OFFICE OF ‘I’HE AT7’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable b. L. Hlnuron, Jr. countynuditor Llvlngaton,TQxtias Polk County
Dear s1r: O~lnlonHo. O-52J.8
2s: Can a luaber oompany whioh operates Ita own trucks for hauling tisber to ltrmill, eoae of which ir grown on it6 land and mme of whfoh le gurohar.4 from other@,regleter it8 **truok6** with tara lloenser in8tead0r comaerolallicenses.
Your letter to ue dotedhgrfl 6, 1943, propounded the 

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### c0ap4my, or thie 00uey own8 eereral truuko whioh thel uee to heul lo@ to their till fro& tinbsr owned bf them over the dlffarent 

### p~-t8 0r th0 00my. They own roar-or the luid thl6 **tlaber** is on end only own the timber on ethos tracts wblcb thep buy **Srom** different people ovex the oountf."
"Can Texas Lens Leaf LumberCoapany,a Corporation of the Ytatc of Texas. regleter their truaks with Farm Llcenee Insteadoi CommerolalLlcenee **under** the abow alrcui?i!3tRnocref"
frr zos~onse to said latter our atiinistratl*e Psei6tRnt) Yx. S. C. Caeon mailed you copier of our Op5A~ons Hoe. O-3317, 0-33~1, and O-527, which we thought fully covered the C&0atlGsi of law involvedin your situation.

In reply to Sr. CRSOII*II letter enaloelng the Oplnionlr

abse referredto, w P3OeiYfbd YOUr 16ttsr Or api 12, 1943, stating that the lumber Wnipany 8till



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ooatondedthat it **oould buy**  fern **truok** licenrw for ita tmeka. Ill. par Abttef ot kpril 12, you **raqueot** that wo epeelflo~Uy a~mer the **tollowIng question:** 

***Can Y**  **Lumber Compagaay,**  ukleh operatea their own trucks ror t&z yurposa QI hauling logs to their O*UL Nell ior proobrslne and for eela of tha lumber, and who om the tlrober, refristar

their **traoka** with fara Iloam **undor** iirtlclo 667lk-Eand Artlole 687so-6a.n Both **of your**  **lottorr** 8tate that the **Luabbr** Co-9 hauls both timber groun 011ito own luad and tlmbm puromed trua other8 CO 

### its nil1 r0r **prooer8lng.**

In our Opin&oaHo. W-827 Qated Aprlll7, 1.030, thir dbparkaent held that the bon6flt8or artloles 667&p6a l eo ruou only **to peratms**  **transporting** their **own pro&ate**  **end aot**  **to thooo**  **trur8portiog art10186**  **purohaeod Roar**  **other*.** In our **Opinian** lo. O-2201 thlr **dopertint** again oonstruedattic18 b69Seba fn whloh Opilrlon

It citbd with spproialand **puotad Iron**  our 0 l~lon Ho. O-627 and hold that QM tranqxwting oattlo ~~rohoood 01 Rp AAOthSSVIAE **not** OiItlttid

to the **LWAOritS Of**  oe$d 6rtiOlO.

,., Tha 47th LegIslaturol aondod article 6675~~$o l 

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## legfdatire intont to adopt our aonotruotion of ulid IAA&uage.

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