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

**Ilanorablo C)WS&B**  **3. IIu(ificr4**  **Law xnroro8Mnt**  **orfioer aad**  Ghlef of Inapeotore, R&.road coBarBion or TaRs Aultln, Toxar



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### Ino. !nort 3. Thoagoon Ro. 574 in eqnity.

Aent ha8 coat Court of the **AUOti5, Uiti4io**  t your departof the Dletrlot riot of Temm, 811 hmsri445 Bub Lb48, Elo.674 **in eqlity,**  **As&i445** Bus Lines for

ation plates

ato6 Dlatrlot 

### iuent pert.6 raining the rioan **Bur Liorr**  **14** quota the following sxarrptr

***On 04tober**  **13, 1939,**  the Railroad CoiuPiaoion roquostodan oplnfon on this rruretrrami on DooOprbOr 6, 1939, you readarea Bpialoa tie. O-l179.oParwAaat a.
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. thrzeto, on **Pobruuy** 24,

UMO, thr Railroad Comairrioa **sntsrod** 

### ita order 

### &ranting the authorlttroquoatodby ill ~asrloaa Bus Llnos, InO., 

### la it8 orlglnal appll4atlon,4~ bolng ( Proa El Pam to the Texas-OklahomaStat4 iln4, aoar Oalaomville rla BleZTa Blanoa, P4004, Odsoaa, Big

& i **8 ia**  **8WoetWat4r, AblhM,**  Albany, Brookonridp or4 Irrollr, Port Worth, Dallao, D4aQon and asinrsvillrova? Il.8. HUhwar 80, Sate Bigaway 1 and l-b, 04 a sohodul4oi 0114 bur l a4h way **dAlly@**

**.** Under 

### thl8

l uth4rlty.All Aaoriom Bust Liner applied 

### ror and uoro iwued rlx **Uallroad** Comn.lrrlonidoatliis&ion **~lator** for the mar 1943. IO addltlon ts **th4** buarr iOr 

### whioh

RailroadC@maiaeloaldontlfipatlon platoa h474 b44w i8wed, AU Aserloan Die Linea are opr4tlng 4om4 burrs 

### withoat dlaplryJsd Railroad 

### Gomlrdoa ldoatifloatlon platoa, 

### aa roqulrod **by** ’ Hatuto, and, undo? dafs~ 4S April 19, 1943, I adrlrod All A~rloa~ 8~8~Ll~~~,-'~ao.; that Ballmad Coa&8- 

### rlon llupeatoro 

### had lntsrooptod 80114 oi ,tholr buses whloh did not &ioplal suoh Railroad CoPrPlmaionideati

### rloatioa pletee, 

### and that 

### any further 

### disregard et 

### the rnloa an4 rogulatlons of the 

### Cod6slon, **and** tha **datutw,** wetid not bo otorlooked. Bubaoquont to thi8 aotifieatlon,other buma wore aontaotedby insp4otorraad~afterthora&& invostlgatloa wer4 fouad mot to be dlaplaylngRailroad Gomission ldoatf

### rloetloa’ platea,, and oomplalats ~4~4 

### fllod in the County Cour8 at Law, 

### TarmAt Oounty, Wrt Worth, TO&&

**‘ Ilrlll**  **you plra44**  

### advlso thir departmeat~ 

### if, in view of the above, w4 are in contempt of tho United &tat48 Dlotrlot Court in illlng.suohotiuoa.*

Th4'prrtinOat

parts of tlm aasaded InJunotlon dsoroo road:

Vow epon 

### conolderstlon themoot it 14 this day the 11th day of Uaroh i936, ordered, adjudged end droreod 

### as Sollowe &smelt:

Vhat thr Befonduat8~ !&tloa to Dlsnlrs the **Amsndod** Bill of CoPrplalnt 

### br and 

### thr 44144 

### la heMby donlsd to whioh ruling of the 

### Court defendantathan and there exoaptrd.Wnt tin defrndante,thr RailroadCommirrlon

of Texa8 aad PPaMt 0. Thaagma, tao a. ilaith and C. To&-sell,

Ballroad Comiss~oiior8 and i&ark

Narrhall, Direotor of the Sotori.Vehiole Ditlrlonof Said BaliV.

Toad CoapeiO8lon,

L. 0. PhaSe8, Diraotorof the Damrtmnt or irUb1i.o

aalety OS the State of Texas an& ti&* roSpSatl~e&&entS and eiap~oyear, be and tho)r

are hrroby l DJOiDed

ttom noleati$Qj

oratS4 rting

ora auaing

tha arroat of the drirarr or oprretoro ot plaintiit(r rotor buars or Potor vehiolea, or frcm lnterferlagin tq maaner with the oprratiorr of plaintiff'SparSe8gorbuSeS OT mtor tohicloa in travrrringtb State oi Toxar in iDtWSti%O Ooameroo., by thr Opdretlon a8 a ~0-0. warrior oi pa88wgrr8 intorrtato,Of ODe bU8 OS motor rohloJe raoh way 

### daily over tho iollowfngroutes b gl in 

### h OM.&o

sia-TSiaO

line at the Bed River 0: rp" t

:8: NO. 77 ( thXU8 i%ititr Iii&hWay NO. (10) DO& k th@

&&- oity of oRfU88Vill0, in **Cook** County, .l'oxaa, end thuroa via the #aid U. 3. f?k(lhWf3y 77 to the oity of Dollar in Dallaa County Texas, thenoa oror U. 3. Yi@~wayNo. 430

, and NO. 80-h ~‘WGSS 3tat4 Zllghway NO. I and HO. 1-A) via ?ort Earth, Broekenridip, Albany, Ablha8 aTg iU PalO, t0 tho 'P~xw-%w U@ti00 line ws8t or notahw49tOTiy Of El Pa80) provldo4that td8 iu$AIWtiOm ia Iutandedto pravant,cimlshall prevent Such action if takea **by** dSfrndant8 ( or l **ith4r** or **then,** t&al? apntr OS b~plO/~$8 ) OKI

aCOOUUtOr the OprStbtiOn Or SUUh bUSS8 or motor vshioleswlthout a permit or orrtlilo&b rroa ths Rsllrood CoamlSsionor T~IULP, or without having displayedand ririaly 

### ristbd upon tho front thoreor 80.idoatifioatlon

plate as drooribsd in Beotioa40 of 8. !3. Nor lss. (Ch.78) Or th (ri8t LO~8iUtUrO Or TU68, alrot Gal.LsItl f3858iOn. Court W8t8 wllL be tared agaio8P dorcmdurtBallroadComir8ioa Oi.m&8, to al1 of whloh rUUlI$8 eDe jU&OSIit8 0r tlS0 Court, 

### d*rwldsDtr thmn **and** thrre rxoopted. It 18 furthor OSFdrSob th4t 8h8 raid dsoroe l

xorpt au borein ordered amoadwI be and the luao hereby is in full for04 Snb rif4OB.

*Dated thi8 the 11th day of Jaacl AO D. 193d. (al;,aed i Robott J. ;soMlllau

tbitO6 Stat.8 iii8tTiOt Ifua&i@ (Oa3h818 OUr8)Iionorablo

Qeorgo B. Hugher nw 4

Ia our opinion **All** AmericanBu8 L~JWP, 1ao.i ia proteotrd by thi8 dooroe in *the operationaa a 00-n oarrfrr **of pa88oager8**  **iatorstate or**  **one** buv or aotor vehlolo oaoh way daily *oveT thr above designatedrouto; but we believe that thir 18 the extont of the proteotion that the oonrt gantod to thorn and that they would not bo protootoda8 to ruoh boo06 a8 they night oporate,in intraastato eomiwroe 80s 88 to suoh **bU808 a8**  they night eQ.l'ato in fnteS8tateOOiU?&oSO~ in OXbern of “one bu8 or aotor 

### rohlole each wag daily.* .~.

Tho **oorreotno88 of**  this **intorgrotatioon is**  **bOPrra& out**  by pago 57, of the traarroript ot the testimoa~ prrsoatod Bo the Court on #arah~lOO, 1930, **and** on Ystoh 11, 1936. The rltnera Jay Johmon we8 terrtifyfng ior the ~11 Amorioan Bun Liaea on dSreot examination. The Mr. Urarsr referrod to 18 Ireland ararer, oounarl for All Amerioan **Bur** Li!me and the Ibr. Chri8tOphW 18 **T.** 9. Chrietopher,couu8.1ior krotestmt.. Thin pap reads a6 

### r0im8t :_

***Q. Am**  JOU**able to**  state whether or not a8l l &b8taatl&linjury la infllutedupon a hIghrayof that kind, this partioularhighway betweenPort Worth and Mineral Mall8 by the operationover it of two motor parsaps buag, oi Pl pahenger oapaoitpwith pneunatio tire8,weighing '1000 pounds dead weight?

' %lr, Christophert PIa went to object to that **qUe8tiOD a8**  **80 limited**  **t0 tW0**  **bU808, f%S**  **ths SOaBOa**  that tho **AppliOuDt,** the All AasriOenBus **LinS8,** hwre in applyingiQr.intorrtateoertlfioatsand a5ka the Co~isrion to gfre him interstatopetit whioh, if granted ufvlor

frderal law, would aatherlzethvn to operateany numbor of tohfolev that thry oared to operate; it might bo'Owo or twenty or a huadred,**depending on**  thr 'bwih688 and the QuoltiOnought not to be 80 limited, and we objoot to it on that **ground.**

"WE COURT: X Mdervtand the only matter at **1881~1 before**  the Court is to 0Pervt.e on0 buv each wax*
WT. Uramm; That iv all Wohate a8ksd to oprrate. WziB COURT: I orrrrule the objootlon.

Vs. Chrlvtophor:!iote an excrption,kioaorablo George Ii.

&qhea **Pag8 6** 

* (imnO86) I a0 not belie7SYOUrpo!ild Be ablr to tell any 

### dirr~renoe ia the Mad by the two **buuss** operatint;

over it or utthout then. There la more garrolin~

tax collootudtb2.n la spnr OIZ

fho maiatensaos fUIld8; the Surplus ie sgoa: Zor ConaKmmtion, aew conatruatlOn.nte0phaPls 6upylloa)

Our QplnLoa 60. 0-4836 deli&t* the lxtmat of your authorityover lnterat~ote aotor o(arrler#.

Ia view of the fact that 8lnor the ieraaaceof **thir decree**  **you have**  granted **All** gaerleao **iateratate** 

### l **uchorlty,** and a4 late as January, 1943, provided thea at their request 8ix ldentirioetion plates, anb in view or the raot th@t the Yotor Traarportation Eivisloa of the Bails&ad CommisijioD is **doing** everything**vlthin its**  **poror** to faollltatomotor oarrlera, both ia lator:rrtate mad latraatste .ooauwroe, **during** the 

### pre8ont war, we @Sp a% Q 108s to understand 

### All itQ~rlOCUl'S refusal to equip ito extra buaeim nith identlflostion plstes.

**iis to**  ***1Mtk4w four**  **notion aonstltutas**  **aoatcmpt** thle, of oouree, is mm&thing w?.ich only the Court cm **dooide.** However **it lr**  **our 0**  

### or the 

### fnjueti0n rug **B ii&a**  **that you**  **kr** r: **aCtin** within the terma not Ln contempt

### thereor fr you ccorino your arrrats to those driverswho nay **bo** operating in **lntruatate** oome*oe 

### or the opiisutora 

### 0r oaOicie9ai~lotk are 

### in c3cOtw

of cne daily eaoh nay. Yhurr very tfuly,



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David W. Heath 

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