OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eoaorablo too 1conkhoumo 

rtnont WrQto aa 

s rmwiwd fmn the 

por ,p tior ol a wo la tio n f p ewen nh a t- 

\w*u ua lem an4 until th a Ba ilr eOao d nniwlo a o f Tex a after r , a o tioah4 * h b u- 

*, a di h a t0 abt6d3bd, icor 0nd;- 

MO md oempbteat widea latlpatttm bc 

fo r e it, or bofon IOU p a wn l uthorim& 

by prwbnt lmb 46 waduot herring8 for 

it, that rubh ptwwn, rirr, oorporation 

or uwofatlon or rwaa Bar w eonduoted 

hlnselt or ltmli Ii the wurso of the 

a&e, traauotioaa Ma thidg nuitionba 
Baa. Joa k!o!akhouae, April 2.4, MS@, Pa$8 S 

VM~MOO ana nooewlty, duly Ona proparly ia8uba 

by the Railroad Cam15.asion of Toua undar C~A#,O? 

870, t3eneral Lawa 40th L.ag~alaturo, 1987, aa amaadod 

at the Nrst Callad .Sossioa 0S the Umt Le&slaturo 

Ma any and all pnnnt ma ruturb nf8ma80at8 thubto.* 

Paragraph (4) of kotloa 1 has boo n ldaod to the 

bill. Thl~ paragraph l mpowera and rutho~zos tha ~llrad 

c0~~~1issi0n or3bx88 to luk l a0tetimm, titer girbg 

10 day8 notioa, of tha faot quo&ion as to whether or not 

the statue o f a l broku* o x ins. Suoh paragraph, a mo ng 

othar things, provldos that I 

wBoion the Oarirslon Qotaxwlnas that a parron, 

flrm,. oorporatlcu, or l ssobiation of~porrons ir l 

%rok u! b s that tb a ir a0rma h a -b in, it shu 

nab iiadim8, band 00 oapotent aad endlble kstlmoney that the. @ai& puma, firm, oorporation or 

l ssoolatlon of parsons has oustaasrily or with roawarble outainty brought about ocqatlflon in tb 

tranaportatlon of pareons ror hire batnan ona or 

aorm motor bus ocmpaalem, uhloh ha-8 tharatofon 

boon dult an6 proprl~ ls~usd am or more eartifloat08 o? mbllo oonrmlonoa ad aaoosslty, cm tb 

on8 had, awl othor motor toklolas, not eo outltied, on tb othbr hand.* 

&otlea S has baetn bmnded so as to amlt timntrcm 

the profiolon in the orlglnal. bill whloh mado it unlawful 

for l Tram1 Bumno, own thau& holding l broku~s lloenso, 

to makm aar ooatren or l rrangamont Sor transportatloa anlass 

#oh oantraot or l rra 8umnt was nade w&h the ‘lawf’ul holder 

of aa bii*otlro outf 2 oat6 of Oonr*albnoo and aeo*ssltt 

lsmmd br the Railrobl C~srlon of Tbrai.* Also, tha last 

l ntonw of Sootion S has bsrn amaleb so as to l xoopt fra 

.tho p~~rislas or the bill private lnUiribual8 who, a# l 

y1y lnoldont to tra+ol, on+ into share-bxpenso tnwl a&Taomnts, ii suoh individuals do not uss tho senloes of an 

unlio~awdwbrolcm~~ 

Se&ion 6 or the~bill has boon aamndbd so a8 to 

provide that al ~brokmrs~ ln transporting or oauslng to W 

transported swngus on the blghwaye of Texas shall bo bad 

by tti $arlr 5" 8, fares ana rates approved of by the Railroad 

&amirsion~ of Texas owering thr, tramg.ortstlon ror bin 

OS persaw owrthb highray Of Texa6 . m additional roaaonable 

brokoraga ahargr for the wrvios~ of the broker is 

r 

rELitted 

by hotlon 6 in l itdition~to the rata8 wt by the Ra lroad 

c~solon or Taxas* 
Hoh. Joe Monkhou~o, April 24, lOSO, Pa&a 3 

8eotlon 7 0r the bill ntthorlmr tb Railroad 

Caw~i~lon, after notloe and haming to m&o, adopt and 

l n?oroo rules and ragulatlon8 mu& abrokorsa. 

Eaotloa 6 O? the bill nqulree th a t l aoh Wbrokorahall file a bond or other wourlty with the CQIIDIULM, 

suah bond to be oonditiouod that the Etato of To&8 uy roomer 

a penelty OS 825.00 plus the dlffannor botwem the rates 

charged by a abroksrw and the rata whloh should havr born ohar6ea under aeotlon 6 of thr bill. 

Seation 9 of the bill provldas that a abrokelm botorr 

trensportln6 or oauslng to bo traasportul my person tar 

him shall tlmt protoot suoh mnon by sbourlt~, bond or lamraaoo,~approvad by the CfamiS~la, aplast aamqge, loam aad 

injury to tha property porro8wd by mob p a r soand n l 6alnst 

dama60, loam and injury nsultlna fraa NOh persoa*s personal 

injury or 408th during such trsnspartatlon, rod al80 l galast 

an losi suffmmd by suoh pormn by ioasos of s WbrokerW 

ra I llng to OPoplote-the barrlam of s pamwagqr l ooor dto lng thbrok b l gnsynt. u*s 

Sootian lOoof th0 bill nakb8 dOtail provlslms for 

tha glrlag of not100 bt tha Railroa6 Ccaml8sloa Sor the pmmlgatlm or rulas and m&ulatlau by the Caalsslon. 

saotlon 11 of tha -ma l ot is slmllar to Grotion 

T of tha l ot oovaro.d by the opinion of April ll, &9;939. 

8eotlon ,le prwldos for l .houln6 bofon thb granting of a *broker*s* lloinso, also for a (85.00 flllng iaa to 

be pala with l aoh applloatlon tar llwns8 ana also ior a 

$85.00 annual lloan~* iao. 

&otlotl 1s o? the -aed bill is tha mm. 88 Eootiam 

0 of the bill omond by our oplnloa of AprU li, 1939. 

10 of thr 

11 of the 

l5 or the 

sootion 14 at the am&o4 bill 18 slmllar to motion 

bill oove~d by our opinion of April 11, 1939. 

S@OtiN 16 Of thr UEMaOd bill 18 Sidi~ t0 bOtiN 

bill oovorid by our opinion or April 11, 1939. 

6aotloa 16 of the umulad bill is similar to~&otion 

bill owema by cur .oplaltm of April 11, 1.939. 

Sootlon 19 of the uPaadod bill oontslas a Doolara- 

'tlon of Policy uhioh is siarilar to'&otlon lb o? the bill 
Hon. Joe Yoakhouae, April B4, LOSO, Page 4 

ootemd by mr opinion of April 11, 1959, l roept that tb 

Daolaratlon o? Polloy oonttdnod In the amand. bill provide8 

that the aotl+lties regulated in the amended bill ~interfuo 

dth and obatruot the f'uaotlons o? the Railroad c~sslcm 

of Temae la ooaneotlon with it8 oontrol of motor bur ocmpanfes 

holding oertlfloates oi pub118 oonrsnlenoe and neoesslty 

issued by said ooamlasloa.* 

We aall to your sttentltm that *d have oonal6oreA 

as a part o? the bill the amendments uhloh are found la the 

five aheeta attaohea to the mins~ographed copy ot the bill 

rhioh you sent to ua l lthargh suoh amendnents hawe not been 

lnoorporated la tha~body o? the riarographed oopy o? the bill 

iaoluded la your letter. 

?ull 

AS n 8tat.A f a Nr opifllon Of April ll, IWO, n 

olus I .ve detetiaatlon o? UIe 

rsoogalsethe pmr otthe &gl4laturetomake 8 oonof leei8latlcm. In that oDla P 

roprlety, ulsdau b a d lxpadlenoy 

on. va ?urther reoo&nlsad that 

the tigl8lature oan, if it-besl~s,,ngulate the 6uslne~s 

gf Travel Bureaus provided 8uoh ragulatloaa an reaaonsblo. 

Xt will be aotad ~that-the Semto Bill 9S'as sow 

6aendea will not affeet any person or oosoers rho operates 

~8 travel burasu unless tha Railroad Ccariarion ilr8t iirrds 

that Nob i? 

r8oa or firm &a 80 0onAuoteA hlarelf or itself 

to bring a out 8 *r*aaonably oontlnuous or du8tcaia 

tftlotP with a motor bus oaapany rhlsh holds a oott 7 ?!% - 

or oonwnlenoa me a8oasalty i6NOb by the ~saxdsaloa. The 

Raolara$on q~sPolloy ooatalpea tp &otlon 19 or-.+ bgl, _ - . 

as 

urine other things, nate8 that wie mgxuatum rmas umt 

the methoA8 and praotloaa ragulated by Eenata Bill OS lster- 

,?em vlth and obatruot the ?unotlans o? the Rillroad Copamlssloa of Texao la oonnaotlon rlth its ooatrol of motor bus 

ocwmnles holding o8rtl?loatea o? pub110 oonvenlonoe 8nd 

naoeadty ls~ed by the Commlsrlon. 

Awuaing; as we mud, that reasonablr grounds exlet 

?or the rtnalng6 aontalned la Seotloa 19 OS the bill, it follow8 that Noh rinAlng8 provide a proper basis ?or regulation 

by the Legislature of the activities Qeaorlbed in the bill. 

Ex part8 Sparks, 108 Criminal Aep~rts, 619, I: S. Es (8) WQ$ 

Es part.8 Sepulraba e 6. w. (e). US. 

The aendmente uhloh have been msds to the blll 

in question slnw the date o?,aur previous o lnlon have, in 

our opinion, owed the oonstltutlonal object 13 oaa whloh were 
Eon. Joe Yoakhcuw, April 84, 1939, Page 8 

mndo la our orl&al oplaloa. Umber thb bill as now anaaoa, 

the holder or a duly iSNO broker*8 llo.ns., .ltll.uNgh NbjoOt 

to r8gulatlon, la oth8rwlsa I've to deal with an7 person and 

is ,not m8tri0t86 to dealins with hoiaus 0s 08rtiri08t88 or 

@lo oonrmleno8 and a808881t~ as provia in the orlglaal 

. 

upheld the 

A8 th8 app8llate oourte of this state have rip8atrAl~ 

oonstltutlonallt~ of Art1010 9118, which ngulatas 

motor bus tranrrportatlno, M belloro thosq oourtn will, llkeelse, uphold the oonstltutlonallty of the pcrs8at bill, wbioh 

l ttampts to m&at4 tif Noh p8rs0ns aad OOrporatioaB aos8 

busin. .n6 sotlritf.s oaastltut8 a bustcaaaq sad oantlnuoos 

ocuptitlon with rotor bus omp8nies la Noh ananu as to 

frustrate, .bstruot ant2 Int8rter8 dth the Railroad coa~is8lon 

in the l x8ralso 'of its urL$dztloo over the traasportatlan 

ot passeague for him in Ia this ooaMotlon it 18 

to br 'obsemd that the bill la*lts unended rorn dobi not atfsmpt to ngulat8 or a8d with private indiaaw8 who 8s 8 

8~. incident to travel enter into sh a m-b x p eme l ~omeats 

dth iftaitia~i8 0th.r than ualio8aa8d ‘brokers*. 

me objaotlsrs uhloh W. made ln our o inion 

f 

of 

April ll, 1959, to sbotlan 11 of the erlglml b ll hare bean 

0uma b7 the la88rtlon or a8t8ti8a prmlslons 1~ the uwaded 

aot proridlag im aotloe to ill lmtor86ted part188 aad a hear1 bafom the prmulgatlcrr. or rules or mgulatloas b7 the 

~4 "4r b08a ctid8810h 

m c4ur l x.mlaatlcm at tmmta Bill 'IS la its 856ti04 

tozn 418o1oa.8 ao prarlrlons whloh on their raoe l r8 so unn#s.a.bl. S8 t0 TiOlat.8 the COSStitUtiOS Of WI.8 W th. 

Coastltutloa of the ttalted States m, ther*Son, hold that suoh ' 

bill is oonatltutlonal. 

RBmBT 

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