OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

OROVER SELLERS 

*lqwn GENEIN. 
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“3. ft aiull ba aaoautgmnl~d by l map, ahwing 

thQ teamit.Q~ v2th2n vbioh Qr thb pQi.nta to or from 

~~kwbuwNc& obr, a li.wmtd~airw9 to qmxite, 

ad *&I.1 44latif.a 4 lir $ of rtly Qxirttttg tsmqmt%tton 

“T 

Qyo*oolapaaloo aen2ng awhwPetioFy,al%Y 

sbn 1 point out the inndoquocy U’ exiarti~ tsw.spo~- 

totIOn f8011iti.e* Qz? BOPV6-06, 3rd Shttll agwWf Vh#PQill 

addltlc~l facklltl.ea 0~ aorvf.ab are mqtiwd find wolrld 

be 8eourbU by the gmmtlng of aeld 8ppZloatlou.' 

?waubnC to an s~llastioxb fa grupba. Porn, the Caremtaa2Qa 28 authoP2aQ4 to great 4pQTbtilq *utho~ltg em a SW- 

&lilred ipotS48Z'd4~9'"iQ th? l8b?QQbP8Qd ltQde8' hQ tQFiB@ 

sad oomlitioaa aa provided ln thS.a Aob". 8da$loa Sa t a), 

Aitialr g&lb. As pa?%2Qan* be=, t&B tawa buu 04Qdit20ua 

ap44iifmY 2a Ukb 8pwialLsed wtar ssmisr rot am of a 

tuQrol4 naetum t 

PiPBt, &ha 4Qmwd2tf%a to bo t#Qaport5u Quaa bQ 

ritihh tbs 4efb.ltukta 8ud lim%tetLalm at‘ t&e aob$ sad 

804cml" k,t; meat k eatebltabeu by oubatentiel 

wiuQa6s that thb rrm244,r 4a4 fmilitiea 0f the existing 

44rPlsn rfwvf 

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ChQ tbmtcrrp 0118tq Qart thaz?QQf &Pa La0dsquat-Q: thfd T* eadata 8 pub124 nQQara2ty ror auoh 

a4*9t443 aoB that t&i 

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10 comsnleaca uU1 bs, pvomted by 

5mattog aetd 8jqlfart ea. 

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ta thQ qwattQQsvPtfAr y4a lbbvb gropouadsd fw OUF 4Q2Jlmb. 

4m1244t24wJ 4P 4otiLC24rwo 2avolvQu. 

Y3tm r2l?ab quQation 18 atMttu4 18 foll#a 1 '. 

"our QtmtlaQ th%rbrar, is, 118 @lb ca0t2aaion 

zwpa.beU to hear ah applloa&a filsd end dbtsrtnirrsr 

to hear 811 r~pUmtior& flied tar oertlf~~~tis of ocawni~ffie 

xt ia Ql& QQPnion that Ebb Cammlaaloa is lPqrrir%d 
&uJa&.rveu “OIPBa8IIa.Un 

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and tv34saaFty ruthetiaing 0pemt24na 88 a a 01altwd raetcw 

aeprlw 2? awh eppl2eet2oM am in 44tzf owofe ty vlth th3 pmv2alons ab 94otion % of Artlole 921b. Tiw Ccnuci28612an 2s 

fwthar umler the mandatory duty to detcmLn4 frcca the pmot 

~hothm or not the ooaiatiitiea uhlah thsv oppllmnt seokrr to 

transpoct am vithfn the authorlwtmn OP the Bpeci.LoliS4d 

Motor Caxwleo Aob. The oemo4itioa muat tm either v2thin thf3 

enumrat2oa W rpectrl oomaad2tl~a or vith2n the dei2Dition 

of the term "proper mwlring apec2elimd 4w2pars&1t~ in 

swmon l(i) of Arlslola 911b. SW OUP q?inioo. Be. 0.6916. 

Your aeooad quaat2m Is at8ted w rollorrar 

"VIma an epplfoetioo 28 f2Ud for a ap442812zud 

mdw 44mier oert2f2ast6, 2~ tha Oor~~~a24n authoa%msd to bsclr ths procb ei t4 

r 

ati 00 t&4 rpptioent the type of owtlf%4etw vh oh 6he pmof mqutma, 

mg8rdl.eaa of th6 type 48 4eHiifioate cpplh4 for.* 

An we hew hemtaiom pointed out the Couanlsaion 

28 not euthorriud to granti rnj 

v 

cri 40&208t4 d oouv40- 

lww and aweaaft~ upon aa qpl aatLoa vh2oh is 2nauf~foient 

UA& P ehl r ppUaeb& xqtirer.nU ob the TelatS noto~ CarHer 

!t’% Cmm2aa2on eoqu2aw Jwladlotion to bee& tae egpliatetutory pmria24aa. xi tilt% 8 u4aElon @ml f$a proor 

th4mm3or am auitio2eaQ wdw The rtrtutua applf.oable to 4 

Oslrttioular typ4 oi ruthcr?iaed trena cdptetlm wrrioe, the 

~omu&asioriveul&, of oourwt, be 8u &or-l w4 to gmnt auoh 

aertPP24ate. XII should bs, po%&ed out, Fusmimr, that pax& 

ef a I.W@d for a apao2alfs%d 2a?miguzaP Servlne 4rk imeg;ular 

aabdulsa in a teplritory wmld 008 tm4r4a4r;l ooaat2tfate 

y.?=ra$ nwQ fa aervi40 em f law4 8ohWtlw & twwn f2w4 

. &wh appl244tloa vaUld hrsvs to b"rth%6$Im6vl deterulwd upQtaoh3 iaatr pmwuta4 Las 

Qur eplrAlI?n, the oourta of Twa8 vita wo T 

Qf actor 4amLsr oertUi4abar o* pma2tha by the Cemaiaalon 

vhoa eitbtw the appl2oet245 o* t&3 *oat do not imat this, 

l mut4ry raq~mnta rw th6 p4~tiouhe~ typ4 oi oert2i2oete 

or PQmit. 

Y0wth2rd1&~tl4t3k l t4t4d no folloumt 

"Ia the owat th4 C4m2aafon hm gr"aat4d 

a o2elimsb ai0tw 04~26~ OWCifl4Ofi%a tK& author r md bg the law, am Wae qertfflaet6m vbhiah 

ore o~~totandinq atml prev2oualg mar&d valid cm 

arm they void? 
limier yaw rtateotenc of the obor8 quastton; it 

must necessarily be am-red Zhat nuch oer~i~~icatea are 

invalid. he said by the oourt in Texas dt i‘aolfio Rail-my 

Cocipmy va. Rnllraod Comission, 138 3. 4. 2d 327, 932: 

*l;r:i:?Clng zuc.h ,lemlt ntthout coui~.lianea with 

the applicablu ;:-rovtuioau OS the stxtute render tho 

pernit invalid, under the agreed facts.* 

The wurta of Texas have uniformly recognlsed that 

even uhen validly granted, motor anrrier esrtlfiaate holders 

have no vested h&t in the llcons~l bestowed. Aa acid in 

Railroad Corac;isslon ve. Universal Trmaport and Xatributing 

Cmpany, 86 3. 3. 2d 253, 252% 

Qmsoquently appellae obtslned and held no 

*e&ad ri.,ht to an undM,whed continuing service 

over the hi+.hwayr, a8 gruntsd under Its ori&ul 

oetiificate .* 

Mareover, the a~a\ra%r have rwapiaed the power of 

the Coml.ssi:m to sot aside a voLd or voldabla motor oarrier 

certificate or pe riuit. 10 wee r&d in Smith va* 3al.d Trmafer 

and Storage Co:a?any, 37 3. N. 2d 9918 

‘We are not here concerned with the parer 

rel AOA of the Comlsaion to @et aside its pp‘e- 

~icus order whioh is eichar void or voidable by rwtsw 

of aoxe inherent vldel nor wtth its power to amul 

or teminate B pmuic, prorpectively, on account 

of akarqesr in highway eondiQ1onq and uaa.” 

Tour fourth qimstlon is oeaC4d aa followar 

‘The comoditiee ref’ermd to and deecribsd 

as *iiy ceunon OS length, width, wight, h”d&ht, 

slra or other ph 

the Legislature 1 

aioal charaat8ristioaf 

r&end that these aomo b tisa 

have all of the chnraoteriatias described or 

ia the Comission autbotised to grant a certifiaata to tm.no~or$ any commodity l~~slu58 of its 

length oalp br beoause of its width only, or 

its weight.” 

Part (4) of the definitiad of upropertg requiring 

*Pecie!inad squipmmontm (Article 9llb, Section I(i) readat 

w(t+j ikmiodities uhloh by rea80n Of 

lea@, width, weight, h&ht, rise or other phyniaal 

ohwsat~riatics rrtqutrs the use of s@eoial devIoe8, 

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