OFFICE OF THE ATIORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

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Honorabie Jamerr X. Xlldiiy,~ Dlroofor- . 

’ Motor' Tran#portat%.on Dl~lalon] 

Railroad Oommlmmioqr of Taam 

Austin,~ Tesar 

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Dear Siri 

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Teas to whi d: a aontraot 

and, and.oommon’ 

he Railroad Oommleslonfs 

r Ttiriff forbida any oommon 

tom pay ‘any oonelgnor or any ‘.‘. 

~4, ,of any ooneignor or ‘the “~, 

8. any money ror draying 

he dooka or the oommon .oar- 

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Vpour opinion ie respeotiully reque&ed on 

the queetiona propounded to ua by Nr. Rawlinge,‘ - .: 

“Am a part of the iaots,, you map eierwne ‘: 

that Mr. Dan Zong’ ‘is regularly earpLoyad~ by the 

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Honorable Jam08 E. ‘gilday, page g ‘. 

Carpent& Paper Company of Fort Worth and that 

It Is his apeolal duty to do thlr drayage work 

for eald 0ompany.w 

Briefly, the oontraot form submitted Is designed a8 

one between Dan Long, doing business under the trade name of. . 

Long Cartage Company, and a motor oommon oarrler, whereunder 

the oarrler agrees to pay Dan Long oertaln eume of money ror 

draping freight In the Olty of Fort Worth,to and’irom the dooks 

of the oommon oarrler truok liner. 

The. queatlon submitted Is whether the exeoutlon and 

observanoe of the oontraot by l&r. Long and the oommon oarrler 

would aonetltute a violation of.Item 600 or any other reguiatlon bf the. Railroad %mnleslan. 

You have desorlbed the 

your ietter to ua, quoted’above. 

appllaatlon oi’ltem 600 ln ‘, 

other -spdoIiId rule or regula- .’ Wa 

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are,advleed that no 

tlon of the .CommleaIon le applloa’uie: 

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Item 800 ia not violated by any oontraotuai .relatlon- ; 

ship, In the partloulare ‘under review, between the oommon oarrler truok lines and an independent oontraotor. dlvoroed entire- .I 

ly rrom any 001~3lgnor or :qanelgnee. .~ ‘. : -c~, -~ 

Item 600: would be ylolated by suoh a oontraatual 

relationship ii as a iaotuai.matter the oonalgnor or oonelgnee 

reoelred payment dlreotly or lndlreotly thereunder1 ln other 

words, 

aot lon. 

If the agrepmant were a subterfuge, a elmuhted transThe fa.ot, alone, that Dan Long Is regularly employed.: 

by the Oerpenter Paper Oompany, .a oonslgnor or oonslgnee, does ‘.. 

not, of Itself, oondemn the traneaotlon. If, however, Dan 

Long ae the Long Cartage ,Oompany .ia In faot the agent of the 

Carpenter Paper Otipany, and dlreotly or lndlreotly’aots a8 

auoh ln the exaoutlon’or ,oarrylng out of the oontraot, Item 

600 wouid be violated. 

It ‘16 apparent, that auoh an’ arrangement adapts itself easily’ to a fraud upon Item 600 promulgated by the Omunleion. Bor It not to.do ,,PO .wouid requlre~ thatthe entity of 

Long Oartago aampany bq mtlrrly Independent of the Oarpenfar 

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Honorable Janm E. Kilday, page 3 

paper Company and of Den Long aa an employee or agent of the 

Carpenter Paper Company in other reapeotr. 

Under the fact8 submitted, the queetlon oanuot be 

amwered categcrioally. It is our opinion, hovever, that the 

approval or rejection of the proffered contract le a matter 

addressed to the discretion of the Railroad Commleaion, to b8 

exeroleed in the light of the facta recited in your letter, 

together with other Sacta which my be in the posaemion OS 

the Comirsion or which might become knovn t,o the Commlrrion 

l.n any lnveH3.gatiou of the matter. 

We are returning herevith the enoloawea aooompuqing your letter. 

Your8 very truly 

A An ATTOFtNllY OF ,op TSXAS 

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