**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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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%rhave **rwapiaed** the powerof the Coml.ssi:m **to sot**  aside a voLd or voldabla motor oarrier certificate or periuit. 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 AOAof 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 1aioal 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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