OFt'lCE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS

AUBTIN

tjailroad

Ccmlffalonof '?axaa /rustin , ?exne

'cntleneIA: opinion 30. o-l&10 Re; Tha Zssuanco,in asrtsln particulars, or npsciallzsd r,otor c.arrlcr

oertttioatne

under Housa Bill 351, aota of tha 17th Lsalslature.

Your letter of *a%mbar 25, 194.l. reqmnts a leg*.1 opinion frm; this departllsnt upon tha question,app6rt8ining to %~%3 ?I%11 351 Of the 47th b$islatm, 8tat&d by YOU 88 roxiorre:

"CJEZTICINI

Does ths Palbad CixdnsIon hark" authorltptmlsr this aot to issue cpaolaliwa mtor Carrier osrtirioatsa

### rat those oomodltiee aamb In Feotlon 6 to wltr Uvaatoak, emhaIr, wool, zxIlk,

livestock ~a~dcjtuit,.-~houaahold ff oodm. used ortioa rudlfure end equlJmWit,OIlik d
%%$id tlmbor in ita natural stat0 rm magrain only,.

or doea the Rabad Cok tinaion hare authority in addttion thereto to issue ?peoiallzed

Motor Carrier oertlfioatae ror the tranrportatlon of pipa .usad

in the oonctrwtion rind

rcalntrnancfb



### 0r wster lIrm6 and pips linei, an8 In **addltlon** all other oomoditiaa w&iJh ' **by** raaeon of length, width, nig!it, hci&hf, oiza and other physloal ohoraoteristios, requlra tha IUI~ 0r spealal dmrloe~, r00illtles or oqulplarmnt ror their loaCIng or unloading and 811 oamodities whlah require npe.olal f&oilItiesor 6mo$al xiotor vchlclss ror adequate,~eWiolent or 

### me EransporSation

au aama la sat out in %otfon P?"



### T~OW quention erieas beofm1343 

### 0r the fallowing provlalonsor IIouss Elll 351.

!%otIon 1 of the ,?ot, whIcah oonstituteponl a dsolaratlonof polloy, dasoribas the rollwine oommod 9tie8:

” Oil field eqtipBont,housahold eocd8, end u&d*o&'loa iurnlture and equipasnt,lIvestook,

### 524

Railroad Cordaisslolr oi TOXIN, Pa@ 2

, **milk,** Ifrestock ?eedetW, &rain, faris mohlwry, **tlmbar** ir: it8 netural atate. wool, mohair, pipa uaed'ln thn oonstruotionand s&ntenanoo or water llnwa and pipe linea, and in addition all OCB~DEOC ditiaa whloh by reabon of length,width, weight, height, 61~8, m .other physicalohersoterlntie, require the we 

### 0r 8 aoial davioea,racilltiem, L or equipmentfor the loading or unloading 4~4 all oasaoditles

rbioh reguirs epe0181 raoifitl~s
or apeoialmotor vehloles 

### ror adoquata,erflolent,
or f5fm treneportationz

. '. .*
sootion 2 0r the Act adds paremq,h (1) to 500~ tion 1 of the orIgini atotor CarrierAot, ae amended,and oomlsta or e detaileddsrtiitlonor the term gapeolalizod motor oarrier.w 

### ?armph (i) ma4mr

** (.I) *~peolallaed motor 0arrleP ratan 8ny pram owiibg. oontroll~, aamging, operating,
or oaurrin~

to be operated any motor-propelledvehiole used IA trensportlag, over any ublio highway in this State, oror' irrqular rou en

e on lrro- @U achedutia,

### rw 0a
or 

### maion ana ror tk0 pneral publio with spe a&w4 wp&aIoAt, pro-l n&r* ~poclallwd eauQment2n the traxmpcwtatlonarrdhrn~~6thsre~;provIded,fhntChotcua .a~peoi~llriad

raotor ahrrleP as usea in thin **hot** shall not a $1~ to motor vehlolos operatadrxoluelvely wit

h! n the iaoorporats4 U&t6 of oItie8
or townag and, provided nuther the tersnwspeoiklIwl motor oarrIor* a8 used hunin ahell inoluib thoeoar riers

w how iga@Or domlro to l qago lxoluaIv8lyIn the tnnmportatlan of 

### Uveatook, llvamak reedaturf, gra Lf: In Its natural stats xiiii , iarm **aaohitlery, tbbor**  wol, mohair, or preparty requiring speoifmteii*qtiPaQAt aa that term **IG hereinafter**  

### aeriaea, or any one, or piore, of the foregoingwmad **oovmoditlee.**

*Vor the purpose ooi thIo Act the tern %pe0iaiha equipam* ~~U~UQGS, **but** ia not limit.6 to blook end tackle; hoista, arenes,windlasea8, gin polea, winohea, apcolalmotor vehiolea, and auoh other derloes aa are neeeeeary for the ~aato and propor loading or unloading of propertrx-eqtiring apeolalizedeqtipmnt for the tranriportetion~endhandling thereof.

### 525

RaUroeb ~omlsstoa ot Texea, Page 3

*'For Che purpose d thlr Aot, the tati *proporty tiequ*isq 8pamlaIlxd e~ulpacntw Is lln%teQ .~ to ~(1) oil field equlpr*nt, (2) housuholdpoods an& uasd offioe rurnlture and.aquipmant,(31 pipe 

### wad in the cowtruotlon and maintenacoeot watar linas~endpipe Ilnes, and (1) oomaxodltlcs whloh by mason of lrn&h,wMth, welcht, height, olae,
or other phyalosI tireOtati6?.iO require the ufie of apeofal devioes, faoilitiea,or aquipmenb for their loading, unloading,snd traneportation.

**/**I !. I ; rieid

"*For the purpose d thie Aot, the tern *ofl equlprient*

xieam .andiccludeezeoohlnory, 

### naterials,

and equlpmant lnoidentalto or u&d in the oanstruotlon, operation, end lrdntenenee of taoilltiasmh%oh are used for tha **Uinoarory,** 

### produotlon,'cnd

prooearlag **of** ostuml **ms** and petroleum,and sush 

### r+aohhery, aeterlals,and 

### equipment

when tied in 

### the oonstrwtlon andi~ mein- ~tenmae of 9im llnOs.va

?8'3tiOa

) Oi.BOWO Btlu. 351 WWtiS +%Ot%On 6 (d) oi Chsptsr 277, Aota of the 42nd Laglslature,as amendab by 

### Chapter

321, kots 

### or the 65th LSgialature 

### ~OLrtiola 91lb, Feotion 

### 6, !?ubceotlon **(a), Y.A.C.E.).**  It **amends ,%otion**  

### .6 (a) to **read,** ln pa-t, ee rollon:

The ??nllroadCamalm&x~ ia barsbj given authority to lesue upon applioatlonto thoss per60~10 who desire to eagae in the bwia41s~ 

### 0r tircluportin(~ ror hire over the hlghnys or th&s. ntsts livestook,mohair, wool, m&Us, livestook taedstutr. houueholdgood8, wad OftlOe fUrUltUre and eqs$@ mea, oil rield eq&ment, tiaber in its natunl state, 

### ram .aachlwrry and cseln, *?$eolallzeC ?totor Carrier* certlrloetss when **it** is shoun by su%sbantie1 eridenoa that them 

### wrists (1)a **publio** 

### WOO* eltp ror nuoh **aervloe,** anti that (2) pub110 aomenlenoe ~111 be prumotrd **by** tho &renting or raid appllcctlon.R

It appears that Seotlon 3 of Houaa ?3ill 351, in 

### 'imend nsotlon 

### 6~(a),doer not inoludawithin ita 

### enumratioti of oosmcdltleaoartoln ona8 whloh asa fnoludsdwithin

### 526

yi~llsaed

Coraml8slon

or !?exaa,

Pam i+

the desoriptionoontalnedin %otion 1 OS ths **Aot** and 

### in the deSlnltlon~~oontalned in eeotloa2 oi the Act. Henoe **your** Question.

3eotion 4 

### 0s #a Aot eaend8~tho notor carrlar law by hddlna !:eoCion

5u 

### ckereto. :reotioa 5i3, tmong oC!aer

Ehingn, pIW?ldOet

n*~~otlon 58. (a) !%a &m?lasj.on la h&bf sivs'n euthorltjr

to issue upon ap$llcctloaand hearin@ m6 **provldrd** ir this wt, to those praom who de8116 to engage in the business of e wspeolallaed reobor

aarrler",oertifioatas

### 0s oonvsnionoe end neoseoltj in ths mmmer and **under** the term **end** oonditlons.ae**grwlded** in thla Aot.

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### notor oarrler~ehell trcaaport 011 Held equipment,

### howahold goode,used oSSloo 'W r&toreenC equ:psfmt, Uveetoak, nlSk, livestook 

### rdaur, grain, 

### rarra **zmhbery,** tlnbar 

### in **ifa** wha7ll st&te,'woo~or nohair, on a4 hl&?tR~ in thla Btate unles# **tbero ir**  **in** 

### r0r0e irith raupeot to suoh oarrier end euoh eerrler ia mrner or ler,
no OS a .oortiSio8te 

### 0r oonvonienoe

anb nsoess$ty **lomed** pureuant to e SLnding and ooz&aici.qe deolaratiouthet a ocoeeoityropulrta ruch opcrntion
or (I contra& oorrlur pcmlt faaueC by the coz.&s- &on, euthorizinqthe,t~e~sportatlon OS moh oonmo

### di8y or 

### oomcoditles:
"'(0) The Corasisslon shullhave no jwlstliotion to oonalder, eat 

### for hearing 

### hear, **ordeter** ninb a4 ag~lloatiotl SW 

### a 0hdtmt3 

### 0r canven- %enoe end neoessity authorlalngthe opexation 08

l *epeolall*ze%

notor ccrrler* or onr othor cnmm .oarrier

oxoept as provided in the jrreoedlngperagraph ilnlees

the applloationshall bu in wlting and sat rorth **in** d0tell the 

### roiloting iaatc: (ThO requlreninte

### r0iL0w).-



### 527

R4llroad Com~Iorrion OS Texas, Pa@ 5

*'id) Bsfore enp ouoh appliaationahall b4 graritd, the Comlsslon shall hsrr, consider 

### 0na -Q4trmlna 4alC 4i@loetion in acaordenaewith 

### ~eotloaa

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 13a; 14 and 15 of Chapter 277, 

### hats ot the Forty-flrat Lsglalatuls, Regular %wsion, 4s meadad (M. 5llb, Rsvl44d Civil %atutsa of the 3ute of 7'4~~4, 1925, aa eE4nUed) * * **"

Eubeeotlons (61, (f), (,g) anQ (h) of !Wtlon 5a pro~arlbe other rcgulatlons not p4rtlusnt to the qustlon at hand.

It la at on00 manlrest thut reotlon 5a, added by !%atiaa k of Houa4 Bill No. 351, when read in aaruuatlon with eootion 1 sod fktatlou 2, tha latkr adding paragraph (I), cuthorla@8

### the Caaminlon 

### to luus 

### 8pealallzrd aotor oarrler

o8rtiiloatesror th4 tram f" 

### rtatlonof the 

### 0dafti~i **oopllaadltles** in qu44tlon. And no d ffloultymild arlso XVpaAlng this authority 0r the Coac3fselon w4re only *a0 e4vetalprovl8louo imolved.

we have cay to deaiee if th4 ataanbmmt to seatlon 6(a) effeoteil by Yaatlon 3 ot Xoum B%ll 351, reproaat a &itatlon up$nh the other parta of the Aot ia thla Z-pMt.. Ia our opinioa it **doea** not.

351. Two undarlylngpurpose8are apparent in Howe 81l 

### Ona to areatea nau olaas of aarrlers,dsalgnatsd **a8** 4peaielized

notor oarrlbr4,to engap ln th4 busfnens 

### 0r tranaportlng

aertala d4earlbedaaaPPobiti44, the other to deal with cpacial aomtiity oarziershaving thoir.orlgin and rights in .Seotion 6ftl) of the motor oarrler sot.

Trw to lta uadorlyl~ purpo4.4,. Xous4 Bill 351 aontalnn provisione, rim, ometing 

### 8na mgul8tlng mpeolalima motor oarrlsrr, a4 a naw cub oat taining not only to the aonmoait i' or 14gialatlonapp4r, 44 forasrly the aubjoet at apeoia~ ragulation in old ?eation 6(d) but othere in 

### aadftion thereto,via, pip4 used in the oonatruotion and malntenmm
or water lime and pipe llms and other aamditlea whish 

### by reamin of length, width, ml&t, height, slz;s, and other phy8laaf,&eraaterlstioa re~ulre the ua4 of 4p44181 d401446, faallltleeor 4qulps4nt;

### ena, aeoond, provls2ons

iqp4alflaally amm&rSg olU %otlon 6(d) an& brlw the 4ubj44tmatter

.~4llro4d Cca&aalon qf Taxao, **Page 6** 

thmoi within the new raq=:immente; as well a4 other provllions tr4titin27

0r the permits fon34rly lsewd under 

### old %ation 6(a).

The **amen&mnt**to 'aation 

### 6(a) d44arlbee oulp the &zm&tlea orl&mllg enumeratedln Seation 6(d) 40 to whlah 4p4cisloommdlty perxzito had b44n 144usd. That eawldmxlt simply dunomtr4tas, and eflacts, the 14 

### .?I 15latlv4 Intent that 

### the oumo<le~a

deeorlbbd,

### rormsrly rsg ate& unCer the old law, should 

### hanoaforth be subJeatto ths sddftioml regulationa oonolatent

with the fundammtal purposs oi Bouo4 9111 Thla 5s Surthor indicated 

### by the 

### quotcbprovlelon of ?%OXJ 

### 5a(?) ai aaged 

### by S'uotion 4 of Ifcw~~

Bill 351.

Them+ IR muoh 6uplioatlonanf~ rop4tltlon In Bouso Bill 

### 353. N ume r ou s of It a pro~iaionel ro **unneoseeary** t o eahievs tho pur90~00 ot the rat in tha pertieUlare under aontiilerstl.on.



### The raotor this 

### fluplloetlon, htwaver,

cannot 

### be given the efroot0r 

### dsrsatlng lts.purpoaes. That the

restrloted **anbjeab matter**  **of tko**  **aaeudmsnt to**  qeotlan 6(6) 

### is covoretl

by and iuoludod

within the larger oubJoot **matter** 

### or:yrz 2 and rootion4 d-8 not ~itllitets against 

### our Thare lo obvlouelp

110 z-ore raaeonto ooaslder the 

### anwudnkt to Ceation 6(6) as a linitation upou tha aat itself 'than

to oonolude,fnsorar 40 tha wbjeot uad4r ootk- * 

### aideration

is OQLIQO~SOU,

that tha emandutant

to reatlon

6(d) xiwiy b4 

### 4ntlr4l.y

blsreg4rdeb.



### You am themfore advlaad 

### thht it.%8the opinion‘ of thle Gepartment, la spoolrlio

answerto ths tp?atlan ruhfah ~QU hzv4 propouu&4d,that th4 Railroad Cw~!~aeion6-e here 

### authority

**under** 

### Eouce 8111 351 not only to iebue epeaialired xsotor oarriar 

### osrtitloatae for the eamodltlee nsaed l.z%atlon 

### 6(a), as aaendsd, but also, in addition thereto,

for thti transportation

or 4lp4 used in the oonmsruot~onand min**tenanae oi**  **water** line4 and &mm ltu44, and other ommoditioe V&I&I by reason of 14u@h, width, 

### wal@bt, height, 

### 01~s 0x14 other physioal oher4ateriatla8, rsquir4 the use of apeolal

. devloea, faallltl4sor squipmnt for their loading or uulotldlnr.~,

**and oommdltiae**  ntiloh require 4 oolal facillti40or BpBai41mot0Y vohioloa for o4sqMte err oixtnt P or ear4 **tranu** portation,OS defined in **pora~aph** Ii) aax eddod by Footion 2 

### of xjusa Bill 351.