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Harris County Archives Houston, Texas Finding Aid BOND CERTIFICATION RECORDS MC017 (1894 1949) Size: 11 cubic feet Restrictions on Access: None Restrictions on Use: None Acquisition: Sent to Harris County Judge Jon Lindsey from the Texas State Libraries and Archives Commission early 1990s; recovered in 2005 by the Harris County Archives from Harris County Historical Commission offices. Accession Number: 2005.012 Processed by: Kissanet Taffere, 2006 Citation: [Identification of Item], Bond Certification Records, Harris County Archives, Houston, Texas. Agency History: The office of the Texas Attorney General was created in 1836 as a way to provide the state with a legal officer responsible for protecting the interests of the state. Because the office of the attorney general requires interaction with political and non-political entities, the office itself evolves with the times and with the concerns of the incumbent attorney general. The office deals primarily with writing opinions for non-litigated cases at the request of certain state and local officials, supporting state agencies, certifying the legality of bond issues, enforcing state tax, anti-trust, and environmental laws, and representing the state of Texas in state and federal courts. The fact that the decisions of the attorney general are rarely reversed, due partly to the constitutional authority given to the office and the evolving nature of state politics, demonstrates the amount of influence the Attorney General s Office can yield. The attorney general s impact on state law and government is significant and reflects the ever-evolving convergence of law, politics, government, tradition, and change. Bibliography: ATTORNEY GENERAL. The Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/aa/mba3.html [Accessed March 6, 2006]. Page 1 of 6

Collection Summary: Bond Certification Records (1894-1949) from the Texas Attorney General s Office document the certification of bonds for Harris County, the City of Houston, Harris County Municipalities, and Independent School Districts. The certification records contain detailed information on election notices and results, legal ordinances calling for bond elections, the amount of money approved for the bond, the issuer and seller of the bond, the date(s) of repayment with interest rates, other supporting information, and the signed approval of the attorney general for each approved bond. The record series is divided into Harris County, Houston, Municipalities, and Independent School Districts with subseries according to the type of project the bond is funding. Included in the general subseries are bonds which contain no more than 2 records or are too general or specific to fit into one subseries. The general category in Houston, for example, includes bonds approved for general improvements. Archivist s Note: All abandoned records become the property of Harris County Records Management. Although these records were received by the County Judge s office and deposited with the Harris County Historical Commission, they had in reality been abandoned and therefore were transmitted to the Harris County Archives by the Records Manager. Page 2 of 6

Series: Harris County Range of Dates: 1901-1949 The Harris County building subseries includes bond certifications for the 1926 Harris County Jail, the construction of Jeff Davis Hospital (1936), and a Harris County Courthouse and Jail (1945). Other records, such as those found in the road/bridge subseries, also contain sample ballots, election returns, election notices (1924, 04/22) and commissioner s court seal and stamp (1907, 11/14 and 1916, 11/15). The Harris County Common School District subseries include Districts 1, 4, 7-11, 13-21, 23-25, 27-34, 36, 40, 43-46. The Rural Schools subseries includes schools 1 and 3-5.Of particular interest is the 1912 bond which created the Houston Ship Channessl. Additionally, Houston Ship Channel (1946), Waterworks (1949, 07/26), and Schools (1928, 12/19 and 1911 District No. 25) bonds contain hand-drawn and colored maps which reveal information not only about the physical boundaries of the districts, but sometimes record the names of effected property owners with the number of acres owned. Harris County: Buildings (01-05) 1926 1945 0374-X-00 Harris County: Drainage (06-15) 1909 1923 0374-X-00 Harris County: Flood Control (16-20) 1942 1948 0374-X-00 Harris County: Ship Channel (21-33) 1912 1948 0374-X-00 Harris County: Roads/Bridges (01-39) 1901 1948 0375-X-00 Harris County: Schools: Common (01-73) 1909 1936 0376-X-00 Harris County: Schools: Rural (01-06) 1931 1936 0377-X-00 Harris County: Waterworks (07-25) 1936 1949 0377-X-00 Series: Houston Range of Dates: 1894-1949 In the City of Houston subseries, the general category includes flood control bonds, bonds for a Farmer s Market (1926, 1928), bayous (1928), bonds which include several areas of improvement within one bond (1895, 1897-1899, 1903) or do not specify what Page 3 of 6

type of permanent improvements will be made. Most records, such as bond certification records for city buildings (1927, 07/15) and bridges (1911, 1921-1922) contain clippings from the Houston Post or Chronicle which document voting notices or city ordinances passed with voting precincts, presiding judges, publisher s affidavit and voting locations. A school district bond certification record from 1894 contains a handwritten letter by Houston Mayor John Browne. Houston: Airport (26-31) 1937-1946 0377-X-00 Houston: Bridges (01-16) 1896 1946 0378-X-00 Houston: City Buildings (17-27) 1913 1948 0378-X-00 Houston: Fire Police (28-34) 1922 1946 0378-X-00 Houston: Hospitals (35-44) 1922-1949 0378-X-00 Houston: Incinerators (45-48) 1925 1947 0378-X-00 Houston: Library (49-53) 1922 1949 0378-X-00 Houston: Parks (54-72) 1912 1949 0378-X-00 Houston: Paving (01-61) 1901 1947 0379-X-00 Houston: Refunding (62-67) 1897 1932 0379-X-00 Houston: Roads/Streets (01-29) 1916 1948 0380-X-00 Houston: Sanitary Sewers (30-73) 1899 1949 0380-X-00 Houston: Schools (01-18) 1894 1949 0381-X-00 Houston: Storm/Drainage Sewers (19-51) 1912-1948 0381-X-00 Houston: Street/Traffic Signs (1-10) 1926 1948 0382-X-00 Houston: Waterworks (11-22) 1906 1944 0382-X-00 Houston: Wharfs (23-27) 1915 1928 0382-X-00 Houston: General (28-59) 1895 1948 0382-X-00 Page 4 of 6

Series: Municipalities Range of Dates: 1904-1949 The municipalities bond certification records contain clippings from newspapers with election notices (South Houston 1927), maps of cities (West University 1927, 1946), registered mail receipts (La Porte 1946), and original bond coupons (Bellaire 1936). The general subseries contains the following municipalities: Baytown, Humble, Independence Heights, and Liberty. Municipalities: Bellaire (60-66) 1936 1948 0382-X-00 Municipalities: Galena Park (67-77) 1936 1946 0382-X-00 Municipalities: Goose Creek (78-85) 1924 1947 0382-X-00 Municipalities: Harrisburg (1-16) 1919 1927 0383-X-00 Municipalities: Houston Heights (17-21) 1904 1917 0383-X-00 Municipalities: Jacinto City (22-26) 1948 1949 0383-X-00 Municipalities: La Porte (27-33) 1926 1949 0383-X-00 Municipalities: Magnolia Park (34-45) 1915 1925 0383-X-00 Municipalities: Park Place (46-51) 1923 1925 0383-X-00 Municipalities: Pasadena (52-84) 1929 1949 0383-X-00 Municipalities: Pelly (1-8) 1927 1946 0384-X-00 Municipalities: South Houston (9-14) 1927 1935 0384-X-00 Municipalities: Southside Place (15-19) 1935 1947 0384-X-00 Municipalities: West University (20-36) 1926 1948 0384-X-00 Municipalities: General (37-43) 1920 1948 0384-X-00 Page 5 of 6

Series: Independent School Districts Range of Dates: 1904-1949 In addition to newspaper clippings, the independent school district bond certification records contain hand drawn maps, some of which contain the names of property owners, for the Brunner (1904), Harrisburg (1920, 1927), Pasadena (1936, 1944), and Deer Park (1948) Independent School Districts. Independent School Districts: Brunner (44-47) 1904 1914 0384-X-00 Independent School Districts: Crosby (48-53) 1922 1947 0384-X-00 Independent School Districts: Deer Park (54-56) 1948 1948 0384-X-00 Independent School Districts: Galena Park (57-62) 1937 1948 0384-X-00 Independent School Districts: Goose Creek (63-67) 1922 1945 0384-X-00 Independent School Districts: Harrisburg (1-5) 1920-1927 0385-X-00 Independent School Districts: Houston Heights (6-8) 1903 1912 0385-X-00 Independent School Districts: La Porte (9-14) 1915 1947 0385-X-00 Independent School Districts: Pasadena (15-27) 1910 1949 0385-X-00 Independent School Districts: Spring (28-30) 1908 1946 0385-X-00 Independent School Districts: General (31-51) 1925 1949 0385-X-00 Page 6 of 6

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