**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

mnorclblo Olin Oulbar8011, Ch8lam Railroad 008ml881~~1 or Toxar Au&An, Taur Opinion lio. O-6916
Ror Qonrtruotlon or th8 0r **ArOle** 

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Doar Sir:

Or thi8 hpartmlnt tI8 rOihJ8~~~~10n Your lsttor of April 13 1946 requr8tr

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**rOiiOWing qUe8tiOU8:**  ArtiOlO glib, 8OOtiOn i(i) rOOd8 08 rOliOW8: VI* * + (Statute quoted in body or opinion)
18 0 meahanloall~rOfrlgOratodtrOllor **ruoh** 

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or "8peOitiiZedoqulpmOnt* **88** to pormlt thr Co%m.l8elon

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**to amat**  **a oarrior**  l SproirllazdMotor **Carrlor** CzrtwoOf ruthorlzlng th8 tr8nrpor%atloaor oonimditi@ not 8pOOiiiO&ii7 Ilard ill MUOb 88OtiOn, **bUt** rhiah r.qtiPO tho IA8aOr 8UOh trailrr b trM8it?
*2. tlon l(l),

Vndor SUbdlv18iOn 4 of parqmph 3, Soooan tho Commlrrlon

### grant l uthorltr 

### a8 a SproltiltrdMotor Carrlsr to 

### tranrportocmmodltirr whloh do not rrquiro My 

### rp8olrlb8vi08, raallltyor 

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qulpmont ior tho loading or unloading thoroor,but uhloh do roqulre 8pOOiti dW10@8, raOiiitiO8, or aqulpmmt 

### ror thr prororv8tlon 

### or the oominodlt~

la tranrlt?
"3* Under tho rbwm Sootion, ozn the Comml88lon 

### grant 8 Sprolallierd Notor Carrlor C8rtlfloat8 authorizing tho tran8portatlonof ury oomIIiOdity

8X0@ thO80 8pOOiriO~iiy MCAOd in 8Uah 8C+Ot1on, namely: "Hou8ohold43OOd8,

OfflOz fU'nltW8 and *quipDISOt, iiVO8tOOk, 1iVMtOOk fOOd8tUif, rWiU maohinrrp, grrln, tlmbor in it8 natural rtato, milk, uool mohair, 011 tlrld 

### l qulpmont 8nd pipe used In the oon8truotioa rnd mainton~nor 0r water llnas and pip8 llne8."
88?tiOll 6(d) or HOU80 Bill 335 Or thz 42nd L8&8hturo Uots 1931, 42nd Log., page 480, ohapter 2771 **lntroduord** into our rtotutorMat **booam** known 

### 88 a8pooial Wmmodit~ **Par** mit8'. The Aot authorlzod the Rallrcmd bm8Ii88iOn to grant pomit8 ror the tranrportatlonoi thr rollouln 8poolrl ommOditi88: llVO8tOOk, llV88tOOk fzz68ttif,Sr8! n, fz~% Mobinrry, hourrhold 80068, tlmbrr rhan ln it8 natural 8tate, milk, wool, mohair znd 011 flold equlgmznt. by fiOU80 Bill 1005 of the 45th h&i8htU?O (AOt8 1937, 45th La&, pago 651, ohapter 321) “U8od oitlos furniture and 

### .quipOWt" Wa8 8dd.d to the 118t.

In 19l,l

the 47th Llgi818tU8 by BOU8b Bill 351 (AOt8 1941 47th Le Saotlon8 Al, 5., 2 ., pago 713, oha tOr 442; Art1010 911 b , (d), Y. A. C. S.! croated a 8pOOh1 Oh88 or 00~0~ Oarrlorr to be known a8 wzpoolallzo4motor Oarrler8w, the z88entialdi8tinOtiOn Of whhioh 18 thr right t0 OPrrat* ov8r irregular rOUte8 on irregular 8OhodUlO8.Eoaonblo Olin OUlbOr8On - Pago 3 

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SIOtiOn 2 Of HOU80 Bill 351 (Arti 911(b), SOOtiOn l(i)) **mutdod** SoOtiOn 1 Ot HOU8. Bill 6% of the 418% ~(i818tUT8, 88 laondod by EOU80 Bill 335 of th@ 42~6 LO&r18tWe, by eddin@ thr rOllWing dafinltionrt

"(11 *spooielit8d motor oerrior’ mom8 any prrron awning, oontrolllng, managing, oporatine, or oauring to br oplrated any motorpropelled VOh1018 U8Od in tranrportlng, OV8r l nypub110 highwar ln thir Btato, over lrregular rout08 on lrrrgulrrrahrdulor,

### ror oomp8n88tion 8nd iOr thr generalpub110 with 

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l Quipm8nt,

propwty 

### requiring rpooializzd oquipmmt in tho tran8portation and handling thrr8of;provldod, that the torm '8prOializsdmotor oarrlt4r1 88 Used in till18 Aot zhall not apply to motor vehIolz8 operated oxolu8lvrlyrIthIn the lnoorporatedllmitr 0r oltlor or townr; and, provided furthor t&o tera *rproIallzed motor 08rrIer 88 u8od horoln tied1 lnoluUo thoro oarrlorr who engage or derin 

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ongago l XOlU81Vzly in thz tran8portatlonor 1iVO8tOOk,liVr8tOOk reed8tUff, grain, rerm oaohlnsry, timber in it8 natural rtatb, milk, wool mohair, or property requiring rpeoializedlqu i paont a8 that term 18 horelnattrrdorinrd, or any ono, or mom, or thr rorsgoing **named** oommodltloi.
7or the purpor. of thI8 Aot, the term '8pzO181- lred 

### l Qulpmont* inoludrr, but 18 not llmltrd to blook ani taoklo, hoirtr, oraner, windlasror, gin ~0108, winOho8, rpeoialmotor vohiolor, 8nd ruoh other dovlorr 88 lro nroo88ary r0r tho rafo and propor loedlng or unloading of proporty roqulrlng 8peolallzodrqulpment ror tho tranrportetlonand handling thereof. 'lor thr purpo8r of thlr Aot, the term 

### ‘property requiring epeolallzrdrquipment' 

### la limited to (1) 011 field rqulpmsnt, (2) hou8ohold good8 and ueed offloefurniture end equipment, (3) pipe U8rd in the oOn8truotiOn md malntenanoo of w8ter lines and pips 1Ino8, and (4)~wnmodltIrr uhloh by re88on of length, width, wright, height, 81~0, or Other phySio*1

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EOllOr.bl8 Olin CUlbOl’8On - P.88 4

ohereotrrl8tlo require tho u8o OS rpoolel **do-** ~10.8, f8Oliltl88, 

### or l qulpmnt 

### rot tholr loadlhg, Ulmdlng, end tranrportatlon.
7Or tho p~rpor. CU thl8 Aot, t&0 term '011 ilrld .qulpn.nt*

### moan8end lnoludr8maohln.iy, 

### Mtorielr, end oQui&8nnrnt lnold.ntal to 

### or urrd in tho oonrtnrotlon,'oporetlon, end malntonanoo Or r8Oilitie8whloh 8r8 U8.d iOr th0 diroovory, produotlon,and proooarlngor natural g&8 .nd potroloum,end 8U.h mohlnory, Mtrrialr, and 

### l qulpm.ntuhon u8od in tho oonrtruotlon and m8lnten8no. Of pip. 11li.8.'
Sootlon 3 of Hou80 Bill 351 (Artlolr 911b, Sootlon 6(d)) emsndod Seotlon 6(d) ot Hour. Bill 335 (42nd Lsglslature) and ioll0w.d th. WJmeratIon Of 8pooial oommodlti.8 originally oontalnod in Hour. Bill 335 With thr 8dCltlon of U88d offio. rurnlturo and 

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qulpm.ntwhloh had boon addrd by Hour. Bill 1005 of the 45th L.gIsl.tur..

Sootlon I ot'Hou80 Bill 351 (Art1010pllb, S.otIon 5a) amended the 1929 and 1931 **Aots** to add Sootlon 58. Subseotion (b) or the added Sootlon 58 oolnolded with **unondod** S.otlcn 6(d) in the li8tillg

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OOJmOditie8. Th18 l ~lUO~TCltiOn in rmonded Seotlon 6(d), whloh I8 the 881~ a8 in rub8sotion (b) or addrd S.otIon 58, in turn oorrr8pondrrith th. mumeratlon in th. rooond provlro or tho rlret paragraph 0r paregreph (1) p1U8 pert8 (1) and (2) or tho drrlnltloaor “property roqulrlng 8poolallz.d

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W in parrgraph (1) (Artlol. Pllb, Sootlon l(1)).

Thr import or thorn l ameratlon8 or ap.0181 oommodltl.8 I8 that they hav. been 1.gI818tiV.lyr8mOVOd from any lmtatIon8, touohlng th. n.o.ssItyror rp.oIa1Iz.d oqulpment In th.Ir h.ndllng and tranrportation, whloh would OOnrtitut0 oonditlonr to th. granting of 8 8p.Oi8ik.d motor 08rrIer 0.rtIrlo.t.ror their transportation. (This 8pp11.8 with equal roroe to part (3) 

### or th. dofInltIOnof VroPertY requiring 8pOoiO.lizOd Oquipment": “(3) pipe **usad** in the oc?- rtruotlonand malntenanoe or water lines and pipe iin.I,")o

It is thl8 q~~setlon-0th. requirementOf 8p.Oi81IzOd .quIpm.nt for loading, UnlOadi!Ig and transportation--whloh I8. 

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Eonorablr Olin Oulbarron - Peg8 5

the orux of **pert** (b) or the darlnltlon or ***propartf** rrqulrin( 8p8Oi.liZ86 .quipll.nt” t

%) OOmmOditiO8 whloh **by** rla8on Or length width, rai&hht, height, 8lZ., **or** other hy8 oal oh8raotrri8tio TOqtil’a thr U80 Of P i 8p.O 81 68. ~1088, iaOllltlO8, 

### or l qulpmtmt

### ror their loading, unloading,8nd tran8portAtion.a
ThO rOrOgOiYJ8 hngU888 Or Pert (4) UprO88ly r88d8 "loading, UIIlO&ding, rnd tran8portetionW. Likawirr, the pr.OediU8 d.ilnl':lon oiW8paolalIz.d 

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quipmrnt" in rubraotion (1) 

### l ntp10~8 the lmguagr ‘end ruoh othrr doviorr a8 8re neoe8- 8ary ror th. 8AiO And proper loading or unloading 0r property r.QuirIng rpeoielizrd 

### l quipmmt for the tranrportAti0nend handling thrrror", 8nd the bar10 drrlnltlon oi 8 8p.oializ.d motor oarrlrr oontain8 the lsnguag. "property n,qulrlng 8p.o. 1allz.d 

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qulpment in th. transportationAnd handling th.r.- 0r.m ThU8, All the deiinitlOn8 .mbody th. oondltlon that ror any oommodltynot rnumereted to quality under **part** (I,) or t&a d~rlnltlon or Rproparty requiring 8p.oIelizodrqulpm.ntm, It mU8t 

### be Or 8UOh 8 natur. that 8p~Oialit.d

### l quipmsnt 18 neOo888ry 

### in both It8 handling (loadingand unloading) and tran8portAtlon. Th18 18 .lW ill harmony with th8 NOl’din(13 Or th. oeptlon to HOWO Bill 351 “ and oonrmoditior roqulring rpeoialirrd 

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qulpm.nt in the trAn8pOrttatIon **end** handling **thrre** or". The only ruggrrtlon or A oontrary lagI8latlvapurpora 18 round in Srotlon 1 or Hour. Bill 3510-thr doolaratlon or polloy--but w. lr. olar in the OPiniOn thet the unAmbIguou8 provision8 or tho 8plOiriO daiinitionrwithin th. Aot 8h0uld **br** hold to provAil **over** th. language in the g.n.rald.olaratlon or poii0y.

W. thrreror. answer your que8tlon8 1 and 2 in tha negative; namely, that thr Rallrmd Ccmmi88lOn 18 wIthout Authority to grant A 8pOOi8iiZOa motor 0arrI.r oartlrl0ata ror th. tran8portetlOn0r rr0z.n foods (not one or the 8PCCi81 OOmmoditi.8 li8t.d) r.qUIrIng 8pOOI8lIZOdAquIpmOnt--A m.ohanloally rrrrlgeratrd trallsr--intransit only, or for the tranmportatlon or Any oommodity not 118t.d a8 A 8P.Olai Oomu@dIty &IIO~ do.8 not mqulr. 8peolaliz.d

### l pulpment in It8 loading end unloading,even though 8p..iallZOd

### l WiPment -Y k nroarrary la it8 tranrportatlon.Honor8bl8 Olln Culbrr8on - Peg8 

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ti MlN8T t0 fOW third fJUO8tiOli, it 18 OUT Opinion th8t in l

ddltlon to the UIumrratod rpeolal **oo8unoditir8,** the Rellroed CO8d88iOn 18 l uthorizrd to &T&at 8 8p.Oi~iZ.d motor oerrlrr orrtlrloeta **ror** #a tranrportetlonor **a** 8p@OiriO oommodltywhI8h by **r8880n** or ltr qUiTor the **~88 Of**  **8proialirrd** l qu prunt P hyrloal oheraotorl8tlo8**ra** 

### In it8 loading, un108ding and tren8pOrtetion. It would **bo** rrqulred, Of **oour88,** thet the order and orrtiiioat8in rush 0880 **rpaoiiy** the oommodlty ror tho tranrport8tlon0r whloh thr 8p8~18lit@dmotor **o8rri.T** OUtifiO8t8 h88 boon **grantrd.**

**YOlW8** very **truly**



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