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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  OCIALD c.MAN* .r+an..“‘“u January 24, 1939

Hoonorablamoo ivaltrr County Attorna~ Taylor County Abllsn., **Texar** lm.r kr. k’alter:

oolred an4 thr q who own8 Md
Q8i Cola to hi8 cu.-

aurfrur'8 Lloenao Law 18 lfr. a4 to apply ?or an4 receive l enae brforo ho driver an4 oparruok as aborr outllna4?a **dr appreciate**  hour 8blo brlnr on thir **cueatlon** whloh **you submitted**  **to u8+**  We agree with your oonolurion.''TheHUM **‘ 8mIrrW** **”** 18 dOfiE& in parqrayh

seotlon 1 of the Artiolo 0687a, Ratlwl Civil Statute8 I @) Of 48 8mbaded &Ot8 1937 46th LO&813tlW, 9368 758, ChrptU 869, pas&graph l-A)83 h~lbf8,

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### •~ purport, rholr **or 4n**  **4mploye*,** **34rr4nt 8/8flt,**  **OX ill**  **.~.lld8llt ’** **OO~- r**  

### tractor,**whathu** pali 13 3313~ or oommla8lon~ aa4 l ruy paraon who opuetar a motor r4hlole r!illrauoh rohlole la lo 988 tor hlr4 

### or 10388.~ AOOOrding to **thlr** 64flnltlon,Yr. Banowav lanot l *0hmr4w unler8 ht oan **br** oonatruula8 op4rating hl8 **truok** aa an "4~ F10y44,m 

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4*rvant,ua0 *agent,* **or an**  **ninE4p4nQ4nt oontmotor.~**  Ooder th4 

### raotr glroa h4 18 

### not an a4~ploy44a or a m34rvant,* whc 4r4 drs-rlb4d in T41, Jur. 10, as f~llovms

.I0 tha langu4go of the 14~ th4 word *aarranta 18 us44 to 4abreocall olaaaer 0r asplo7443. Roua with .4arloy4*,* It 1s rynonp 3n4 inolu448 all p4raona or whatever rank or position who 4r4 aubjoot to th8 dir4otlon an4 oootrolof 4notb4r lo **any** departs4nt of labor **or** bulin088.w **Undu** the **hots** rtat4dUr. **Banowakf** la not **undu** the cllr4ctlon or control of 4aTbody.

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**-An yrot**  **i8** 44rineg as cab who undutaker to tranaaot 10~4 buaina88 

### or to~marbag* 301~4 

### airair **?cr** anothu b]rthe **authority** an4 **on aooouot** **of ths**  **lattsr** and **to** r4n44r 4n account or it. 51 .\ he C, t. p, 817; **Tar. hr.**  **5, pp.**  **3634 and**  **585. ‘** **@** if4alao think that h4 la not **aa** *lnC4Fenbont contractor.' **A** well known drrlnltionof thla tarm 14 atatsg inMoran0 ~8. Taraim BuildingCorporetloa, 59 9. '. (8n4)e98, a3 followar

*An indap4ndantaontmotor la a Furon 4~ ploy44 to Fer*crmmark on tha tsru that he 18 to **b4 rru**  irm th4 oontrol of the **employu** aa rts;Lacta

th4 aann4r in rhirh the dotail of tha work are tobe 4x4cut44.. 19 A. L. K. 235, not4. Thlo ..4finltlon

4e;lcribea4n 

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inCcp4ndrnt c:~ntraotor* a4 a 

### praoo who la "4~ploy44,'and altF.ough hi8 frcsdom trot control la L~C‘ sost **prOnOUnCad Fart**  **of** tht 64finition u4 think that thsr4

,, mu8t also bo thm l l4mont Of empld~4nt by virtue ,ai4 oontraot
. Mr. Banowsky in tbir oaa8W88 not %mp18r4daS an4 as ior as th8 taotr 8hor be war not workIn undersay 

### rln4 oi eontract 0r 4nployment.

In rlaw of tha autborltlorUr. Banowaky 18 

### not *M om- +poyaa, aervUlt, agont, or lndrpondeot oontraotor,m a thermfor8 Do88 not come wlthln the first Fart of the Qafin aOhaurraur.a a In of a

Tha aeoond an4 last part or 

### the derlnltipa hppli48 to operators oi motor rehlol88 when thr 'rahlole la ln!uso for biro or leaao.n an4 no hlr



### F In thla oaae it isMr. Banow8Q'r om reblolr a6 or leasing la 

### lnrolrs4, Our answer to Tour question la thatMr. Banowsky 1s required to obtain a ohaurreur'a llcenao before operating hla truok as outline4 by you. not

Yours tory truly ATTORNEY CENN;RAL OF TQUS

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