OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### t1one thelretororefJubmltt 351, 47th Lugirlatare. mque8tsd hate to defe lmtfl the sllpxam QouPt II road Commlrrlm v 

## r0re that court, there Qwstionr.

ourw to puP8W. 

### weaId that t Used motor 

### WPP~O~wrtigrora peaelpta tax levied 

### l lature, but that rpeeial or the tax., Henoe, the holdtr vho have filed spplicstlon tar wrrler WPtfrlwter are a~limtionr dirposed of, Under think they we jwtitied & reqw~ting ake aotZon on **theic** applhatiow, vithrim of the suprem% court in tamT. asP. Aoaordbqly, in reaponre to your furthen reqwst OS&IQ 7, 1941, ve till awwr all your firat 18 aumtiow except No. 10. 

### werfmr to 0~ opm0 a m. o-ml f0zl tt aopy of saob qwrtians, without repeating them.~eil~oa4 

### CarPaieelon of 

### Toxee, page 2

Referring qpin to the 

### T. daP, eaee, we mention @WV thet the SupremeCourt grimted a writ of error, indlaatlng &Ubt in 

### th% mind8 OSth%S~cunu court es to the oorrwtwee of the opWon of the Court a? Civil Appeale. Ii the mart of Civil Appeal8 roe wrong In etriking downthe Bunter petit in the T. & P. oaee, aud ii the eamavae valid, there m be no doubt but that the protielon in X.3. 

### 351 euthop

### ising the o onv~relon

o? l peslel aommdity pernIt into epe**ol<I;ad** motor oarrler aorti~aatee ie valid nm’applioeble to the perdte 

### uuder dieoueeion. Furthersrope, 

### there can be little doubt but that the legleletime had iu mind tho oonvereiou OS epoalel WwJdity permlte ill oonwotloll With the grant-

- of *hiah there had beea no hewls@ on the ieeus o? eopperil*noe end nnoeeeity into 

### l peeialimd motor 

### aerrier ~ertlfloetee. Thin etatawnt 18 madein r&m of the faot that the Cmeeion 

### wwr bid hear etidenae on that leeue on aq aEi 

### oatlane for 

### l peol.al eomeodlty polaulte, but on the aontrar~ gmmted all 8-T pewm&te es hed been -8nt.d without heW.xqtsrtimmy on

. In other 

### vorde, the legielatw o!Leml7 wt to 

### grent epeaballted motor 

### eerrler aertifioatee to the hold0~8 

### or epwiu awodltp pormite, regerdleee of the feat at there had been no hwringe on oonmni4LU)bend neoeeeit7 prla to the laeuews of the permlte.

Clearly **thr etetuta**  

### door not oantmplate u1 lnqulr7 w 60 vhet oaepoditiee vere aatu8ll7 BeLug transported by a &VW serrlorr on Jeuwry 1, 1911 end to makeW&8 extent OS au#arit7 in a ragilming epealaljcsd **motor** aarrlo eertliioate
-tar o otithe aaemodltlee eotwll~ bung handled at that time, Pet then Iwking to the 8pwLsl oamoditr permit lteelf, vuuld be reedlng 

### l a~sthlrg IA the etatute vfhleh 18 not them. While the rl*t to e swpleelng epeoiellrod notop wrrler oartifleato dependaupon the e ealal awmkodltypemm%t held b7 the operetor on Jenwry 1, 19 1, P rather than upon the re~tioee aW3all7 be- rendered at t&t time, and on tit 

### ewet&t the. mplaeing oertificete dImerr ?ramour idee o? What le genostily understood 18 a 

### “grendSether* oertlfloate, **wverthe** lore fog vatit of e better ehort deeorlptlve termve 

### l hall POfer to themby that name.

Webelleve the above oonetitutse a rufflclrnt mepef 

### to your qwetioae 1, 2, ai%,3, 5, 6, 7 and 11.

### mDroed Oaamleelon 

### or Toma, pago 3

Awmr~ your awetlone Boa. 

### 9, 13, 

### 13 

### end 14, it ia our oplnlon, at leeet dwlng the peeent etetw of 

### the T. 

### i%P. 0888, SupPe, that the Railroad Cumleeloa ehould eeeuw the o*lidiOy of the grendfether provision, end that upon

### proper applleatloa the 

### IkUmad Oondeelon should ierw epeoielleed motor oarrler oetilfloetee oarr7ing eulWu%ty 

### dual to the euthorlty wbodl6d la the old epeolal emty permlte, both as to omodltiee ouried and arum to be 

### l orved, and wlthout referenae to Whether ewh oarrle~e vore urtuall7 exeroleing all the rlghtr of their pm&t@ OLIJmuary 1, 1942, or not, eubjeot to rlbst vu shall prreeatly se7 au the question 

### 0r ebmdoament.

We shall nov oonelder hour eighth qwetlan. In sootion **U(b) of**  

### Artlole **9llb** it is **provldsd** that the Cmmleelon m7, upona&lab a5d &ear-, **revoke,** au WaLtJ T oertlfloate **or** pemlt, ti*pe it shall @ii?rozl that the oertlfloate **or** pormlt boldor h8e dlecanflstued oporetlon,e eta. Whew the o$rotwtawie **lndloeto** that a 

### plait hen beem

### dmubwd,

YOl ~eet that the moat omdopl7 prooedure VOUldbe **for,** the aamateeiw to prwoed uudor Soe

### tlcm 12(b) and if there 

### hae bean an abmdcaent, thm to enter an ordrtr 0r oenwlletian 0s rotooation, befw baring eny grendf8~ epplLwt:eaa 

### pertaining to ewh pm&t, fi there h8e boon an ebmdonmnt of oporetlone 

### 8nd~t.b Coarrdeelon revokes tha 

### permit, in our osd.nion

### it oould than dlemlee or deny the eppllo8tlon fm a graadfether mvtlflo*te

. We oan hardly wdorteke to **anew~** your tenth qwetion until the 

### Sup~omaOourt takes aotlon in the T. L P. oeee.

Whatve hew elroad~ arid leads to 8 nogetite meter to 70~ fifteenth questian. A8 we uaderetand yea, the 

### permits do not stand suspended, the pem.lt 

### holder #U&y bopw~kmrord to enepend operetlone under 

### the permit for a

lt is our oplnhn that durlxq rwh 8 period 

### or euthorlwi 

### l

uepenelon of ebrtioe the pemiit rteelr la ln forae and offset.

Wenow address o~eelree to the vsrtow 

### l ubd&vlelone of 7ou.rriateenth 

### tweetion. (8) Ret uuleee ordered b7 the

# ra

Sot w--W, dwndW d) The 

### Cmleelon aouldio *.TE.

wpry the authority gltemin t&eammded pwmit 

### whet&W I#& emndnent iacrreaeed or deore8eed 

### theruthorit~ 

### theretoforeeoafarm& (Wet olawe in Seotlox~~(b)).

We willnov addrere +3weelroe

to pow questlou 

### So, 18. Heretofore,

ithasbeenpermleeible fora pe~eon **to** hoXd


### Ithae **not** 

### be- lavfultoholda 

### l gwolel am

### medltypen%t b? oontraat ouvier permitandet the sametiu ,Bomon owrler 

### oortlfloete.AH. 9llb, **Sea.** 6-bb, **V.A.Q.S.**
**me present**  **Aot axpreeeXy**  **forbide the**  

### lameme 0s 8 epeoWy&arrler aertlflaeto **to** ban5 h&Slag 4 atmnon wr8%5* **aorti**



### wrrler 

### willbi aaaadwtlng an operation 

### qufteelmilar to' tket hmtoforo **performd tq**  **the @c**  

### owl ooamodity oerrier; **who wm**  

### not **prohibited fropr**  

### also tin88 aentreat oe~~ia permit,vo are led to be2lete 

### thetit teen& latended tq the kyth&gm.ature fc 8eo.6-bb, 

### ofArt.pllb,to havethe er- 

### ?eot**of** 

### farbiddiqg 8 **epolellsod wrrle~**  

### ipom eXeo hoXd%ng8 **eontreat oetrrler**  **permit.** Ve 

### aso oonflrmd in this **t&u@** 

### by the pendfetber p3w~eloa in HA 351 

### dlreoClng tke 

### i@- auanoe 0s 

### epeeMised oerrlrv **w~tlfl0etee to**  **swatal** 

### ammo

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### not 

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### vho alsohaveooatrabtoarrier 

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### e3iaw.P In the **erriswetiv~~** 

### Ym.trevery **truly** 

### ATTaMlEl- aFTxxAs

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