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



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### Baa. Joa k!o!akhouae, **April 2.4,**  MS@, Pa$8 S

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### nooewlty, duly Ona proparly ia8uba **by** the RailroadCam15.asion of Toua undar C~A#,O? **870,** t3eneral

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### thubto.* Paragraph (4) of kotloa 1 has boo n l daod **to the**  bill. 

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mpowera and rutho~zos tha ~llrad c0~~~1issi0n

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### toluk l a0tetimm, titer girbg 10 **day8** notioa, of **tha faot**  quo&ion as 

### to **whether** or not the 

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### Suoh paragraph,

a mo n g othar things, **provldos that**  **I**



### wBoion the Oarirslon Qotaxwlnas

thata parron, 

### flrm,. oorporatlcu,

or l **ssobiation** 

### of~porrons ir l %roku! b s that t b a ir a0rma h a -b in , it shu **nab iiadim8,**  **band 00**  oapotent **aad** endlble 

### kstlmoneythat the. @ai&puma, firm, oorporation 

### or l 

### ssoolatlon

of parsons

### has oustaasrily **or** 

### withroawarble outainty **brought about**  ocqatlflon in 

### tb tranaportatlon

of 

### pareons ror hire **batnan ona**  **or** aorm motor bus ocmpaalem, uhloh ha-8 tharatofon **boon** 

### dultan6proprl~ ls~usd am or more eartifl**oat08** o? mbllo oonrmlonoa ad aaoosslty,cm **tb** on8 **had,** awl othormotor toklolas,

### not eo outl**tied,** 

### on tb othbrhand.*
&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 

### ooatrenor l 

### rrangamont Sor transportatloa anlass #oh **oantraot** or lrra 

### 8umnt wasnade w&h the ‘lawf’ul 

### holder of aa bii*otlro outf 2 oat6 of Oonr*albnooand 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 hasboon 

### aamndbd

so a8 to **provide** that al ~brokmrs~ ln transporting 

### or oauslng **to W**  transported swngus 

### on theblghwaye 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



### rorbin 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 t hat 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 chargedby a abroksrwand 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 **la** 

### mraaoo,~approvad **by the**  

### CfamiS~la,

aplast aamqge, loam aad injury 

### to tha 

### property porro8wd **by** 

### mob p a r s o n **and** 

### 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 d ln g

**to** 

## th b broku* s l gnsynt. Sootian lOoof **th0** bill **nakb8 dOtail**  

### provlslms for thaglrlag

of not100

bt thaRailroa6

Ccaml8sloa

Sor 

### thepmmlgatlm or rulas

andm&ulatlau **by the**  

### Caalsslon. saotlon 11 of tha -ma l ot 

### is slmllar

to Grotion T of thal

ot 

### oovaro.d

by the opinion

of April

ll,&9;939. 8eotlon

,le prwldos for 

### l.houln6 **bofon** thb grant

### ing of **a** ***broker*s*** 

### lloinso, alsofor a (85.00

flllng iaa to be **pala** with laoh 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 thebillomond by our oplnloa of AprU li, 1939.

10 of thr

11 of 

### the

l5 **or** the sootion 14 at the am&o4 

### bill18 slmllar **to** 

### motion 

### billoove~dby our opinion 

### of April 11, 1939. S@OtiN 16 Of thr UEMaOd bill 18 Sidi~ t0 bOtiN bill oovoridby our opinion or April 11, 1939. 6aotloa 16 of the umulad bill is similar to~&otion 

### billowema **by** cur 

### .oplaltm of April 11, 1.939. 

### Sootlon

19 of the uPaadod bill oontslasa Doolara- 

### 'tlon of Policy uhioh 

### is siarilar to'&otlon lb o? the billHon. Joe Yoakhouae,April B4, LOSO, Page 4

ootemd **by** mr opinion **of** April 11, 1959, l roept 

### thattb Daolaratlono? Polloy **oonttdnod** In the amand. bill provide8 that the aotl+ltiesregulatedin 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 sttentltmthat *d have oonal6oreA
**as** a part o? the bill the 

### amendments uhloh are found la the 

### fiveaheeta attaohea to **the** mins~ographed copy ot the bill rhioh you sent to ua l lthargh suoh amendnentshawe not been lnoorporatedla tha~bodyo? the riarographedoopy o? the bill iaoluded la your letter.

?ull **AS** n 8tat.A fa Nr opifllon Of April ll, IWO, n olus .ve

detetiaatlon o? UIe I 

### rsoogalsethe

pmr 

### otthe &gl4laturetomake8 oonof leei8latlcm. In that oDla Proprlety,ulsdau b a d l xpadlenoy on. va ?urther reoo&nlsadthat the tigl8latureoan, if it-besl~s,,ngulate the 6uslne~s gf Travel Bureaus provided 8uoh ragulatloaaan reaaonsblo.

Xt will **be** aotad ~that-the 

### Semto Bill 9S'as sow 6aendeawill not **affeet** any person or oosoers rho operates ~8 travel burasu unless tha Railroad Ccariarionilr8t iirrds
that Nob i?

r8oa or firm &a 80 0onAuoteAhlarelf or itself to **bring** a out 8 *r*aaonablyoontlnuousor du8tcaia tftlotP with **a** motor bus oaapany rhlsh holds a oott ?!% 7 - **or** oonwnlenoa me a8oasalty**i6NOb** by the ~saxdsaloa. The Raolara$on q~sPolloyooatalpeatp &otlon 19 or-.+ bgl,

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urine other things, nate8 that wie mgxuatum rmas umt the methoA8 and praotloaaragulatedby Eenata Bill OS lster- ,?em vlth and obatruot the ?unotlanso? 

### theRillroad Copamlssloa of Texao la oonnaotlon rlth its ooatrol of motor bus ocwmnles holding o8rtl?loatea o? pub110 oonvenlonoe8nd naoeadty ls~ed by the Commlsrlon.

Awuaing; as we mud, that reasonablr grounds exlet ?or the rtnalng6 aontalnedla Seotloa 19 OS the bill, it follow8 that Noh rinAlng8provide a proper basis ?or regulation by the 

### Legislature of the activitiesQeaorlbed 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 wereEon. 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 oth8rwlsaI've to deal with an7 person and is ,not m8tri0t86 to dealinswith hoiaus 0s 08rtiri08t88 or @lo oonrmleno8 and 

### a808881t~ as provia 

### in theorlglaal

. upheld the

A8 th8 app8llateoourte 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** 

### omp8niesla Noh ananu 

### as to frustrate, 

### .bstruot ant2 Int8rter8dth 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 **at** fsmpt to ngulat8 or a8d with private indiaaw8 who 8s 8 8~. incident

### to travel 

### enter into s h a m-b xp 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 la88rtlonor a8t8ti8a 

### prmlslons 1~ **the uwaded**  aot proridlag 

### im aotloe to ill lmtor86tedpart188 aad a hear1 bafom the prmulgatlcrr. or rules or 

### mgulatloas b7 the ~4 b08a "4r ctid8810h

m c4ur l x.mlaatlcmat tmmta Bill 'IS 

### la its 856ti04 tozn 418o1oa.8ao prarlrlons whloh on their raoe lr8 so un**n#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 APPRo9xD; 

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