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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTINHonorablwJaama E. X11&y, Pqo 8

18d vehicle for the purpose 0r tmin8p0rtathm
or 08rria.pof pmpwrt fbr compenrratlon or hire QP(YF

8Uy pub110d ghw8y ln the Btate exoemz in aooordauos with the prorlelanwof tblw . . l n Bectloma 3, S end 6 of the Aot require such '"motor oarriw2n"tc~

8ecurw oertlfioates oi pub110 oonvaniMC0 and MCO88it~ Or &+43l'Idt8 hplpthw R8ilCBad &UUEd~- 81Ofl Ol 

### TUNE. sweti0i.A

1 (8) or thw above hot thrine5 8 %ot.or oarrlwr" in the followinglanguage:

w(g) The tcrrm



### *motor t3arrier* mwm8 any pormn, tlzxar 

### oozpQrat~on, oomply, oo-partLlWmhi~, 

## SUOO&lltiOU Or jOtIlt 6tOok a8aOOia

## tion,ena thcllrlwe8aeu, reewlvernor trueteu app0lntet-l **by** any court r;ht&sc~sr,owning, aentmlli~, mwu3gln~., opematlngor oaualngto beoperated anymtorpropslled vohlole umd intransportir@ propwrtyior oomgmnmtlon or hire omr any pub110 

### Ngholodo and tN8 Aat shall not apply to motor mh.68 opwratwd 

### l xalaalvelly



### wlthinthe incorp0ratsQ limft8or oltlws or towneJ.-
Thw properdetwnaiaation of your q~estlonedepond8 upon the sdmnlng of tbw 

### term*motor warrier" as de?lned in Bbuae Blll3Io. 335, and, more apewltiafilly, thw Wxmtion Or the I&J,i8;L&llV in insOrtiI&f th0 d18UtW, "WhWn, in the aourseof 8a& tmmsportatloaa 

### hlghwag&tmmt~or~~ faoorporatad

oftles, towns, or Vil3.l%&5WS 18 trsvar8wd."
The priu18ry

purpo8s in conetrtzfng 8 rstatute

1s to asawrtah the intent&xxof the Le&lat~w+ Otiitiw rords in 00mton u8w contalnsd In a etatuts will be glVe2l thsiraaturalsnQ popularnteanlrrg:tmleu,aoontrarplntwntion I.8 0163arly

apparent from the eontext or tml.mw there is worm rmoeaaltyin a partloulsrcuarw for 8doptfIlg a &itr0rcmt tm8tr00 tion. The laqtirg $8 not to it8 ClbstZaUt memlng, but aa to the sense in vihioh It in naed~ hence, in evwzy waae thw gartloular m **depmde** apo& and mast be awtemlned by, the aonterf and subJwct matter, and&oooreble J-8 r,. xlldey, Paage

3

the evident lntentlon0r tha Lwglelatur*r. The history 

### Or legislet5.on

generally,pertaini~ to the aubjwot

### mattwr, may be oonelderedand resortmuy be hrd to lagislatlv? founxalsau% rsoordsto aaaW$Tlnxth;~8tury OS the bet a8 M aid to oon8txnotion. 105; p. 193, seotioxl 104; p. 231, dwt3tizi 23; p. 230, P' 197, 3eot1on Se&ion 122, 

### and w88w8 thwrwln altwd.

Aota OS 1929, Forty-firstLe&slatun,, Regular session,page 698, Rouse Bill Xo. g!M Cbaptwr 514, derinfd the 

### term %otor 08rrlei aw dow8t



### Yieotlon

1. (a) The twna *motor oartier' when Wed in thi8 Aat 

### dMOte# 8Sly pWl'8OU 

### rlxm, oorpoz-ation, oo-gertaerehlg,



### aclsooiation, joint stock 

### aeeooiatlon, reoeiver,

truetow, or lwssww who 

### opwrstwa or oausea to be opwrntwd any motor propelledrwblale (not u8ually op8ratwd on or ovwr ralle) over or along the highreysor strwefo of this stete for tS parpoee or oarrylngor frenwportlngpropsrtf Sor compensation

or hire bwtwwen tvro OT mure lnoorporatedoltlea, tarns or rillag~e.*

soon after the passagw of the 192Q -Aat tN.8 department rend~erwd an o~ioion in reaponaw to a quwmtion propounded by the R8llroad co9paLs8lon OT Tame tConforeuoe Opinion 720.2776, Book $3, &qe 160, 6ete6 June 26 1929, Repzt and OplnPonsof t&w Attorney General, 1928-iQ3C, pagw 2181, in xvhlah 

### it ~88 ruledr
*Beotdon 

### 1. (a) 

### of the Act 

### de&ties a 98otor oarrler’ a8 bein@ 8 motor pmpell8d rehlwls operatwdalong the Nghmye or etreets Tar thw purp;roee of oarryW@ or transportingproperty Sor 

### aoapamatlon or hire 

### *between

two or more incorporated cities tome, or vlllagao

t. Ke believe that 

# thb Act 

### 18 olwar In r~equlrlag that 

### beforea motor rehlale oonstitutasa motor oarrier, the operationmust be b&wWn t= or msrw oltlea, .tmvn8, or tlllaagee I whloh am inaorptxnta6, and that the opwratlon bet- tam po%nts, only one 

### 0r wbioh iar laaorporatwd,dose nab QOD~(~ wIthin thw flaPi of thw kat 80 

### WI t0 l-0- qulrw sugwrrislonand rlagulation by lthsRalXFoad ~OkWitt8hIhHonorableJamew E. Kllday,Page 4

harry or transportpropertyfor tiire or oompwnswtlon,end (2)must opentw betwewr! two imnfclpalaorporatlone; othexwl6*,it la not 8 motor aarrlwr unbr tN8 hot if It 16ak8 either of these two aheraatwrlstlae.W
It will thu8 bw sewn that when t$e pr68entetatuts was 

### enacted

w 8n amendmentto the 1929 AOt, thb tew *motor oarrier*herd a restrioted meaning and appliedo;ily to operationsbwtwwen tvro pointa,both of whlah werw aunlalpal clor.mmtfons.

This law apparently prored lteelr to ba deieotlve in many rays (Seatlou**2Zb,** Bouwe Bill No. 333, Aofe Hal), Mb 8 aomprwhwnalve a8Nndmeat

Wao 3a8Wd in 1QSlmaldng ~~rngee, one of which wae the deflnitlonof a fmoter

. Howe Bill Ho. 335, Aata of 1831, Forty4wo0aU fn~8b&tUlW.

As favorablyrapart& vvith aawndmmta by the I~OUSW Co!%&tew 0i El~$~uay8 and k&Or Traffic Halah 17, 1931, Eousw Bill No. ?M aontaiawdthw follodng 

### deflnitiOl3 Of 8 *DOtOr 08ti%~t
*Seotlon1. Cft)

Thw tam3 'motoraarrlrr’ 

### meansany par8on, rill;, 

### ~oorporatlon, oompany, oo-partnwrwhlp,

ae8oolatlon

or joint stwk am saalationand their leawees, reoeiosre'or trwteee 8ppolntwdby any tourt ubetsowver, awning,aantralllng, manesie, opmitlng or OttUeiry!

to bw ope2vlted

84 motor propelledTohicle uawd in tranaportlng propert for compensationor hire ovwr any pub110 Ei&mar in this state; providedthat the tern *motorosr

### rldr’as uswd In tAl8 Aat ahall not include end this Aot ahall 

### not ap ly to notOr vahialee ope,ratwd

6xolWlrwlp with

% tha lnoorporated 1lmlte of oltlw8 or toruns." Tbla defltitlon **was very**  **aonprebOnaiv% WI**  

### rap**rwwwntwd** a distinat4wpflrturw rr00t thw imnmr Wt8tUth It 

### lno1udc6

within thw owratlon ol' the Aot all 

### tmn8portatiw of grapertyfar hlrw by sotor rehloalwa ovwr all gublla highwaya in this Stats, outelde the aorporatw limits of oltlwa or toarta without refwrwnawto dlstanae or points or origin and destfnstlon.

v%Tlou8 CiURWdMnt,S WiBrC Ofi&TWa in **t&W** fi~Um ard Senda, thw airwot OS whiwh a3tild b~Ye bwen tb Sx4#i@t ae~=Fionorable Samee L. Kllday, Page b

taln aommoditiossnd traneaat~006 r0or Yen maxlm~ dietancee, **but** rallee 

## or acloptlon. The r&orenur t0 V.raverse*IS rouna in an amendmentorrerea In the E?ous* and later la the senate,bnt r6116d Or edoption,wbloh woul8 have InsertedIn SeotIon 1 (f) ju6t before the pro- ~180 th6 r0ii0tiq langtmger

q%ers in the oour6e of suoh twn6portatlon a highway is traoeroedbetw6en two or SW6 lncorporatsd

town6 or dtfo6.' hmendxents

were made In tho Senate to other 6600 t.iOM Qr t&S **Aot,** th0 nOU6e r6fU6& t0 OOWIJr, and a tSV@O **ooaierenoe eomittee**  **war appOinted.**  **A6 t6pOrfsd**  **flW%** the rroe oonferewe oaxmltteeand 86 rinfay ensotedth64Laatteer Were In the oour6e or suoh tr6n.6 rtatlon a hI@ua tw660 two or xu3re

lnoorgorated

olt r06, townci,

or *I1 i6 trarerseb," we26 Inal0u68in 3eatlon 1 (4~) aerinitig a 6t0- tor oarrler.

X6 think It Is Masonabk! to a66uae that th6 free aonfereaoeocamltteetborongbly dIscruseed

the maanIng.ald 

## erreat of ohanges !aa&e in the a0t durl

2 their dollheratlon6 am3 -t&et

the stmbera 

## 0r aaoh oh13 ttae were f6mIlIar ?I. the pur Tho bi f06)~~ tmderlpllG;

the am6n6~8nts

### madd in 0Qmmit1 naa reportedfzvm the ooxaitteswith a6 ree&UatIon that It oa6s as mtitton, but 6 Qinorltf &6tmo&i py86



## ril6d by &iBbeXYJ &Ok 6Od hp4!, SXld ~titO& Thi6 6tetogQnt read in pati a6 rOilOW6:

*Vie, the andersigned

numbers of Fiou6e Free Cantorewe CormIttee, appointedto consider
Bows Bill6 lia.

336 and BTo.

366, have fai&d to Sign th0 Mjbrity rop0rt On ?hUSe ml1 30. ?I= for ths 

## r0liowing

r6a60n6:

. . . *AEJ re,portsd en8 ro~o~~~en~Ietl by the astjorItg at this aonferenoeoomsittoe Rou6e Bill Ipo. 333 pr0vldo6 (motion 5) that wery 00zam0n 6arri6r shall obtain Flora ths Bailroad aolasriasion a oertlflaateor ?ubllo Com~:oismaa aa6 aeqmeltp and a pemkit (section6) ii t2xe6pplloantdesire6 to operatea6 a oantraot oarrler. Nalthnr o6rtl~Lonte or permalt,

h0wwer.Boaorable Yama E. Kil.t?ay, Fwe 6

in the linlts 0r lworpoXatod oltleo an4 tcnm6.w House Journal,Bbrtp666ond I&nlature, pm EO5!5.
The generalpurpose0r the ohaago~4660 in soctlm 1 (g)ma6 olearly to r66trlotthe d&inltlon In its 600 The langnag la qwr6tfontight beooiutnmde6 d66orI of the hi&ways *hers regulation would be ofSmd.lve, the jostedlctlon

of the Coxdedon would extend to the*?& uhtlon 0r hauling ror hixe only oa or upon puhlfo hlebrrrpr, altuatodor looatsdbetw66n lnaorgerated town6 aud to *b-aTemo" 6uah a d66arib6dhIghway,u6an%ng to jouraeyalong or upon it for any dlstanoe%dmcoow6r. On th6 other. hand, the lenguagsmy be cocatrueda6 d66orIptlvo0r the rmioe, l.e., the regulationor that ssniae owr any hl&~, whloh 6exvI0e extends b&moon or through tw0 or more it630rp0m0a towna without rererenceto the origin or altiarte **dostllu tiOn**  Ot'th6 tl%lM&Wt6tiO~.

Eridsntlyat lea& tso rparbars of the Szse oonfer6aoe~ttee thou&t thelatterm6anSngrrrr iafend6d66 IndIoat6dby the %i.Wrlty 6t6t6fumtQWml abw6.

'$8 6hsu. nOw @nE tha A6t a6 a Wh0l.o (Lo UI dd In 6etoxmIaIng

whether *txa~er60w wcu iateldod to man tmoli.!ig for any di6tOWO on a poblio ai&iu 6itU6t6dbdW#Wl tn, or more IxcorpozWod tomu, or trwe &I OT beyoad two or wnre ia66 botwaa throu& My. It 06anotnmm 

### txw0.l ng r0r cay dlstanee ffa say h%ghT l&ml foatl on say Quhlb hlghway else the lanp;usgs b66aa66 6i6atXiaglO66~

Seetlon 1 (h) derfnas 6 

### *anntmwt6ati6r* a6 5

Oth6Ethan 66 

### 6 c-0

6erve, rO6tW aad regtalat6 trazmgortatlon

and to the exkrrtIx%

and all ruture uadue **buxdens** on the hrghwarr; arlelng by reason o? the u66 Of th6 highram and 6ba11 e-0 "oonsidmtlsn to t&6 - tg gnyl6siormr6* oowrts or th6 6~6~61 counties

### andbo ommmndatloas oi the Looak gw&rnm6n

### t 0r MY norti~ipallty through or between which nmtsr OaTrlen Olg~tO*~

### 851

Se&ion 5 **re@res com~n**  **oerrler** ***notor camlore** * **to 60-**  atire oertifioates

or 2ublia oonvtilence and neoe66Ityto operate *over the oubllchiprhwaysr of t5is State.* Rumer0116 other rules aad regulations a~6 oontainedin the A~ot governin,:

the aperationsof rotor oarrletswhloh we do not oonoiderneoeasarvto enumeratehere. soctlon22b. In deelarIq* the 1edeiLatlve poliay, made, In part, a6 iollmmr

**“ The**  **bUSInt6S Or**  **Qp%7ktIIX& a6**  **6 Nor**  **Oar** rler 0r property for hire along the highwa~ 0r this State 

### 16 declaredto be a buelnseaarreoted with the ~ubllc **lntereot.**

**. .** * Upon a oaretul cofisidcratlon or the Act ae a &ole w% hare cor.clud%C the). tb.e LegislatureInteadedto re&.ate motor ro!ifoles renderinga 

### oetialn type serrl00 dor:neC IA the Xct a6 nwtor oerrIer6*,the servloerefer

### red to boln(l:

that in nhfoh the earrler ln the oour6e of hi6 tramportatlon travel6 rron.one Incorporated tom to.another over any publIe, **higbwap in**  **this** 

### State. **The** purpose-8 not to remlet all motor vshlclea regardlessoi the nature ot"thc 6exvIce,operatingon certainhighwayas Thus eon- &rued, the kot cams -into herIUOAy

a6 8 Whole.

**Tke constn;ctIon**  **we have**  **given** th% **Act** 

### f6 amaxentlp in acoord 31th thu unllors, departmentalconetnration 0r 

### practltje

in the enrora~nt or the Lot rr0m 1931 until reoe!ztly,

acoordiqjto our irimm%tIon.
hs pointed ‘out above, prior to the 1931 amendment., the temlnl or the transportation 

### w66 requiredto be munlai~alcorsoratloue. **h** elgnlflaant**ohange** 

### ~66made la

ags in E.ouae

Bill X0. 333; howwer, It 

### 16 only *in the course of such t.ranaportatfonn a hIghwaybe traversedbetwee twc or iimre IWOxpO~ted tarns, thu6 sI@?lryI~ that lee6 than **the lib314**  **route** WJuld be **8UffIdeEt to**  brlw, the op%r%tor

### XithiAthe term or the **act.** It .mxst be presumed that t&e Legielature had e.o.oA purporre

in nlnc!

In ohaa&ng the wording of the deflniTha ract th%t IA

highwaybetwaen two Incorporated eftlfig Is traverse& in the oourse 0r a contIauou8tramportation SGQ InaLuded In the route.Isthe taatir whioh constitutesths operator ror hire a %3tor oarder*.

Ea6ed upoc the 

### fore~olng aaalysls,It Ie our apinl9,n

that: !fhe

Xailroad comIsslon 

### or T%zas has authority to isok a certiiiouteof ;rublIc conwnienoe and Weee-

### 852

H0norabl.c 3a-,cs L. Itildey, Pape 8

R The TIaIlroac!

C0mn.taslon

of Terns does tot have authogty to Isme a' ocrtlflaatcof publlo convenleme and necessityTxm rw inoo~orated tuwn to an un.hmorporat4a town n-htre

thtra art no towns betmwz.7 the tra since no portionof ttc trans;?ortstion or mute is between or thmugh two or 9or4 inO:aqod4a cities.

3. Thsr4 is 8 tlistlnatlon between the tuo opsratlona deeoribed in your letter of rspuent.