’ Ol=FICE OF THE Al7ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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. !!on&ableJones E. Klleay,Mreotor + Yotor Transportation Pivision Rtdlrod O~miselon of Teias Austin,Tea8
Rear .Sirr

%e quote your re boos fOllow8! 

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oh a, of !%otion 17 0i Article 93x1, with reterenoe. tc filing few, provides ae folloii:

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Paragraph (b), of Seotloa27, of Artiolt Ollb, pXWlde8: "lhert applloationflledwith the amaiosion for an order approvingthe lease or

..~ tranaier of an? aertitleateof aoavcsnlraoe ad neoersits8hall 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!d8SiOlIwhether 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 pertainingto the $ayment of 

### rilfag free on applloation8 filedwith.the aO&88~OIA. The qUO8tiOnhEt8 arlsen a8 to whethe? or not a sotion to aon- .8olldato

oertlf1aats8

unQer th8 ebove quoted paragrapho? Goner81 Order ITo. 60 

### requires an edQltlona1riling foe of $26.00. The **quarrtion** has al80 arlren 88 to whether& mt It 18 neoe888ryror 8 oar-tier to aooommny a 

### motion to 

### oonrolleate it8 operating

### right late one oortlfioete with e illlag fee of %XLOOwhen rushnotion to ooa8olleate18 t'iled 

### at the request ol the JXnmirslonIn an 8ffOrt to bring about a unlrioatlonor o eratlng route8 for the purpose of sfreotite 3i 7 polioingmotor 

### 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 aoneoliQatsaertlflcate8 Of pub110 oonvenlenaeeoQ neosssityWhen Bald cotion is filed ln~aooordsnos wltb Paragraph 0 of General Order ?Vo. 60, RailroadCczmi5aiOa of TexfAs? 9'

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*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 -

- - - - - - - - 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 provision8of Artlole Qllb, ebove, mrer o!lI

J to the om-tlfloate whiah will grant rights to l wrier 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 purchaserof a new certificatewhlOh.lnoludeerighte 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. Xixaituaticm8 Wh8re 8UOh OOn8Oild%tiOIi la at the npueat of the 9omlsslon, no additionalrighiis would inure to the oarrler, cud muoh motion does not armnt to aa epplloationa8 8~0 i8 impllodly aerined in the 3itotor Cerrlar Law. We, the

F 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.