OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Qua-o.- 

-- 

Hon. Jerry Sadler, Kexbar 

Ratlrond Comnissioa of Texas 

Auatln, Texae 

cpicioa x0. o-19 

Re: Porel! OS Fla 

rescind, UJS 

ration ords 

1940, you 8et out 

allroud 0ommlaaion 

39, dnd the proca~lusIoil of Texas 

the opinfbn of 

thfs department up 

lindicge ma& by 

te or mxas, u wm3.m 

na the Order of January 

le produotlon of oil 

!iMca8., and edopt a new 

pPoduotlon ot elk In 

B 03 the b&3ila Of t&6 

tithout atiling a ImarAgain, aan the Pel,&mad Corsrlltaslon 

View at the provlelons ot the Ozdaf* 

hexeimibovs refermU to, actlry within the Sate 

of Texas, a QuQrtm thehoi being’ 

T 

went, enter a 

vtiid promtion order eubrrtantial my Q$.CCeredt to 

its Order of Januarp 84, 194,C, tieeinabovq r&f errsld 

to, fixing the Ltwunt of 09.1 that imy &6 produced 

fmn the tarbus f$e,lds in TBxas 1”~ thy abseaoe 02 

a i3eetlng ou3&4 bp the RaiUoa4 Oomi~sion for 

euab, purpoas ana t%m irsuunee ot notice tbtwmf 

to aZ1 interertcrd parties? 
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EOR. Jerry Sadler, iLaCe 2 

Third: Shoould tile Zailrocd Coxmlseion of Texas 

by projjSTrder, duly re5cizd its Order of Jauuary 

24 'S lW&, fixl;ig t.he allowable cil production for 

the various ZleldJ in Term, con It by 3rGer reiastate 

fts Order of 3ece:~fiber 2?, 1P39, flxir:~ the amount 

Of Oil tktit CkiLl jJ% FU3d;ICOd f;-072 tk% VaviOU3 ii81ds 

within the State rf Texzs -xitho~t cni1i.q whearing 

for suck purpose aDd lame a not&e oi 3u.ch hearing 

to ~11 interested parties'" 

The statute relating to tha yromlCat3.05 cf rules, 

r.e@ations and orders by the Railroad Coxz~lssio~ with respect 

to t:;e conservation of oil and gas end the prevention of waste 

is Artlolo 6036e, Vernon's flevised Civil Statutes, which 

reeds as follows: 

*No rule, regulation or order shall be adopted 

by the Corszlssion under the r;rovial.ims of this hat 

or of Title 102 Of the ReVi58d CiVil 3tatUtes OZ. 

Texas, 1925; as ammdad, dealla~ with the oonssrvation ci 011 aad~gas and the prevention of the 

waste ~ther,eof, exoept aiter heari% upon at leaet 

te: (10) day5 zotloe Civet in the manner ahd form 

&reaeribed by the Cozdasicn; Frov?bed tkat in case 

an quergency is ioussl by the Com~issioc t.o exiet 

which, in its .juQm%nt requires th8~aetkicC of a 

rule, regulation or order without notice and henink;, snoh emirgeaay mile, regulation or order crap 

be prosulgetcd and &all have the sezm validity 

as if a hear@ lath respect tr: the salne had bean 

!zeld efter due sbtlae. The ener.p3ncy rule, rewlatton or orGer authorized herein shall rema$a la 

force no longer than firteen (151 days fro15 its 

effective date, and, In any event, it shall expire 

when the rule, regulation. or order sade after due 

notice and hearlzg with rsspeot to the subjeot mcrtter 

of~suoh euergeuay rule, regulation or order be&xnes 

effeat~ve. 

lithe Cozrafseion may, without prior notfee, rerake any ruls, regulation or or0er Iprozul.gat& bp 

it; arid it may, w/t&out prior notice, amend the 

same, provided the subjeot raattsr of the %aend?aeiit 

was ooonsldered at the hearia% xde th,e basis $oz 

such rule, regulation or order. The renewal or 

extension of szp rule, regulation or order shall 

be base6 upon e hwming aftar proper notlbe, eub- 

&at to the provisions of this Seotlon with referenae to energeisncy rules, regulationa and ord%rsrw 
It ~311 be saen thrt. t?ia etstuta leys down thr 

general mle that no rule, re&:latlon or ortier deellw with 

conservetlon of 011 or ras can be entered by the Railroad 

~oml~~lon~ or remwed or extended by It, except otter hearing upon tsn deys notlca to InteresteC parties. 

It will further be observed, however, that tr?Ls 

general rule 1s subject to the following etatutory except1ona: 

1. The Co~mIesIon, without notloe and hearing, may 

revoke or resclnc? any rule, regulation or order promulgated 

by It. The revocation or resoleslon of such order would 

leers no order, rule or regulation In effect with respeet 

to the subject matter, 

2. Tf the CarmIssIon finds an emergenay to exist requiring it, it may enter en e,mrgenoy rule, regulation or or& 

der without a hearing; but such emergency order w&l1 ,be effeetire for only 15 days and will IB any event beuoms Ineffeotlre when a rule, regulation or order Is entered by the 

Commission with respect to the same subject matter followlng 

notlte and hearing. 

3. An order previously ente~red by the Commlesion fol1owIbg notloe and heering may be ahanged or modified by amendment, If the subjeot matter of the amend-eat waa aoneldered at 

the hearing which was the basis for the orIgInal order promulgeted by the Coztilasl~n, without e~dd1tIoae.l notice end hearing 

es e condition precedent to the right to make euoh amendment. 

'4. The statutory eracaptions mentioned above nmaeure 

and limit the rlgbt of the Co"3~isslon to revoke or resOiBd Its 

order, promulgate a new order, or amend lta existing order, 

without notlce and heerlne;. 

1.f the order to be entered In lieu of the January Z4, 

1940, order does not fall wlthln the eetegory of an emergency 

order, or If it la to be made as an a.mendsent of the January 

24, 1940, order, and the subject matter thereof was not eonsldered at the heerlng which was the basis for tbe January 24, 1940, 

order, suah order cannot be entered without notice and hearing. 

Whether under the facts the propaatee order falle within either 

of these ciategorlee, so that It may be promulgated with&t 

notice and hearing, le a naRtter whloh addreaaes Itself to 

the consideration of the CO~ISSIO~ as suoh, aad vthioh oannot be deteralned by this department upon the basid of the 
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Hon. Jerry Aadler, Page 4 

iniormatlon submlttod in your request. 

Xe trust that the forego& aatlsraotorily a?spers 

your Inquiry. 

Yours very truly 

ATTORk?Ey C!: iB;llAL OF TX:ZAJ 

By ,&f?Lg?M 

R. '8. ~alrohllb 

Assistant 

Ri'lF:pbp 

APPROVEDF- 10, 1940 

5.ibu4u.A 

ATTORNEY GENERAL 03' TEXAS