OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

llr. Yohn 2. Parlor, 

Chlaf Strp~r~iw Oli and 0aa Dlrlal~~, 

RaUro8a owmlrsion of T0s00, 

Austin, Toxaa. 

Deu air1 

lOJO, for 00 opialon 

thr Relltoad CO*PJII~ 

requirin(: thr Lil 

md ttr reae4lc40 

state8 the Cart8 

as follorrt 

pert, hated May ES, 

a to the powor of 

0 arorsm~ ordotr 

P rild gas well, 

. Tour request 

h rou aesire aaavua, 

while ln tto proaera at 

&d aauaebd a lar&* orator 

a nofer be.8 killed or 

1petiDg th8 aanda 

thrrsbr edmitte6ly 

smion has OOEQludba 

raibla u14 praatl- . 

aDlo ay to kUl tbr ml1 SD qae#tloa ad thanby #OWOZT~ 

the gas la being pmdued ~4 pa@ ntar into this 8~4 

thr~psh tbm ai0t ma, OOD& l anm a mzbor ot rnlla 

to bo &rule4 Into tha upp4rw8 w r sands. W ttiaprooeaa . 

th8 star puqU’ttrou# the rrllr drlllea iato the produoFag reotien meuld Lill th, gas flow, tldlr the aaadr d&oh 

hare beoorm rhargd voald be nlietrl of tha raauaddtad garr 
Xr. John x. Taylor, JaSa 9, 1939, Paua 8, 

“1. Doas ttn Railroad Couissloa ot hxas MVO the power 

aftor be wtlw aa Eoarlng, to eater M 0rdar roqiring the person who drilloa ttta vsll ar the prowat 

ovnor tlmrwf to Ml1 the l ddltloaal valla hanlnbefon 

nfrrrod to a* a mmaa or wn~rring natural nsouroor0 

l 2. Should it bo hrl4 tbat tlm Cornlwion ham thr power to 

wtrr the or&u Iaqalrad about, UJ& ahoald tin CommIasloa aa sot, thoa Ia the l vent thr puwn drilllry th, 

ml1 a tta prrs*at owaor ttoreof tall8 md rsSuu0 to 

oonply ultb ths provisions OS ths OrUsr, vhat l otlon, 

lf sly, wuld the Commladas take fa the prodsea? 

.Ia thlr aonneotIon it night aot bo aairs to adtire you that 

the l stIeat.4 ooat of tNr projsot Is $190,000, and, f’urthar, 

that thr roll sad the loeaa upon vhloh same 18 looatsd la 

owned bl l solront OO~Oratl~ 0vnIng ottar pro4uolng propartier. Thsss iaots vould bosom mstarlsl only in ths rraat 

It 1s thought that tha prOparty of t& oorporatlon sould ba 

pleoad ln ;aoalv-srsh~p in ardor to use the rsrwua from aamo 

to rlnaaos the drilling oi the addItional *ells hsreinbefon 

mntlo~od.’ 

Our eatnar to rour first question Is that, In our 

opinion, tho Railroad hSLN.iS6~Oll or Terar tar the powor, 6rter due 

notios and tearing, to eatat UI ota8r nqulring the present operator of an unoontrollad gas vail to 4~111 ruoh addition81 volls a8 

any bo oeorsaar~ to kill the unoaztrollod wall rod prorent any 

further Injury to 8urrounAla~ proparty from aratoring or othetiw, 

rasu1tlng rr0fh ttr blovout. 

Ia this oodaeotlon, RO wish to state ttat It Is our 

intormsatlon t&at tho puaplng or wator Into tte wild voll vIl1 not 

prawnt tho aubwquant rooovorr of gas fmb tha gas aand, but that 

It will msrs:y ix&s It possIbls to plaoo ttr vild vail Undar oontro1. It Is also our wlorataad~ ttat the dIrootiona1 vvlls 

amy posslblr bo wnrutea into produolng vslla aftor tto vilb vsll 

has bssn killed. JO rurthsr undrrstaod that the purpose of drilllng the vslla Into th8 upper rater wnds Is to rallore thsas sands 

of gar vhioh has bera ioroad into them by ths blowut and the 

M00mOu9a riar or 688 rr0r tb did mu, ~4 tharaby to prerent 

oratorlng aad other 4aagora to l arroandIag propart~. 

Alloriag gao to l so a p e into the air throryh an Mooatrolled vsll IS wasto, as the tofl ‘va8tW la dsiI8sd ia ths 

statutsr. Ssotlon S of Artlola 6008 of the Rstiwd Civil 8tatutsS 

prorlder la put a8 roilon: 
Xr. John 1. Twlor, Juno t, lOS@, ?a&# 8. 

yleo. 3. tie pro4uotlo~, transporktIoa, or use 0r 

naturrl gas 10 su* manau, m sum amount, or wau 8uob 

aoc4ltloaa as to l onstItate waste la harob 4aala~~ $0 

be unlawful as4 Is prohIbIted. The ten ~nanto* amon& 

otter things rhall speoliIaally Inolu4a: 

l l . 

l ( r ) F’hyslaal usate or 1068 Inoldont to, or resulting 

from, 60 4rIlllag, l ~uIppin6, or oporathg ~611 or .wellr 

a6 to reauoo or tend to redwo the altlaatr racotery of 

nature1 gas frw any ~001. 

veil 

been 

. a-* - - 

‘(k) Porsilttlng any natural gas produce4 from a gas 

to eeoape into the air beroro or miter suob gas taa 

processed for its ~a601ins OOntbnt." 

seotioa I or hrtiolo 6008 provides in part as to%lmar 

9801. Aftet?be r l rpir?tion or teF_ (10) dsJa_rron 

tte time or eno o untulng g a s ln l gas wall, no gas rrom suoh 

veil shall be perPitted to aaoape Into the air, and all gas 

produce4 therefrom shall be utlllaed ror the tolloving purpOWI: 

: t 

Ii 

Eo sweet gas shall be utlllzad l xoept for: 

LI&t or fuel. 

“(b) Xiilolont ohenloal mantiaoturlag, otter than 

toe aamufacturo or carbon bleak., 

*(a) 3ona ildr Introduotlon of gas into 011, or gas 

baarlv torlton, in order to maintain or Inorease the rook 

proasurr of otheniar inoreaae the uithtr rroorory of oil 

or ga8 rroa auoh horlron. 

*(d) Tha rrtraotlon of natural gasoline ttusiroa when 

tte raaI4ua Is returned to the horlron trcv rNoh It 10 

produced.’ 

Article so14 

part as roiiows: 

"tit. 6014. 

or the Rerised Clrll Statutes provides la 

*Waato’ 

“Ths produotlon, rtorage or transportation of aruda 

petroleua 011 or or natural Qaa in auoh manner, in auoh 

amount, or under auoh oondltlons as to oonatltute waste Is 

hereby deolarod to be unlartul and 1s prohibited. The tern 

‘mete* among otbar things shall 8p00iri08iiy Inolude: 

.‘L 

“(t) Fhyalaal waste or loss laoident to, or resulting 

from, so drilling, l gulppiag, locating, rpaaing or operating 

~611 or ~011s as to reduce or tend to l%dUOe the total ultiPate reo~ery OS orude petroleum oil or natural gas r- anr 

pool. 
Mr. John 1. Taylor, Jim6 *, 1939, ?ys 4 

"(8) taste or 1066 lnoldent toI or rrsultl~ trga, 

the uon6606~ry, 166itirirnt. 6x0666 f) or improper ~66 

of the roswvolr energy, loolu4lng~t~~ga6 snrrgy ot 

uator,dflTs, ln any m-611 or pool1 

* The Coderion may omsldrr any or II1 OS ths sbors 

doflnltlonr, rhonsrar the faots, oirsumstaaoss or oonditlons 

malts them 6pplloablo, la nmMns rules, rrgul6tloas or orders 

to prevent waste of 011 or gas.* 

Artlolo 6016 oi the Rsri66d $1~11 Statutes pmtides 

as follow6~ 

"Art. 6015. Prevention 0f waste 

"All opbrators dontractors, or drillers, 

oo9panles, or gar d~rtributlng oom~lo8~ drill P 

ip. llno 

ng for or 

pmduolng orudr 011 or natural gas or piping all or gas for 

any purposs shall a80 rtsry possible prsoautlon 16 l ooordanos 

with thr moat approved amthods to stop and prevent waste of 

011 and gas or both, in drillin& and produolng opsratlons, 

storage or ln piplw or alstrlbutlng, md shall not wastsruiiy utlllze oil or gas, or 611.0~ snme to leak or ssorp6 

frown natural re6elfoir6, wells, tanks, aontalnors or plpes.~ 

Article 6016 of the Rerlssd Civil Statut66 prorid 68 

f0110u61 

*Art. 6016. Confining gas in u-6116 

%heaewr natural gas ln 8uoh quantltlar in a gar 

bearing stratum known to oontaln natural gas In ruoh quantlties, 16 6noountemd in any x011 drilled for 011 or gas in 

this state, such g66 shall be ocnflned to its original stratum 

until euoh tirao as the saw oan be pr&md and utlllted without 

mete 6nd all suoh strata shill b6 a4epuatelP proteatcd from 

lnfiltratlcq wat0r6.n 

phr statutes glrs tts Railroad CoIpIDIesion ths l uthorltr 

to adopt neoassar ordrrs and rsgulatlons to prevent warts OS 

natural gas. &rt I cls 6OC6, Seotloo b, of the Rerlssd 01~11 Statutes 

prorides in part as fo110wSl 

'sea. b. ~hr Commission shall maks and snforor rules, 

regulations, or ardors for the oon66natlon of natural gas, 

to prsrent the waste theraM, and othorwiso to aoaompllsh 

the purpos66 of this iwticls, lnoludlng rules, rrgulatlons, 

or orders for thr roiioairrg purpores: 
Mr. John L. Taylor, TM6 9, loJO, Pago 0. 

'(1) TO prOVent th0 WaStO, as hrrrlnbcfon dSfin66, 

or natursl 666 ln drlllliy Ma produs~ng op6ratlons and 

In the piping an6 dl6trlbutlon thoroot. 

'(8) To require dry or l baadorwd wells to be plugged 

in such v&y as to ooniin6 nakral 666, an6 rater in the 

strata in whloh they 6.r. Sound and to prevent thaa from 

46Oaping into other strata. 

scoh 

rlws 

"(4) To mqulre We116 to t6 b1116d and op6ratrd in 

stunner se to prevent injury to l dJolnlnp, property. 

“(3) To prevent natural gas a04 water ima esoaptng 

the strata in whloh they ars round into other’ strata.’ 

Ssotion 22 of Artials 6008 oi the Revbed Clrll 8tatuteS 

- _- &WVid46 a6 fOllOW6l 

*sec. 22. The C06G114610n shell be rested with a broad 

d~sorrtion 1~ adainisterlng this law, and to that snd shall 

be authorlsed to adopt any end all rules, rrgulatlons or 

orders whloh It find6 are neoessery to effectuate the proV161OIlS Md 9UZ90606 Of Said hiI.a 

ArtiOle 202Q of tiie Revised Civil Statutes pmTidc6 

in part a6 fOiiW#St 

wArt. 6029. Rule6 and ly8gUlationS 

*The Comlsdon shall faake and enforoe rules, regulstions or orders for the aoriserration OS orude petroleum 011 

and natural g&s and to pntent the warts thereof, including 

rules, regulation4 or orders ror the fOlloP1~~ purpo646: 

"(1) To prevent the waste, as herelnbefors deflnsd, 

of orude jktroleus oil and natural gh6 ln drilling and prod~olw OperatiOnS a.rd in the Storage, plp1n.g ad blrtributlon 

thereof. 

“(2) To require dry or abandoned -116 to be pltrgged 

ln suoh way as to oonilne orude petroleum 011, natural gas, 

and xater in the strata In rhloh they are foun4 an6 to prevent 

them Srom 66oapine into other Strata. 

l . . 

"(4) To require ~4114 to b6 drilled ~:d operated in 

suah sanner a6 to preTett injury to adjoinlag property. 

'(5) To prevent orude petroleua 01). and natural gn6 

and water fro6 l waplng from the strata in which they are 

rOunamlf~ other strata. 
Hr. John 1. Taylor, June 9, 1939, Pue 6. 

.(8) It shell d0 l n things n608668r~ for the qonserration of omd6 petrOle\LO 011 and natural ga6 aDd to prer4Dt 

the -St0 therOOt, and Shall iMk4 end Onfor suoh Nl46, 

ngulatloos or orders as mar be n608664ry to that ~6." 

Seetlon 70s Art&ale 60490 prorldos in part 46 f01iOWS: 

'SOS. 1. UQOO the iattiatirr Of the ti~SSiOn, or 

upon the TSrifiOd oomplalnt or my person interested In the 

6ubJeot matter, that waste of wude petroleun 011 or natural 

gas 16 takln& QlaOe in this State, or 16 reasonably ~nmlaent, 

the ~omci46lof1 may hold a hearing, at suoh tine and plaos as 

it say Six, to deter#sine thether or not waste 16 taking plaoe, 

or 16 teasonably imminent and what, if any, rule, regulation, 

or order ShOtid bs amdo or what, lf my, other astlon should 

be taken to OOrrOOt, prcT6nt or lesfm suoh W46t4. At said 

hearing all parti intersstab shall be entitled to bs heard 

a;.d lhtroduae widenoa and to require ths attendsnor Of 

vfltne4646, ma the proauotion 0s erldenos may be required as 

prwlded by law. If upon the haarlng the Ccmaission shall 

find that Waste 16 takln@ pla04, or 16 r4a6onably Lmnineat, 

t&8 COmd66iOn 6bti.l make SUOb N14, rSgUl4tlOII or order a8 

in its judgixent 16 r6a6onably required to oorreot, prevent 

Or ~4666Kl SuOb WaStO. 

I + . 

*Pros -4 *Star the promulgation 0s my ~14, regulation 

or order of the CotmIssion lt shall be the duty of eaoh 

persOn l fteatod thereby to oomply rith the MJW.* 

under the raots, as IIS Uderstaad thea, tha introduction 

of rater into the wild well will Dot 6rown the gas stratum or oau86 

a reduotlon in the ajlount of iuhral gas whloh mar be reoovered 

rroa the stratum. It fOiiOW6, therefore, that the aootenplated 

prodedurr would not be in yiolation Of Arti 6m, gt3OtlOD g (b) 

or utlcle 8014 (b) of the Rerleed Clril Statutes, whloh respaativ4iy a4rif4 waste a6 r01~0~6t 

Artlola $006, Seotlon b (b)l "The dromlng uith water 

0s uq stntum or put th4r6or oapablo of pmau0in8 gas in 

lM~yi4 QUWtiti46.’ 

Art1018 6014 (b)t "The drowning with water of ea$ 

gtratua or part thereof oapabls of produoing 011 or g06, 

or both 011 and gas, in paying qUMtiti~6.” 
Mr. t0h.n 1. Taylor, tuna 9, 1939, 0-a 1. ’ 

In our oplnloa, the @bar* rtatutrr rlrarll hrlar 

uart0 80 as to laalodr 4llowinl, g44 t0 l ra6pe fma 4a unoontr0llrd or wild well in. thr 8anner 4*8orlbed in your lrttor, 

a a it d mo m l qu4llf rlerr that the Railroad Coml61lon, aftor 

proper not100 and Marine, can adopt propw rulea and rogulatiOll8 t0 prr+rnt or @top 8uOh Walt., Th4 OOll8fi tutional authority Of ttW te41816tWO t0 pa68 8tatUt48 prohibltlag .th4 wart4 

or natural 848 4~4 to 4al4gat4 to the Rallro6Q Comml44ioa the 

Rower te edopt thr ~006844r~ abrinirtratlrr Order6 oannot be 

ql44tloA6d. With rrfsrcnoc to the Texa8 8t4tUt48, a668 Rutohe8on raid in 1. C. R6n6er6Oa, fno. t. Rdlroad Coaml44lo~ of Texal, 

54 I. (Ed) fIl8, (kppeal 4i@tni66od tr70 V. 8, 478, 65 3. Ct. 4, 

79 L. l(d. 479) et pagr 8tlt 

l rie are not in doubt t&t both upon OOA4i~erktiOn8 

of seoutlng an6 preserving thr oorr4l4tlr4 right.4 0r peraonr 

'la property, though omoa by thea, or the shlrtlqg ad tugaOiOU8 kirrd dIi8h Oil. Ud sB4 i8, aAd UWQ 00lL4160r4t~4Ii8 Of 

ooti66nin(l the natural r68ouroo8 oi the 6tato, a@@ pow4r 

4xirti la thr Logl4latur8 to prorent the wastarul otlllution 

of 011 md gar, and to regulate and coatrol their produotioa 

and u46 lr ruob rearonable way 48 to bring about tbQlr aoarsnatioa, ~6 to preYant their dlrslpatlon by wa6k: Ko 

tDer6rorr trjbot 6ll OS plaintiff*8 oontention8 agkinrt the 

4tatUte8 romea upon leglslatlrr want of power, em& addresr. 

OUr88lT.8 to a oon4ldrratioa or the quostlon ntlethrr the 

Legirlaturo ha8 olrarl~ utd in a na8ot.tcblo weir Mdrrtakdn 

to rrsrolro that powor. Ko think it haa. 26 find in the 

. l na o ta c a or t art1010 4000, rmqulririg smr8on4 Ql84oT*rlw3 ga4 

in or&or to ,rrrent it8 IV4814 by l IOa P b to m oonria8 it* l n4 7 

proridl~ tor lnwlrr by thr commir6lon into the PSOPrletY 

of aA authoriratlon, li found. Of OthOr ~08. AOitbsr UUekIIOnm4 rxertlon or prohibited aelogatlon of lc~l4latlt4 9OWre 

l .I (Eimp h a slr a dded 1 

Atla4 Flp6 Llo, _-. . . -------T-i 

'18 l ubetantlal l ribsnco 4ustaiaiAi i 

The Railroab Comdsdon 616~ Llbke rs46onab~r UflmatlTe 

-a!~lr'amnta t-o aal-ry out the p~~ooe6 of the oonsenation 8t4tUt64$ 

L- en- w- .clterlinn. 4 f. Supp. 441. Aasudng that them 

_ ____ ~~... ~~ the aonolu8ion or the RPilroad 

Cammlrdon 48 to the proper r*tho~ of ooatmlling the ml1 in *pertloo, the taot that tho operator would b4 put to aon616erablo 

l rp4nsr IA ompl~la& rlth the or&or of tho Railroad Cod8~ioA 

would not randor the order oi the Railrod Coad4slon invalid. 

Ohio 011 Co-mpkny f,Indla5a, 177 0. S. 190, e0 9. Ct. 594, 44 L. 

. . 
Yr. John 1. Taylor, Juno 9, 1939, Pag6 6. 

In rnmr to your 84ooad quurrtlon, it 14 our oplnlon 

that the Railroad C0mi4do~ and the Stkte ot hr48, la the 

event the 0 

F 

rator of tho unoontrollrd roll fail8 or nfu444 

to comply u th the OrdOr of the Railroad CaruDirrion, ogn tab 

leeal aation by bringing 4 8uit or ruitr for inJunotion8, 

prohlbitky 446 randatory, ror p4mltl44, end ror the appointmrnt of 4 rroeltor.~ 

Broad powwe are 6onfrrrsd by thr rtatutre tar the 

4uforoeolent of thr oonrsrratlon order8 oi the Rrllroad Co4ml44loa. 

SOOtiOA #!3 Of Artiol. 6008 Oi tho Rsr144d Civil Statute8 provide4 

k4 roiim4l 

"SRO. s3. wly pereon vlolatlng any OS the prorlslons 

or thle Article #hall be liable to 4 penalty not to erces6 

One Thou#rnd Dollar8 (#l,OOO) for 44ah orronee, and eaah 

day*4 violation rhall ba l ‘8epar6to orrotor. Suoh praalty 

8ay be recovered by the Stat. Ot Texas with the CO8t of 8Uit 

la a olrll action inrtltuted in Tmrl8 County or In the 

County where the TiOlktiOA oocurrd by the Attorney General 

or by the County or Di8trlOt Attorney whoa Joined by th6 

Attorney Cennral of Texar; snd any and all vlobatlonr or 

threatened TiOhtiOn8 or thlr Article m%y be enJoined by 

any Court OS competent Jurisdlotlon in rbloh the cult for 

penalty my br brought, and in 8UOh oa464 thr Court may i44ur 

ruoh *rite or Infuaotion, mandktory or prohibitory, a8 the 

facto JustIty.g 

Article 6013 Of the ReTif& CiTi). StktUt44 QroTidsB 

44 r0ii044t 

l Aa. 4015. PotitIoa to restrain wart0 

“bt addition t0 the p6Mlti68 pfOTid44 itt thi8 title, 

it asall be the duty ot kAy dirtrict Judge, nhethar ln tom 

time or vaoatlon, to hsar and det4mine say p4titiOA nhlch 

may k riled to rretrain the waste of natural gar Ir! the 

ViOlktiOA 0r thir lkv, and to L44ue euoh mandatory or rsotralnIng order6 as may %n hi8 audgment b6 n406464ry. Such petltloa 

ray be riled by any cltl4on or thlr stata, 4nd thr 4am need 

allrgr A0 furthor rlmaoirl lnter44t than the potltlon4r 

~O4444444 in OOUtSiOll With Cl1 Oiti8M8 Of th. stati itt thr 

natural re4ouroe4 thor*oi.m 
yr. John I. hylor* yuae 9, 1939, Pw 9. 

Artlo 60&S Of tha Revised 01~11 Statutes provides 

aa tolloW*l 

•~t.~60ts. furlsdlotioa 

P o wea r nd lutWritf we brrabt oonhrrrd upon th, 

Rsilrosd CoaPllr*loa or Toxss, 0T.r eU 00-a oarrlrr pip* 

lines oonvsyiry oil or gss in Texas, sad mer sll oil snd 

gas wells in Nxas, snd over all persoa8, l raooiatioa* or 

OOrpOrStlOnB ownin or oparrtllrg pipe $lass la Texas, and 

over sll parsons eseoolstlonr snd oorpor*tlon* oming or 

*ng.s@ la drilling or opsratlag oil or (*I wells ln Texas1 

and 111 suoh parsons, essoobtions aad oorporations and 

their plpo liaes, 011 md &ns wells sre subjeat to ths 

jurisdiotioa CQafsrrsd by law upoa the Com.i*sion, sad the 

C06~18810a is authorized sad l aponered to aske all. asaessary 

rules sad regul*tloa* ror the government snd reylstlon 0r 

such person*, assoolatioas and oorporatlons ‘sad their operatlona, sad the Attorney Oeasral shall eaforce the provlslone 

or thi8 tltlr by lnjunotlon or other adequate rsaetly and as 

othenlss grorided by law. Ths word nOosunlssloa,n as used 

in this title, shall smaa the Railroad Comz.issioa oi Texas. 

Tke kord mCmml~slonez~m shall mean any membsr of the Railroad Com.i8s10a.g 

xrtiole 6084 of the Rsvlwd Civil Statutss provides 

aa roilon*: 

'Art. 6Ofz4. Powers 

-In all aatters pertalnlne to the dlsohsrge or its 

dutLs8 and the l nrorosnent c& its owers aad suthority 

as provided by the terns of this t tle the Commlraion 

shnll institute suits, hear and dstera f i ao ooaplalnts, rsqulm 

tba atteadaner or wltnssos, pay their expenses out of thr 

fund herein otjated, and sw out l uoh writs sad prooeas as 

f4ay be nbC6SSuy ror the eatoroement or Its orders, and 

punish ror oo;;teopt or disobedienoe ot its orders as the 

distriot oourt may do.” 

Artlola 0036 or the Rsriwd Cirll Statutes providsr ss 

r0ii0w8; 

l mt. 6036. Penal tr 

‘In addition to being aubjeot to any lotislture that sn7 

be provided ror by law and to my penalt 

by the cOaaiR.dO~ ror coatm?t tar the T I olatioa 0r its ties, 

that my be mosed 

regulatloas, or orders, any person violatily cay of the prorialons of this Act or of Title lOS, Rsd8sd Civil Statute8 
sta t0 or Tex ro b y ~the Att8r a e~ o .w?d l b 

distrlot 8ttorwr whom uob mlt 18 hou& g . 

thr oooaty er 

thr suoom 

or )&pant at 

‘fx 

m+okpeImlty rhlllwtmthotluthr vi0 "I at1oa of aq pro 8i.n of thlr Aot, or Tit16 101, Roviso~ 

Oitil Btatutor of Toma, 1986, a8 -ondO& or & any MO, 

n~tloa, or order ti tho Comdrr2w preml&od thommlor. 

“uy perron ti4iq u l bottlnu aw other p@woon in tb, 

riohtioa l t thir Aot, or ef Tlt10 108, Rerlu(; OlTll 8tatokr 

or Toxrs, l@tb, a8 afmonao~, or of aBy rula* nga.atlon* or 

or&or ab th0 Caudssl~n pmmlgatti therOU&O?, &all k subirot to tho l m poamltior l @ a.ro ptrmrlbod herein for 

riol8tloon thoroof by my 1008 ether per89a.a 
Mr. John ‘t. Taylor, Xu~r 0, 1939, Page 11. 

vu ~10, regulation, 0td.r 0r juam5t. I~J per 

whoor property ha8 been 8o 91aoeQ in tbo hmlr of l 

r so elr er may move to dirrol~o euob reoelrerrhlp ma to 

dirohfgr the rroelror upon ruoh ton8 a8 the oourt 84 

pi*sorlbo.* 

3ect~on 13 of Art101e 60490 Of the fiOTl806 Oltil 

Statute0 reads aa ronont 

*.^seo. 13. 

i8 

#henever it rhall ap;sar thut any person 

thi 

ViOlatiDR or threatenln(: to violate any provirlon of 

,I Act, Or of Title 102 of the Remiss6 Civil Statute8 

ot Texae, 1925, a8 amended, or of any rule, regulation 

or order of the ComuAasion pronrulgmted thereuDder, the 

Coumlaeion, through the Attorney CeDeral, ahall bring suit 

in tbe uame of the Stat. of Texas a&net suoh percroa 11 

any Court of oonpetent jurlsdlotlon in Travl8 County, or 

in the oouDty of the rerldenoe of the drferrdant or, lr 

there be more than one defendant, iD the oounty of the 

reelaecce of a~g of them, or b the oounty in whloh suoh 

VlOlatiOD is alleged to ?Ave ooourred, to restrain ruoh 

person Horn vlolatlne such Statute or ruot rule, ra@atloD, 

or order of the Coaatisalou, or any part tbsreofi an6 la suoh 

suit the Comcisaloa in the name of the State of Tesar nay 

obtain suoh Lajunotlons, prohibitory and manrlatory, Lnaludlng 

tamporuy restraining orders an4 temporsry injUnOtiOns, a8 

the faotr 5ay warrant. 

*The violation by any pr8on of any lnjunctlon granted 

under the provl8lonr ot thlr Seotlon 8hal.l be 8uflloieDt 

ground8 tor the appointmnt by the Court, either upon It8 

own POtiOn or that of the COmCdSSiOn iD the raaie Of the 

State of Texas, of a receiver to take aharge of 8uah 

properties or suoh pateon, and to ererolw suoh poser8 

a8 in the judgaer!t of the Court shall be neoesrary ln order 

to brlnC; abo!it ~ompllanoe with duoh 1DjumtloD; provided, 

however, thet no such reoelrer rhall he ap;olctad eroept 

after notloe akd hearlllg. The mover to agpolnt a reoelver 

as berein prodded rhall be in atlditlon to a,d oucauIatlve 

- or the power to punl8h r0r eontaaapt.* 

15 l abltion to the coasenatlon etvtutes quoted above, 

w aimat you attention to ocrtain portlorir of the rtatuter 

relating to aorporrti0n8. Chapter 6 of Title 32 or the Revised 

Civil Statutsr, krtlolea 1372 through 1370, inclusive, prorfder 

a8 r0ii0w0t 
Mr.John B.?qlorrtwho 

l Art101. 18Tlr hv VlolBuoBs. - shmovor 

4onrur or tonlga oorponua la calo aat0 ‘a 

vlo&W say la9 et al‘ 8kd0, inawl* tbe IA9 ogulart 

b’Mt#, BODOwliOa Urd ~~1?~~18‘ Ot r~&tiOn, Or 

OMtZUt# h ~62'8iBt Ot $tdO, iM thb ViO&thB l t 

whloh tine0 O? peMlt100 or t02901tcwe0 we povldti 

SllprO~rtyot swboOrpontkidtblatbs, st8te.~ the 

tlrot anhtielatioa,oiddohu~ tbmmfteroorwlt~ 

this 6kk, rball by ran-a ot luoh +lo&tloa, krow 

llablo in? mob ilaos or RoMltieo ud for oouto of ml8 

UC& mo t0 et l ollootlolb 

"Art. lws. Llelc, Icotloo. - The state ot Tour 

rhrS1 ban a lion on all mcoh propert from tbo4ato that 

8Uit SW b8 iJIStitUtO6 by the AttOrOr @WbOm1 Or lie 

6r l.t Or OOtUItl tty CUíMrOtin( ~ Wtbr h i 8 UrOOtiOB, iB 

say oourt of ooqntent JurlaUoUoa witti thio 8ta80, 

for tha 

s 

usposo of iorfoltlly the ahrtrr or euiuall~ 

t;;,mr t Of mob COrQOTatiOIi, or for 8UOh fin00 or p08dThe ilbSt%tUtfWI Of 8Urb ait tOr Subh fiiw, ?Otitio‘ 

or tkoltlln, &ml1 OOmtltPQo notieo oi 8uOh Iion. 

'Art. 1894. Abatesmat or l tit.- iill yotlmn r or l mo 

or 00th~ for any ilna, torroitun or pamlty that t&O 

atat0 of hxro &r, or my ham, 8gUabt my oorpomtloa 

ohartered unaor the 1~8 or this or 8ay other l tato, torrltori o? natlon, #hall not abo%o or b8OoV abate4 b roama 

of the Uooolution of l uoh oorgoratloa rhrthor to I unw 

or othenln, or by the iartolture oi fto ohartar l r pemlt. 

*Art. lbtb. Roooltor.- m-Or 8 @OIpoP8tiOa, ~iD8t 

wkloh tb0 St&k bab in8tltUtOd tit Sot SOrtOltUrO Ot i&O 

rb8rt8r or ranooll&ioa 0r ltm jwmlt or tor tlnoo or petitier, &all U880lv8 in trde ar any Otlut rtak, ot @hall 

have 8 *44mat roadend yalrut It la thio or aar othot tint0 

tor tha fOriOitCU8 of its ahtior, the oourt ti tU0 8tak 

lnuhloh nroh ultir pndlag rhallcrppol~ta rooelvorfor 

the 9m9orty an4 burlno6s of l a h eorpor~tlon *ita thlo 

Mate, or thet l y ooay or be bxvugb$ tithls thlo Utato &uing 

oodi reoilfer&lpg or the aourt aq, h a4 @aW *arola tba 

i3tate 18 suing my rueb oorporeUor~tor t&e tortdtur ot itr 

ohuter, Or Of it8 &Writ t0 do bu8inO88 tn thi# dkt#, O? 

ta r rltm or p ea a ltll ppoll;t o a , l nooitu tar Ouch o~orgon- 
.-.- 

=. 

air. Johm 1. Taylor, Juma 9, 1939, Pa&r 13. 

“Art. UN. Ri6ht8 Or Btato. - Thm stata &hall hare 

tb 0 r ig ht0 tPdtS Or l tta O& uIg at, ~8& M t, #a QO8t?a - 

tion or ln$unotlon, without bond, to aid In thr oafororment 

oi ita rlghtr orrakd by tNr lami an4 all property not 

othsrwlw exempt by law that my aopy lato the poreoralon 

. or any r:oaai+ar a.ppolated u&or an 

ohapter, &all bo rubJsot to tb 

prorl8lon or thi8 

1 f en herein areatwl, and 

r0r th8 papunit 0r any suah line or penalty. 

aArt. 1397. yorealoeurr. - Tbhe Attorwr Oeneral or 

my 6lrtrlat or MNIity attorney aotlng uder hi8 diteotion, 

may brir.6. mlt in the mkma 0r tN8 State ror the r0rm0~0 

ot suoh lien. In aase the suit for ioreolomn 18 brought 

agalnrt any oorporatlon whloh has dlrsolred or had a judgment ror the r0rrritur0 0r It8 aharter or the oanoellatlon 

ot Its permit rendorcd agaln8t it, pend.f.ng any rult by the 

State 0r Terarr agalnrt suoh aorporatlon r0r the iorrelture 

or It8 aharter or oanoellatlon or ltr peralt or ror pimaltier or rlnw, eervlce nay be had upon any person within 

thlr State who aoted aa waa aotlng a8 agent or any mah 

oorporrtlon in this Stete at the tlae Or ruob d~leeolution 

or rorrelturc of oharter or canoellatlon of permit. 

"iat. 1398. Law oumulatlre.- The right8 and D%WJah38 

giron by thlr law &hell k aonatrued as WaiU.lati~ Or all 

otbr lax8 in tore0 In thi8 state, and 8hsll not rtr00t 

ohange or repral any other mONJaiO8 or right8 now exlrtfng 

in this State tor thr 8nforcbmmt, payment or aolleatlon 

Of fh88, pMdti68 and fOtiOitW38.' 

The abow quoted 8tatUtB8 alearly glrr the aailroad 

Cmleeloa and the Stat. of %xar, aoting through the Attorney 

General, the power and authorlty to bring all neoeesary 8uit8 

rbr injUSOtiOn8, jmmltier, and tha appointment or a reaelver. 

~h6 d00idonr or the aout or thtr State ha+0 l i~b the poner 

and authority granted by the ststUt88. Injunotlonr to prevent 

the violation OS order8 or the Railroad Coamlwlon hare been 

nwtalned, where the 8uit8 were brought by the State end the 

Railroad Com~i~lon, aotlng through the Attorney Ceneml. AOIM 

Rsilnl~ CO. 7. Stat. 66 S. S. (td) 607. 

co., Ino., ?. state, -+3 s.9. (2d) 109s. 

may be ibSU@d on verlrled petltlon or the Stata and the Railroad g~ssion, rfthout notice to tba defOodant& 'Pyre 00 Rerfnlng 

co., , f. State. 81 s.:;. (2d) 291 (rrlt or error dlrml6fwll. 

jqtrrrons isolating such injunotioar say be punlahed for aontempt 

or 00w. 3 parts Duncan, 127 Ter. 507, 95 3.8.’ (24) 675. 

. 
Kr. foba 1. Taylor, JUM 9, 1959, Pago 14. 

X0 hare not round any Tmxar oa8e8 relatlw to ardor8 or 

the Rallroad COmlr8lOn of fiXa8 when mnndatory infunotionr hato 

bMlI &lWRted. Eowror, the pornr to grant mandatory lnjunotloar 

18 l xprerrly grantod by th. 8tatUte8 quOkd abow. Mandatory 

lnjunotlonr are a rooogalred ion or reller ror the abatement 

of~publie nUi8a~MO8. &J&O County 1. City of tiano, a8 S.%. 926; 

oompare Rartholosew v. 5hlw 261 9.U. 1031 The wa8te oi natural 

-0 la Violation or a 8tatUti rabidding 8uih waste 18 a publio 

Bu8fUIOO and the oourt, upon the 8Uit of the State may grant both 

yrohlbito~ and mandatory lnjunotire relief. State v. Ohio 011 Co., 

150 Ind. 21; 49 P.K. 809, 60 N.2. 112Sl affirmed Oh1 0 011 

V. Indlrtia, 179 0. 8. 199, PO S. Ct. 696, 44 L. &x9. 

Conlpen~ 

The penalty provlelons of the consekatlon lam hare 

been held 

number or 

rerufted) 1 

to ba valid and have been enforced b judgment8 in a 

easer. Culver t. salth 74 8.t. (2d 964 (writ or error 

Flamary v’. Stat0 Sbs.1. (2d) 1058 (writ or error 

retueed); Rooo Retlnl~ Co.‘t. Stat., 94 S.K. (2d) 12141 

(24) 495. COiapf~. ~Ohn80K1 Refinery T. 

C. Eenaar80n. Inc., v. RaIlroe& 

Upon 8ult by the State of Texa8, joined by the Railroad 

Comnlerlon, In whloh it 18 alleged that the defendant 18 violating 

Order8 of the Rallroad Commisalon, It ha8 been held proper iOr 

the oourt to ap@&It a reoeirer by lnt8tlOOUb~ Order tgton the 

rim6 0r tha pntltlon and berorr the i88uaDOO or not100 to the 

d8idant. Faiton f. Stat., 62 S. K. (2d) 381. Compare Ortlr 011 

CO. f. Railroad Copml8810~, 62 8. Yh (2d) $96; Croeman V. Gtato, 

B S.X. (2-r #rather v. State, B6 S. E. @a) 6SS . 

Under the 8tatUte8 and daOi8iOn8 IWfOrrOd to, it 16 our 

opinion that, in the nituation 8UppO8ed by your 8eOoRd qu~rtlon, 

the Railroad Com.lsdon, when joined by the State Of Texas, may 

maintain a suit or sultr In mhlah It ray obtain l lther prohlbltory 

or Eandatory Injunctions, or both, judgmnt ior penaltler, and 

the appolatacnt of a reoelrer.