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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Hon. JamesE.Xilda~, DireOtor, page Z 

*Ia t&lo operatfon 

dietion of the Railroad 

subject to th4 judaGommlselon of Tew? 

'zs tpo flew prOpoMl8 an6 oQer4tlo4 on0 

whloh, la arder to be vtU6, weuld re@m a 

eertiflwte 0r publla o~nrsntwao and nwu8%- 

ty or la it Qno or UhlQh the com4iaa;oa lm 

ulthout jori8dlot "r on?" 

Arti Ollb or veraal*s Annot8tQ6 civil statutea establlshk the jurladlotlon or the Raifmad Oaamission of Texas over motor oarrbrn operating u 0-1 

raon oerriors (motur wrrfera for hire) and motor urrion 

oparatingas ocmtraotoarri4ira. Ia this oonnootlon we 

deem lt suiiioiant only to quota Swtion 4(a) of sal& 

Aot Whloh reads am follomst 

.atie 4(a). 'Ph. Coimiaslm 1s heroby-Y.&- 

ed rith power aa4 authority an6 It ia hereby 

mads ita duty to ~lpemiw and -to tb 

trsnt3p0rt4tiar 0r propert~ibr00~~6fkti~ 

er hire by potor vahiole ~00 any pabllo hi#may 

i.nethzzg tp& geaoxlba ar approY0 

mximlm aad .minlmaa 

rates, fares ad t&ergo8 ef ewh mot&r wrrbr 

in aaoordanoe with the epeokiio proWlsMu 

herein otmtaiao&, to preawibe all r&m and 

regulations nsooemry ior the gorernmmt oi mtor oarriem,,to presoribo tier and re@.atlons ior the saretr of operatloais of each of 

t3~ah 3sot.m oarriers, to~require the riibg 0r 

such monthly, annualandotIi8r report8and other data oi motor oarrims am the Gcauuterlon may 

deemneoerimry, to prsuarfbo the sohe6ules an6 

8emioes OS mttu oarrlera ~oper8tiag aa ooaw 

mm oarriera, and tab 6U&Wd60 and ~8gulate 

mater crarrien in all a&tars airwting the relationehlp between auoh Oa~iarP ad the 8hl.p 

$yn.h~~ whethso herein spaoitloally IQekitifXS- 

. 

seetiti 3 0r ~4id 8rtiaia rsq~irsi mtar 44rcriers 0 oomion oarrlsrs to obta#n sertliioate8 

of pub1 f 

mating ibe 

E eospsnienee and neoQsaitpI antI rmotor oarri~a 

subd:ritb~.~ (h) &tat+4 th.:t the tama "'oosrtmat 

0arrfcP nwns: 

"(h) The tsma 'oontraot aarriar' mssss 4ay 

moteraerrler aahrweinabovea6rinsdtmtiiportirig property for oortpenwtiar.~ or hire over 4ay 

highway 0r title LitrIte other than au ocsaay oarIliOl?.* 

It le svldsntthmt as esssstisl psQl?s~~lrStO 

of the sttatua of both tbs Motor oarrler operst~ a~8 4 

acmurm oarrfor WC a Qontr4ot Q#riel? W30rdbl6 to the 

abve definlUcm61 iethetsarmperta&ofpmpLdyoi 

the pMl0 r0r ooopsna4tlon or alra Jmerblm to the 

raats nutnfetsb, osrtain bud4484 msn and murlsr* 44- 

gge in the joint owittm or cgeratlng a tmmk oa the 

hauls of preratad ex me8 r0r ths -60 ot truupodl.ng thetr own pro Parr ytoWu&onitPnrthsiPrs8~tfW 

toLU* Thsy.ore allwxmrs OS as interest in thotrask 

teether hire 4 ariclor, qnt 4rs3ululirrg weir am pro@- 

ertiy+ Under tlio5e fiats they en not op6s4#.ag a tmok 

elther4s4aamon0srriar:iarhlrsoras4 oaatrwt 

0~29~ ritti the ;wwmt 421 mf0i~ oubr 

riearsaa5~thstthetcuokiatmns~ 

the pro~rty W lta mess and that they are not &lb5ng tbsneelrrso out 8s rssdytr. mrgagei inthe tr5naportatlon bualneos but srs haullag gjoods tar thoiP mm mbepwtlve beadlts. me w3e or the wer6 “&wlaral4” ln 

your letter whims you r&ate thd the truok is us@ ior 

"oa*Yh$ aow5Qaftlw 

ohem of ths truak? 

our 'm@h8aiaing this 

of this l3spfmtrwerat, wpy attaaheb 

It is our oplaion th5t thfJ RailYo8% cocsduiaa 

ha0 no juriodiotica over a motor te:iio& opwats& Jointl.y by a @QUp Of bWiil9&6 hOUsQ0 tQr: the tZ%W@CUt5tt~ 

02 prchu~te and oadobitfeo of the aufners on tha pYbU0 

idghwaro ana not em#qpU in, the trfumwtian &prop 

erty' the &wblLc for uoa@Dnsatioor or hire kod OODHquentUthe~Uailroaac~01on~otMuireaa~ifloate of oonvenia~noo en% aeoessity thers 3 m or a pesJPit* 
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