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Improved Water-Wheel.
Patent for the improvement of the water-wheel using curved buckets over a spiral water passage to increase power and volume, including illustration.
Improvement in Machines for Extracting Cotton and Corn Stalks.
Patent for the improvement of pulling the roots of cotton and corn stalks while minimizing the damage to the soil, including illustration.
Smith's Forge.
Patent for "The improvements consists of a cast iron box" (line 12).
Improvement in Grain-Binders
Patent for improved design of grain-binders.
Chain-Steamer.
Patent for a chain steamer that has an improved means of propulsion with a uniform speed despite a changing current. It does not allow the boat to laterally deflect. It is especially meant to be used with tow boats that travel on fast-moving, shallow streams. It can be used to move ferry boats across fast-moving rivers as well.
Automatic Danger-Signal for Railroads.
Patent for a "device for indicating at railroad crossings and other points, the approach or departure of trains within any given distance of such crossing or with relation to any point where persons might come into dangerous proximity to the train if they were left unadvised by some such signal as this." (Lines 19-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Wall and Ceiling Polish.
Patent for an improvement of a polish mixture for wall and ceiling which is water-proof and has a glossy finishes; instructions and ingredients for the mixture are included, no illustration.
Kettle Attachment.
Patent for a new and improved kettle attachment. This design "provides an attachment to be used with the kettle, whereby the "boiling over" of the material and the consequent running of the same down the sides of the said kettle are prevented. The material that would ordinarily flow over the sides of the kettle and waste is by the use of [a] device . . . saved, and any and all danger of fire from the overflowing sugar in candy manufacture is prevented" (lines 11-20).
Locking Device for Baling Press Doors.
Patent for a new and improved lock for baling-press doors. This design "is to provide a . . . locking device for the doors of the baling chamber of a baling-press, which locking device is so constructed that all the doors can be locked in a single operation and by means of the same device, and may be loosened simultaneously" (lines 8-14).
Windmill.
Patent for windmills by making them self-regulating and "it consists in the construction and arrangement of devices whereby the force of the wind is made to move the wind-wheel and crank-shift backward and turn the vane, and also in the devices for turning the vane at will" (lines 14-18).
Mold.
Patent for an inexpensive and simple mold with few parts and can separate easily. It is designed specifically to make semicircles and rectangular shapes, of concrete or earthenware. The mold also can be held together simply and inexpensively.
Propelling Vehicles.
Patent for a means of transportation similar to a bicycle, the "essential feature" (line 7) of which "resides in the combination, with the vehicle, of an extensible frame adapted to freely slide back and forth…" (line 7-10). Includes illustrations.
Paint.
Patent for "a new and useful Improvement in Aqueous Paint" (lines 5-7) involving mud taken from Lake McDonald, in Austin, Texas, in combination with various admixtures of chemical and organic materials.
Fountain Attachment for Inkstands.
Patent for a new and improved fountain attachment for inkstands by using a hollow float, having a central vertical aperture on the bottom, the float is placed in a vessel filled with ink. After ink is being drawn from the hollow opening of the float, the float is forced into an uppermost position thus closing the vessel to prevent the air from passing the ink contained in the vessel. The ink is confined in an air and dust proof stand, which can be easily cleaned. Illustration is included.
Fan Attachment for Rocking Furniture.
Patent for a new and improved rocking-chair fan. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the fan-frame and fan, sleeve, cord, and the rocker, of the double clamping device for uniting the fan-frame to the rocker . . . and the connecting cord or wire" (lines 24-31).
Siphon-Pump Attachment for Oil-Cans.
Patent for a siphon pump attachment that takes up little space and can be used in different sized containers. It is an improvement on a previous patent granted to E. A. Franklin (No. 503,232).
Pocket Hanger for Hats and Coats.
Patent for a new and improved portable hat- and coat-hanger. This design utilizes two metal hooks, each of which fold into a metal handle, so that one hangs from a surface while the other hangs an article of clothing. One hook should be sharp enough to engage with a wall, while the other need not be sharp to hang an article from the back of a chair or pew.
Rat Trap.
Patent for a new and improved rat trap. This design consists of "the pendulum bait-frame, in combination with triggers and attached to cam-springs and weighted trap-doors and rollers" (lines 59-62).
Napkin Ring and Holder.
Patent for a new and improved napkin ring and holder. This design is "to receive the napkin after it is folded, or to be used as a device for sustaining the napkin at the neck of the user when at the table. It consists in a yoke-shaped piece of metal having a hinged section for connecting the two ends, and serving as a ring, in combination with a clasp for holding the napkin . . . at the throat" (lines 17-25).
Delivery Apparatus for Printing-Presses.
Patent for "an endless band or apron paper-delivery apparatus, for printing presses, which will automaticall take the sheets of paper from the cylinder and deliver them upon the usual table, in an orderly pile" (lines 24-28).
Device for Ringing Bells.
Patent for improvements in the construction of devices for ringing bells, including illustrations.
Device for Cleaning Gun Barrels, Flues, &c.
Patent for a new and improved gun-barrel cleaner. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a flat shank having a hole in its intermediate portion, a pivot-bolt having its middle round and its ends square, and a cleaning-head secured upon said bolt, said head consisting of two parts, one part being secured upon each end of said bolt" (lines 4-9).
Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a blade arranged for connection with a beam and formed with cutting-edges . . . , of a wing in a horizontal plane formed with a cutting-edge and rigidly connected to the blade at some distance above its lower edge" (lines 60-65).
Cultivator Attachment.
Patent for an invention "whereby a wheel-cultivator of any style, pattern, or make can be readily converted into a land-marker or planter." (Lines 8-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-607
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether Taylor County can legally pay a short-rate cancellation premium on an "error and omissions" insurance policy procured and cancelled under the stated conditions.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-608
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Additional Bonds to Secure Payment of Motor Fuel Tax Under Chapter 9, Title 122A, Taxation-General, V.C.S.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-609
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether Sec. 4 of Senate Bill No. 130, 59th Legislature makes it mandatory that the State Board of Health make and examination for tuberculosis infection of all pupils in the first and seventh grades, or whether this section only requires the Board to provide materials for the test if and only if school boards make this a requirement.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-610
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Expenditure by institutions of higher learning of income on short term investments of certain restricted funds.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-611
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; In a town with fireman, widows and children drawing benefits, where there is not sufficient money on hand to pay full pensions, should a paid fireman who terminates his service be refunded his contributions from the State Emergency Reserve Fund before the pensioners are pain and related question.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-612
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether paragraph (b) of Article 53.07 V.C.C.P. becomes void and inoperative due to holding in AG Opinion C-497 that paragraph (a) and (b) are void, being in conflict with Sec. 61 XVI of the Texas Constitution and related question.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-613
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Applicability of Article 827a-6, V.P.C., to facts outlined.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-614
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether certain funds appropriated to the Armory Board can be legally expended for constructing a building addition for the Adjutant General's Department at Camp Mabry under the provisions of Section 6 Paragraph (7) of Article 5767 V.C.S., and related questions.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-615
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether Harrison County is authorized to employ a secretary for the juvenile officer pursuant to the provisions of Article 5139J, Vernon's Civil Statutes, and related question.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-616
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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Authority of a county attorney to bring removal proceedings against the city attorney of a general law city.
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-4
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a county may make a purchase in excess of $10,000 without competitive bids if, after advertising, no bids are recieved (RQ-2187)
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-5
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarificationl; Whether section 102.51 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code imposes a territorial limitation on the resale of beer by persons who purchase from general distributions (RQ-2151)
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-6
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether release of census counts subject to possible adjustment constitutes publication of the United States decennial census for purposes of article III, section 28, of the Texas Constitution and related questions (RQ-24)
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-7
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the Parker County Committee on Aging is a governmental body under the Open Meetings Act, article 6252-17, V.T.C.S. (RQ-6)
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-8
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Duty of Teacher Retirement System to compute the adjusted statewide average maintenance and operations tax rate pursuant to section 825.405(h) of the Government Code (RQ-2162)
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2011
Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act," "CARTPO to Meet Monthly During the 2011 Legislative Session," "Cell Phone Sally Joins Annual 9-1-1 Calendar Contest," "Regional Law Enforcement Academy Training Update," "CAPCOG's Regional Training Center (RTC), Speaker's Bureau, and Upcoming Training Activities," and "Regional Citizen Corps Update."
CAPCOG Connections, February/March 2010
Newsletter of the Capital Area Council of Governments containing articles and news about the civic institutions in the ten-county Capital Area. The articles included are "Capital Area Communities Receive Solid Waste Grants," "Help for Dementia Patients: CAPCOG 9-1-1 Centers Accept Calls from Locating Devices," "Holiday Projects Benefit Clients," "EPA Publishes More Stringent Standards for Ground-Level Ozone," "ENS Helps Capture Round Mountain Robbers," and "New Leadership Elected for CAPCOG."
Cotton Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper. Illustration included.
Combined Turning and Leveling Plow.
Patent for an improved combined turning and leveling plow.
Copy Holder
Patent for a copy holder. This device is to hold copy for typewriters, compositors, etc. It also provides a copy holder possessing an adjustable indicating bar. Illustrations included.
Cotton-Chopper
Patent for a cotton chopper designed so that the blade moves "transversely across a standing row of plants" (lines 15-16). Illustrations included.
Weeder
Patent for an invention "to provide a simple, light, and durable implement which will effectually remove weeds, rubbish, and all foreign matter simultaneously from each side of a row or drill of corn, cotton, or other plants and direct the removed material to the longitudinal center of the row or drill" (lines 8-14).
Vapor Burner
Patent for vapor burner. Illustration included.
Motor-Vehicle.
Patent for "improving the construction of motor vehicles, especially the running gear...and to provide a strong and durable construction adapted to afford a sufficient support for the motor and driving gears at a point beneath the body of the vehicle and between the front and rear axles where a load can be carried to greatest advantage" (lines 11-19).
Mute Attachment for Pianos
Patent for an attachment that mutes pianos. Illustrations included.
Grate For Boiler Furnaces, &c
Patent for a grate for boiler furnaces. This invention can be used for steam-boiler furnaces, stoves, or any device to "produce a higher degree of heat than is obtained by the usual grates" (line 11-12). Illustration included.
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