839 

OFFICE OF THE ATrORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

C. R. NOXm~O 

Itat8 Dlrirlon 

Railroad Oomal88lon of Tax.ar 

Aurtln, Texas 

Dear sir: 

on 

inquiry rrom 

‘* 

tir* to tIl* 

trntioa tha 

thr abarr l rtlslor 

*Ia$nnkr to qrtrrtior~ No. 1 you 8re addrod 

that AriiOiO 4005 prohibit8 th8 :arri8ge Ot prOprrty fre.a or obarda by #tram or l lootrio railw 

eompanlar , or other tranaportatlon OOnpanirr, intrS%.?b8n lWilW8f OoCIlpaBiO~, SlWpti( 08C ClOdjJUiU, 

tel8graph oompanl88, telophcao oolapanior, or pu80118 Opel-ding th8 8aa@. Artlola @06 prOd4ol 

oartain oxo8ptioru to lirti8ti 4005, bml rrr) 40 not 

tin& anything th8r8in uhioh powit thr traarpork- 
840 

Ronorablr C. R. NoXame, page 2 

tion of prop8rty by %I080 ooaP8al8o fr88 or 

ohargr rot ihwiteblo in8tltutlonr. Il. am, 

thrmrOr8. Or th8 oOlnlon that nalthar nilroad 003pinlrr nor iotor oarrl8rr arm p8rmltt8& 

to oarry prop8rty frar ot ohargo for ohsrlte 

blo innrtitatlon8. TOUP quO8tiOll R0. l 18, 

thrroron, 8MWOt8d in tb Il8&8tiV@. 

Ar ti 4005, Revllrrd Civil 8tdlt8B, Tit18 66, 

mad8 a8 rOliOW8l 

“Art. 4005. FRXg PASSES P~iiIBITiSD. - No steam 

Or 8108triO Z'8ih8~ OO;aJ)aly, 8tr88t t8illt8r OOoL&iallJ, 

Interurban r8llnay ooappany or other ohartrnd trans9OrtrltiOn 0039~~ 8Xpr888 OO'%pIIr, #hOping Oar 003- 

panl, trlrgraph oonpany, t8lrphonr oompan~ or prrroa 

Or 888OOiStiOIl Or 98r8OM Cp8rBtilig th8 8a90, nOC 

ens reoslrer or 188888 thsreor, nor any orrioar, 

agent or anploy or rrorlver of any 0uoh oospany in 

thi8 Stat8 shall knowingly haul or carry any proprrty 

frer 0r ohsrgr or gin ot grant to any 96rIQ1, rirp 

or as800latlon ot psrsoua a fro0 pa88, frank, prlvilag Or 8UbltttUtO tar $aJ Or a rubartugr NIoh i8 

U8Od Or *hiOh 18 giV8n t0 b0 U88& ln8t88d Of th8 

regular tar8 or mtr oi tranrportation or 8ay mathor1ty or penlllt Whet808+8r to twrr1 or to 9888 ot ooatry or transport any psrson or pzoprrty frro, nor 

8.11 8Bl tr8U89Ort8tiOU fW mythlog l XOOpt aOrWr, Or 

r o t l ar gr8atrr or 1088 r8t8 than 18 ah8rgrd 811 98taone unbar the rrno oondltlona, ov8t any railway or 

trenrportation ~l~n~8~or~per~~~~~r-llno ~l=th18~St8t8Jm~-~ 

ot rim11 knoviingly prrdt anl parson to trananlt anr 

m88rgo r-8 in thlr Statr; ot 8ha11 sir8 8ny trank 

or right or priMleg to tra:akit any asssegs ire8 

in thir stst8 or proparty rrrr or chnrgr or for gr8ator or 1888 famor rats than 18 chargrd othsr 98rsOus 

in thir Stat8 ?Or rinI1ar 8ervIO0, 8xc89t 88 hereinart8r pro:ldsb la thin titlr.' 

Cmr att8ntion ha8 rsorntly b88n cdllrd to Artiolo 

4009, Rs+i88d ail11 stdUt88, Titlo 66, rhloh Ma48 a8 rOiiOW8: 

-Art. 4009. FR?z TR:::SFORT.~TXON. - Nothla in 

th:8 tit18 8h8l.1 br OOu8tNId t0 prohibit 8nr 8Xpr888 
Honor8blo C.R. YO??OosllOO, pa68 3 

ooapaay from hulln( or oarrylng fro0 ot ohmgo any 

paokbgo or froputy of it8 rotual boar ildo orrio us, l ttornsya, yentr 8nd ra910~808 till0 la the 

ir8@-Of-ohargo l j AO88~~o-O?-ltO bona iida Of6 

ou8, l ttorarya, l grnt8 o t l a91o~rrr rnd tkrlr hallI.8 ltldlo In th8 l otual raploywlt 0r mob OQLi 

8nr or 188 roO8lt8r 00 larrrry provided tho aOkra 

OM iid0 OfflO8MI l nd M3&0)808 UpOIl 81lllUa1 881. 

ad88 or rrilny tale9hwo oqmnior rBd tolograph 

oom9f1nl88 ara hmrob;l punfttd to uOheng# frank 

9rlrlllgr8 and fir* trlr,8portatlon ov8r thrlr to8peotlro llnor 0r r8lluay and trlq&raph or truphonr.. (Undor#ootlo# ours) 

Xt lr not lntlroly slrar from r88dlq Utiolo 4009, 

8upr6, whothor only 8Xprr88 003~8AiOS QUA tXW8port +%rtiO1eO 

fir8 of OhUg8 t0 oharitablr in8titutiOnS Or Utrthr tho8. 

attlolor may bo trsnrportod frrr of ohsrgr to ahsritabla Inrtltution8 by 811 of tho tr*n89ortation ocacanirr a8 ommeatrd la Arti 4005, rupra. 

fn this eonmetlon wo quota from B.2. Ho. 196, Aots 

37th Lag., RO(rii8r sa88iOXLa ch. 99, 00 191 l 8 iOiifJW1 

"800. 2. That thr prorirton, of Srotloa 1 or 

tN8 Aot (Art. 1532), shall not bo hold to prohibit 

rlnf rtoaia or OloOtrlO lnt~~b@n rallUav, t818pqh 

oo~+ay, or 0hertrtad tm3nsport5tlon owpan~, or 

olrapl~ 08r ooaFa), or th8 r8oeITrrr OY 1r88.U 

thrrrof, 01: p8r8OAS oprratlng the maa, or th8 ofSiOOrs, 8gIAt8 or OriplOyaO8 thonot, ftom grantIn& 

fro0 ot rxohanglAg frrr perol, l l l i 

l 8 c 8, aor rhrll ~ythln# ln thir Act prrtrnt 

aal ruoh ooa~mirr, thoir raorlru8 ot loarr8r rr0r 

trmwportlry frao oi ahergr *al artiolo king 88nt 

to snf or#an haso Or Other ohrrltsblo kr8titUtiOBi 

l + 0 .a 
. , 

Eonorsblo C,R. YoUmaoo, pago & 

t-342 

Soaalon, Oh. 42, p. 9) as amandod bf LB. No. 168, f2n6 

Lw. # Regular 8asalon, Ch. U), 9. 151 as latar aoandrd bl 

H.B. 198, l upm. 

Th8 air008 0r 8h8 SboV0 quotd hot8 IS to allow 

all tranaportatlon oo.z~mlaa *a l numer a tatharaln 6 to trrnaport artloloa tr88 or oharga to oharitablr lnatltotIona. 

It l 9981r8 rr0m mi0i8 5009, SUPS, that th0 i604~uOg8 OODtalnad in R.R. Ro. 196, rbova quoted, was allShtly ohs-ad 

aad rr-array84 Whan tha Civil Statutaa ware ravla8~ In 1925. 

It aa8ma to us that Art1018 4009, l upn, la rlaarl~ l uaoa9- 

tlbla Oi pOmittb6 any trWI890?%3t10~8OlU~4, 8s SIIWSr(Lt8d In Tit18 66, to oarry 6OOda rY88 Or Obr@O 80 I oharlkbla institution. Thla clrpartmnt has hrld that motor buaa8a 

and motor OSZTi8lS a r 8 l ubjaot to the 9rO~iaiOZ1a Or 'Pi818 66 

oi th8 RavIaad 01~11 Statutrr, ama baitqJ Arti 4005 to 

4015 iIlO1ClsiV8. O9lnlona No. O-445 and O-2983. 

SfnC8 th8 18giSlStiV8 history 0180ru ShOWS th8t th8 

L8gialetun has always l llored transportation Oo51p4nIaa to 

oarry goods to oharltabla inatltutlona rT88 0r ohargr and 

since A,tlola 4009, aupra, la olrsrly SuSO8ptfbla to l ua h 

oonstruotlon, w8 oonoluda that all tranaportat1on rolqpanlaa 

aa anPla8ratIJd in Tltla 66 or th8 R~vlard Statutes, as wall 

as motor oSrrl8r8, arr transport goods fr88 or oharga to any 

orphan hona or other oharltabla Institution. 

o+lon No. O-2983 la ovarrulad only in80rar aa 1t 

oonrllota wl8h this opluloa. 

Yours vorf trot 

ATTORNRY GZNil;AL OI TZXAS 

Bt bL+ 

Lea Shoptar 

Assistant