Ol=FICE OF THE Al7ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS ’ 

QDuraGYulN 

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!!on&able Jones E. Klleay, Mreotor + 

Yotor Transportation Pivision 

Rtdlrod O~miselon of Teias 

Austin, Tea8 

Rear .Sirr 

%e quote your re boos 

fOllow8! 

situation cd 

oh a, of !%otion 17 0i Article 

93x1, with reterenoe. tc filing few, provides 

ae folloii: 

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gaorablr Juqrr fl. Kildw, Direotor, Page g 

Paragraph (b), of Seotloa 27, of Artiolt 

Ollb, pXWlde8: 

"lhert applloation flled with the amaiosion for an order approving the lease or 

. .~ tranaier of an? aertitleate of aoavcsnlraoe 

ad neoersits 8hall be iooompaniee by a riling toe in the 8u& of $25.00, whioh fer 8hall 

be in addition ta the other rees aad taxes 

8nd 8ha11 be retained by the hl!S!d8SiOlI whether the lea8C. 8ala or tranrfer or the oertifloite af ooavanienue aaQ nroerrefty ir *pproved. or not. f 

"The above qtmta provlsionr of tho Xotor 

Oarrler Aot are the only on08 pertaining to 

the $ayment of rilfag free on applloation8 

filed with.the aO&88~OIA. The qUO8tiOn hEt8 

arlsen a8 to whethe? or not a sotion to aon- 

.8olldato oertlf1aats8 unQer th8 ebove quoted 

paragraph o? Goner81 Order ITo. 60 requires an 

edQltlona1 riling foe of $26.00. The quarrtion 

has al80 arlren 88 to whether& mt It 18 

neoe888ry ror 8 oar-tier to aooommny a motion 

to oonrolleate it8 operating right late one 

oortlfioete with e illlag fee of %XLOO when 

rush notion to ooa8olleate 18 t'iled at the 

request ol the JXnmirslon In an 8ffOrt to bring 

about a unlrioatlon or o eratlng route8 for 

the purpose of sfreotite 3i 7polioing motor 

oarrler operation8. 

*Sea upon the above and foregoing, will 

soa pleaare give us your opinion on tha followiwr 

"(1) x8 it net3~8SWy for the flailTOad COPI.. 

mi88ion 0r Texas to oolleot a filing fee or 

Sza.Cm on a sotlon to aoneoliQats aertlflcate8 

Of pub110 oonvenlenae eoQ neosssity When Bald 

cotion is filed ln~aooordsnos wltb Paragraph 

0 of General Order ?Vo. 60, Railroad Cczmi5aiOa 

of TexfAs? 9' 

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Eoaerable &me8 IL Il;iUky, Dlreotor', Pege 3 

*t$) f8 it neO988aTy fOT the &d&cud dm- 

.:~.~~~~~.~~:~mlss~oa of Texas to oolleot p illin. fan of 

BUS.00 on a lkotloa filed by 8 oa 

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rrier et the 

TWUMt'Ot tho colepr18SlOn t0 oonrrolidate it8 

op&ratlng route into one oertltioat~?* 

It appear8 that the tlllng See 0r $i38.00 ooatemplated b the quoted provision8 of Artlole Qllb, ebove, 

mrer o !lI J to the om-tlfloate whiah will grant rights to 

l wr ier not herfitofors held by him. Thlr oonolualon 18 

lmpllod from the language *whioh foe. . . 8hell be retained 

by the OaPni88+On whether the Oertiflaate. . . be gri%IItOd 

.or !!$40 ,,.. 

IYe al80 noto tha~:C!@mral Order I-To. 60, above, 

prqvldes that the purchaser of a new certificate whlOh.lnoludee righte previously held oy him shell file the motion 

to'oonsolldate e8 an exhibit ln commotion with the appllcation for traneLBior, 6ta., ane es 8UOh applloation must be 

8ooanpanled with the fil%ng f8e', we 8Ge no rea8on ror eosquiring mn additional %2sA0S' in 8uoh inrtanoes. 

Xix aituaticm8 Wh8re 8UOh OOn8Oild%tiOIi la at the 

npueat of the 9omlsslon, no additional righiis would inure 

to the oarrler, cud muoh motion does not armnt to aa epplloation a8 8~0 i8 impllodly aerined in the 3itotor Cerrlar Law. 

We, the 

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fore, belleVe that it 18 not nece8aary 

for the Railroad ommlrsloa to aolleot the ree m6atlonea in 

either of the lsmtaace8 prerentea. 

We tw8t that the above mtisraotorlrg amwm8 

toa laquirr.