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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 

IbBn 

8, ,~ Ina. ( 485t4lans 

05 0r the V, 8. 

Courti in All 

BUS Lill44, 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 

roquostod an oplnfon on this rruretrr ami on DooOprbOr 

6, 1939, you readarea Bpialoa tie. O-l179.o 
ParwAaat a. . * . thrzeto, on Pobruuy 24, 

UMO, thr Railroad Comairrioa sntsrod ita order 

&ranting the authorltt roquoatod by ill ~asrloaa 

Bus Llnos, InO., la it8 orlglnal appll4atlon, 4~ 

bolng ( Proa El Pam to the Texas-Oklahoma Stat4 iln4, 

aoar Oalaomville rla BleZTa Blanoa, P4004, Odsoaa, Big 

& i 

8 ia 8WoetWat4r, AblhM, Albany, Brookonridp 

or4 Irrollr, Port Worth, Dallao, D4aQon and 

asinrsvillr ova? Il. 8. HUhwar 80, Sate Bigaway 1 

and l-b, 04 a sohodul4 oi 0114 b ur l a4h way dAlly@ . 

Under th l8 l uth4rlty. All Aaoriom Bust Liner applied 

ror and uoro iwued rlx Uallroad Comn.lrrlon idoatliis&ion ~lator for the mar 1943. IO addltlon ts th4 

buarr iOr whioh Railroad C@maiaeloa ldontlfipatlon 

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 CoPrPlmaion ideatirloatioa 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 aontaoted by 

insp4otorr aad~after thora&& invostlgatloa wer4 

fouad mot to be dlaplaylng Railroad Gomission ldoatfrloetloa’ 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.suoh otiuoa.* 

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 defendanta than 

and there exoaptrd. 
Wnt tin defrndante, thr Railroad Commirrlon 

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 Ditlrlon of Said BaliV. 

Toad CoapeiO8lon, L. 0. PhaSe8, Diraotor of 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 tto m no lea tior $ aQj tS4 r tinor g a a ua intha g 

arroat of the drirarr or oprretoro ot plaintiit(r rotor 

buars or Potor vehiolea, or frcm lnterferlag in tq 

maaner with the oprratiorr of plaintiff'S parSe8gor buSeS 

OT mtor tohicloa in travrrring tb 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 iollowfng routes 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@~way No. 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) provldo4 that td8 iu$AIWtiOm ia 

Iutanded to pravant, ciml shall prevent Such action if 

takea by dSfrndant8 ( or l ith4r or then, t&al? apntr 

OS b~plO/~$8 ) OKI aCOOUUt Or the OprStbtiOn Or SUUh 

bUSS8 or motor vshioles wlthout a permit or orrtlilo&b rroa ths Rsllrood CoamlSsion or T~IULP, or without 

having displayed and ririaly ristbd upon tho front thoreor 

80. idoatifioatlon plate as drooribsd in Beotioa 40 of 8. 

!3. Nor lss. (Ch.78) Or th (ri8t LO~8iUtUrO Or TU68, 

alrot Gal.LsItl f3858iOn. Court W8t8 wllL be tared agaio8P 

dorcmdurt Ballroad Comir8ioa 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 l uao 

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 American Bu8 L~JWP, 1ao.i 

ia proteotrd by thi8 dooroe in *the operation aa a 00-n 

oarrfrr of pa88oager8 iatorstate or one buv or aotor vehlolo 

oaoh way daily *oveT thr above designated routo; but we believe 

that thir 18 the extont of the proteotion that the oonrt gantod 

to thorn and that they would not bo protootod a8 to ruoh boo06 

a8 they night oporate,in intraastato eomiwroe 80s 88 to suoh 

bU808 a8 they night eQ.l'ato in fnteS8tate OOiU?&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, couu8.1 ior krotestmt.. 

Thin pap reads a6 r0im8t :_ 

*Q. Am JOU able to state whether or not a8l 

l &b8taatl&l injury la inflluted upon a hIghray of that 

kind, this partioular highway between Port Worth and 

Mineral Mall8 by the operation over it of two motor 

parsaps buag, oi Pl pahenger oapaoitp with 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 AasriOen Bus LinS8, hwre 

in applying iQr.intorrtate oertlfioats and a5ka the 

Co~isrion to gfre him interstato petit whioh, if 

granted ufvlor frderal law, would aatherlze thvn to 

operate any numbor of tohfolev that thry oared to operate; 

it might bo'Owo or twenty or a huadred, depending on 

thr 'bwih688 and the QuoltiOn ought 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 Wo hate a8ksd to 

oprrate. 

WziB COURT: I orrrrule the objootlon. 

Vs. Chrlvtophor: !iote an excrption, 
kioaorablo George Ii. &qhea Pag8 6 

* (imnO86) I a0 not belie7S YOU rpo!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 collootud tb2.n la spnr OIZ fho maiatensaos 

fUIld8; the Surplus ie sgoa: Zor ConaKmmtion, aew conatruatlOn.n te0phaPls 6upylloa) 

Our QplnLoa 60. 0-4836 deli&t* the l x tma of t 

your authority over lnterat~ote aotor o(arrler#. 

Ia view of the fact that 8lnor the ieraaace of 

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 faollltato motor 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 drivers who nay bo operating in lntruatate 

oome*oe or the opiisutora 0r oaOicie9 ai~lotk are in c3cOtw of cne 

daily eaoh nay. 

Yhurr very tfuly, 

w wflpyf&zA, 

David W. Heath 

asuietant