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Author Hatley, Allen G.

Title Texas constables : a frontier heritage / Allen G. Hatley
Published Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [1999]
©1999

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Description xviii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Ch. I. The Spit-Dog of the Treadmill of Government -- Ch. II. Texas Before Independence, 1820 to 1836 -- Ch. III. The Republic of Texas, 1836 to 1845 -- Ch. IV. The Lone Star State, 1846 to 1873 -- Ch. V. The Far West, 1874 to 1900 -- Ch. VI. The Texas Panhandle, 1874 to 1900 -- Ch. VII. Reform and Hard Work, 1900 to 1946 -- Ch. VIII. Modern Texas, 1946 to 1999 -- App. A. Some Constables Outside of Texas -- App. B. A Look at Today's Constables -- App. C. Constables and Deputies Killed in the Line of Duty
Summary "Though a host of Texas Rangers, U.S. marshals, and even town marshals populate the legends and annals of law enforcement, the stories and exploits of constables, an equally significant group of peace officers, have gone mostly unheralded. In a long-overdue examination, Allen G. Hatley traces Texas constables to their roots in medieval England and colonial America and chronicles a rich history from January 1823, when a constable was appointed as the first law-enforcement officer in Stephen F. Austin's colony."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-224) and index
Subject Constables -- Texas -- History.
Law enforcement -- Texas -- History.
LC no. 99041280
ISBN 0896724247 cloth alkaline paper