of State and Comptroller S. H. Ter-
rell, with State Superintendent of Public
Instruction S. M. N. Marrs as secretary.
Election Board, State (1876); ex officio;
2-yr.; Governor Dan Moody, Attorhey
General Claude Pollard and Secretary of
State.
*Embalming Board, State (1903); ex-
penses; aptv. by State Health Board; 2-yr.;
five members.
Entomologist, State (1913); aptv. by A.
& M. Board; indefinite term; F. L.
Thomas, College Station.
Entomologist, Chief State Dept. of Ag-
riculture (1899); aptv. by Commissioner
of Agriculture; 2-yr.; R. E. McDonald,
Austin.
Fire Insurance Commission, State
(1909); aptv. and ex officio; 2-yr.; the In-
surance Commissioner holds a position ex
officio and receives $550 annually as ad-
ditional compensation; the Fire Marshal
and one other member receive $3,600 plus
$100 for work under workman's compen-
sation law; three members, Insurance
Commissioner R. L. Daniel Austin (9-1-
27); Fire Marshal G. N. Holton, Austin
(2-15-28); J. J. Timmins, Austin (2-15-27).
*Fire M-arshal, State (1910); $3,600;
aptv.; 2-yr.; G. N. Holton, Austin (2-15-28),
Forester, State (1915); aptv. by-board of
A. & M. College; on staff of A. & M. Col-
lege; E. O. Siecke, College Station.
Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner
(1897); $3,000; aptv.; 2-yr.; Turner E.
Hubby, Austin (from Waco) (9-1-27).
Note.-The office of Fish Commissioner was cre-
ated in 1879 and abolished shortly afterward. In
1895 a Fish and Oyster Commissioner was provided
for; in 1907 the title was changed to Game. Fish
and Oyster Commissioner.
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