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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNN GENERAL OF TEXAS

**AUSTIN**

Honorable Jams M. Xildrty Director,Xotor Transportation Division Railroad Coxul8sfonor Texas Austin, Texas

Dear Sir: ODlnlonx0.

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ho RailroadComziu~lon

OSJL-tifiCdX Gf 09, authorizingthe mid orate a8 a comon corrisr

via Eearm erd rend44, ena lo n3a lYOl.lklL" KGS. 44 and 72, but tho euthority0r to transport froi,c:tit over tke above to the followingrastrictions:

ho npplioent Is exgrosslyprohibited and roatrfcted fr;;rrr rondurlng any oo.mion

onrrler service OG frel*t both intrastateun6 intarsttito, o?i&- natlng in or deetinad to Ecrtrna,i;ockdale, La Gmxq~e or intemodlate point8 between Braaond rmd La Grsngo.

"2. The opplioant is expresslysnhiblted and rentriotediron mnderiq any 6ommcm oarrlsr 8ervlae on rrei~t , both,--

libnorable

James ab.

Klldoy, cay il,

1939, Pai;e

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interstateand intrastate,originnt1nCin
or destined to Eallotsvillo or Yoc.kiix.

"3. The aPplionnt Is expresslyprohibited and restricted from transporting over this rout0 nny freight, including,intarc~Ein~c rrelght includingboth intrastuica:d interstate ireight, from Port Korth, Cclles or v&co and destined to Fastrop, Snitiiville, Seguin or Luling and freightoriginating in suoh points ma dostinod to Fort Worth, Dallas or iinco.

"4. Tho nppliaant is oxprassly proSbite& end rostriotcd from transporting Gvor tfi:s rout0 any rroigm inchdin~ interchzng~ freight and ih0iuain~ both intrastateand interstatefraight, from Tort i?Grth, Dcllns
or XacO and destined to Austin, San Antonio,
or ilouston

and freight, includinglnterchange freight and inciudingboth interstate snd intrastatofreight Eron San Antonio, or Houston and destined to Fort Worth, Dallas or : ‘ ino~.~

You advise that the i?erdor Truck Lines, serving in that portloular section,has n'certllicatc with all rights Md no restrictiOnstG pick up freight and intcrlino some at all points On its route, inoludingliCllct3- vi110 and Yookun. 8160, wo nro advised thnt Sad hrrox sl:jO holds oertifioate

No, 2761 issued on February14, 1934, authorizingoperation as a.commGn carriermotor ocrrier from Austin to La Grange end La Grange to schulenburg~withthe restriotionthat Red rirrot; should 50 prohibited from serving Lo. Grange on shipmentsorlgincting in Houston and rrom serving Houston on shipmentsorizinating in La Grange. Under such certificatesaid Red Arrow was also prohibited from servingBnstrGp nnd Smithville on shipments 0rir;inatin g in Austin or at poiilt3between Austin and San Antonio, such rcntrictlonslso opplying on shipmentsoriginatingot Smithvllleor Bcstrop aestimd to Austin or points intermediate betweenSmithvllle and Austin. Xe are also advised that Red Arrow ?roightLines, Inc., holds Certificate Uo. 2664 issued on June 23, 1932, authorizingoperation as a commoncarrier motor carrier rrom Houston to San Antonio via GonznleS, Sahulenburg,

Eagle Lake, East Bernard and iiichmond.

.HonorableJames Y. Kilday,Llay 8, 1939, ?age 3

You requestour opinion na to whothor or not t!:e said Red hrrwa i'rel&t Llnoa, EIO., s.'ould be artittcd to glck up and intsrllne fralght at :;chulonburg from the Eorchr Truck iines, said rreight 0riClnatins at I:nllcttsvi110 and Yoakum, taking into conaidcration tho fact that the Horder Truck Lines has a oortificateto pick UL, such freight at thoae points.

Tho rostrlction

Xo. 2 contained in Ce$tiZiasto Ko. 3009 13 char in its torz and prohibits Ksd ~rroiv FreightLlnca, Inc., iron rnndoring ray ~0~7.0~. cnrrier Dar**vice** onfreight orlglnntlng in or destined to iinllot%‘ills alid Yoakum. The lant;uai;o used in the restrictionis ruch brooder than rio?lld have been nocoa,sarJ to iis ve pm11:3itce Aed .Arrow

from pickin u> **or** delivorinc froi;:,i;t at Ilzllctsvi116 and Yoakum. 3or tke purpose of t.‘:is opinion it m.y be ‘conceded

th6t prior to th writing oi Certii'ic:;ti ;:a. 3009, iibd

krrou could intorlinoat Schulcnburgand under the service conoerned in the qucntlonxh:ch you sAmit to U3. Ked Arrow iQ?ei@t Lines, Inc., war; not required to ccoept Cortlfioatte

X0. 3004. Zad Zed :zroi-; bcircd to do SO it could have retained its ri&t to interline at %:&anburg and could have rojeotedthe certificatetondered-it
on January 26, 1939, containingthe restriction *:hiichprohibited it from perrorminssuch cervico. Iinvin~ accented tha aertifioate, Rod Arrow Frolght Lines, Ino., took the sazme subjeot to the roatriotlono t'hercin

contained. Yor the bonefits therein granted it oxchznged its right to ictorlino nt Sotulenburg.. Under the schoduloswhich~T&dArrw was able to mointnin prior to receipt of Certificate No. 3009, it may not heve baon able to Compet8 for the Yodsum and Iiallettsvillc freight-interlioed at Cchulenburg and It mayVrell hcvc boon tha purpose of the izilroad Commissionto rcfraln from setting i;ed Prrorr ug so as to enable It to oompete for such shipments. In any event, the lungua,?e oontafned in restriction No. 2 of such Certificate

No. 3009 15 eo olenr end unambi&uousas not to **be** ousoeptlbleof construction. It cannot render any oomnon carrier servlco on freightoriginating In or destined to Halletsvilleand YOakum.

Your question in neoessarilycnswared in *ho negatdve.

Yours very truly