OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Same8 E. Slldey, Dirsotor
Uotor TransportationDivision
Railroad Omsaisslon
Austin. Tour
Dear Sir:
;;o~h&tEgd;
at Texan, transport ire&t
tar ainistere- &f rellglcfn.
the granting or rret passes
Or Qherg8, Or tit188s then
r eleotrlc rellway capany,
y, Interurban railiffey
tersd transportationoom-
sleepiag 06r oompany,
OZZl@%~,t8iephON OOiU&X9.ny
or person
or assoolatlon or Q8WnU3 operating ths sem8,
nor any r868iV8r or lasses thetie@, nor any
OrriO8r, eg8nt Or 81&p1Oy98Or.reoeiY8r Or my
such oompany in this State ahall knowingly haul or
oarry any property rree of charge, or give or grant
to any'jieroon,fIPplor assoalatlonor pmsons e
rreo pane, rranlr,gritflegsor's~bsttt~t~~tor.pay ..
or a subteriugewhiob~io~uss&or x&Ich,Ia given
"tb be..usedinst&ad:of:theregulti~t w c& rata'
of transpartatIoi~:or x2 r~~~ps’inilt whet-
any eaithorit
soever-to travel or.to pass or honvey op transport
any parson or property.rree, ECITpall any tram-.
pfxtatlon ror snyW.ng exoept mnney, or for any
great*r or~less rats tlian is-oharguP,alZ parsons
uxlsr the, aane~oonditIbn.s,~-mew anj'railway or
transporttitlonline8 'car pnrt dt line '3.43thIsLs st*tq
cfr shall knowlngly'~periaIfj any parson to trawmlt -
Rw ElOSSS@ fiOe.in thIn;~tate~ Ol~ShE&~,&V8 alif
frank or right or prIvi&ege to tr4xtimlt &ny nuiafm@
frsa In thIs.:StaQe:orproperty *es of.oharge.or ..
ior gretitrror less fare or rate than lo,, charyad.
Other.pereone in~$bis Btate~for eimllar aerrlo~,-~
except ell.:h$r$Iua$ter
providiiditith+e,tttlo.*
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AyMolr 4co6~'iionteIMoertein 5xo~iqi$Iontl to
Artloio4005..'Appertainfng $4 ariai5t~rsc#~elIgiOXk,~ It
provldesr ',,.',
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:
nThs'preaed& artiale shall ,not.bqlkd to
pw?urlt.’
*.* 4 g r a o otf~
rlx o h e n&rrg op *
esses
or free franaportatlon, &e&s, prirIlwes, cub-'
rrtitutelr for pey,,or other fjh* poobAb$te&+y
the provlsiqa ar t&s preoedIng ert$a.ale~to any of :.
ths foJ.lotdng~nase~~persom3i .*‘*..* any'ralnister
~F4rp$iyui on~Utrmitate,traps In this State
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Xn hrtiolo &IO8 there @Iso eppoar::;;
pro-rlslons
rbladng to mInloteri.or reUglon, es tollmist
Nothing In'thls title ahsll:be hsld,to
prevent eny oorgoretion,assooiationOr person
meedxied In the first s.rtI~Looi this title
from granting trans~or*te~I*at the retieor one
08At per mile to * any minister or r8lIgIon
ror Intrastatetripe, or rrCg gr6mH.ng to Illtnls-
ters of ralI&ion,reduoed rsteo or On8-belf the
regular fare * * *.”
Honorable Jmes E. KIlUey - Pa&e 3
It SWNSS 018~ that the eXO0ptiOn in ravor or
lsfniatersor rellglon spplieilonly to the transportation
Or a.3 perSOn Of the PdEiStur end not to the tsan*~ortat~on
or his proTertp. The 0xpressIon%ntraetate trips" appearing
1x1Article 4006, and repeated In Artlole 4008, wif0stlY
refers to the parson ana not to property. noperty does
not tare "tripa*.
Korenver, Artlolo 4006 aontelns oortein apeOifi0
referen to proportrt ~shlpmmt or fish ror rree distd-
butIa in th0 waters of this State"; *por*onSasd ProPertY
0arrfed In 0080s of goners1 epIdelni0; p0StIl0uOeor othar
calamitous vIsltation". This olearly implies that prOp0rtY,
other t&m ss oxpressly,fmntIoned, 18 nut Inoluaed wfthb~
the 0roeptIonsenu~10mt~din Artlole 4006.
eignlfiaant,also, is ths raot that Artlols 4009
axpresvly provfdes for the free trrmwortation of~wwerty
for 08rt&S p8rSOnS not inOiudi2q mbisters of reli61°n*
It reads In paSt:
"Arti v4009. f'r00Transportation- ~othlq
in this title shall Se oonstrned to prohibit any
fmress o~pny from hauling or oarrying free or
o~rcm any peokage or property or its a0tttfabona
fide OTfIoors, attornays, agent8 and employee8
v+hileIn the semloo .or suoh express oatapan~r,
nor
to pruvant suy art1018 being sent tree to any
orphan how or other aharltable institution* * *.n
me deParW%Ut has heretoroseheld timtmt0r Oar-
rIers are subjaot to the provIsIons or Artioles i+OOfj to 4015,
InoluBIv8. OPiaion :lo.o-&h!itOPIniOa No. O-2983, end OpIuIou
.No.O-2983A.
Inasmuch 68 Artiol0 4005 provid~s:,that.no-.~ranapor-
tation oampanles nhall '%nowInglyhaul or osrry any property
rre8 of oharge ? * * nor sell any transportationior anythIng.
eXOept money, or for snp gr.eL-ter0s lttssrat.0.thsnIS ObSrgSd
811 PersOnfJunder the same aonUItltnfi*, and nfzqe ArIAale
4006 and the other related statutes neither expr0sslp uor by
.
neaessary laplleatiicua
exaept t&e property Of mlaiatern of
rsliglon from the prohLbitlonsoonta%ned in Artials kOO5,
we are oompslled to reach the oonolu~lonthat suoh itiotor
aarr&re are wlthcut muthority 60 haul the propsrt~ oi
nlnlsters of religion without aharge OY at rmhaasd rates.
,.,Y Yours very truly