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<p>OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
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from each existing Certificate or is one filing

Your attention is direated to Opinion No. 0+8562
heretofore issued to your department from which we quote as

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Seliows;

eed 53 that the filing fee of 425,00 con-
penuete, 7 Sh shot beezinone freee 2
crx tEteare vaca will grant Tigres toe
a cersisr not bevecofare held by him, fans
ah : ined by the Comaiseton 1 ‘the *

granted ov not." -

the only provisions ef the Motor Carvier law referr
te > fing fees in the adove: situations are ag follows: ing

Paragraph gregh (a), of Bectidn 27 of Article 91lb,

*"*Rvery application for a certificate of con-
ventence and necessity abel}, be 269. by a
feo in the gum of $25.00, “ahall be in
addition to other fees taxes and shall be re«-
tained by the Camaission whether the certificate of
Searentence and necessity be granted ar not.‘

“Paragraph (b of Section 17 of Artiale 911d
VAG Sey eran (>), 7 9 ,

"'Svery application filed with the Coumiseion
for en order approving the lease or transfer of
eny eortificate ef eonventence and neacesity shall
be accompanied by # filing fee in the sum of $25.00,
which fee shell in addition to the other fees
and taxes and shall be retained by the. Scumission
yoether the lease, sele or transfer of the certi~
eet isete of sonvenlence and necessity ie approved or
ae Pe

In answer to your firet inquiry, you are advised thet |
We believe it is necessary for a carrier to pay & filing fee
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tat» ve scale it it would be Scone quests ‘a’ carrier to
$e wera be eash « eation for the rene
Lotions feo existing certificate.

in sonneqgtion vith the last anever are
further advised Lon Wo. ts 0 3561 Sinstrese Genored teder
the thot persheeer sf certificates itteates shiek tneluhe duplications :
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S vighte have the same conselidated inte cne
wentioned holds that conselidation .

oer this artes would net require a filing fee. If the
carriay holds tvo or more cortifisates whaioh he consolidate

al order Ro, 60 and has such certificates so
consolidated, it would not be necessary for the carrier to
f ey bat one ftling fee vith & bev tion to obtain the

ate of General Order Wo. 65.

We trust that the above aatisfactorily Snawers
your daqalrye - ae

Yours very truly

BY AKA ¥. Herbelin Za
| Assistant
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; APPROVEDJUN 6, Pree)

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THEAS

APPROVED

OPINION
COMMITTEE

LLL
CHAIRMAN
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