OFFICE OF THE Al-i-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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ReUroad Cotieeion of Taxme, pa&e &
?ubeectlcn9 of tba eeme ertlclo recde se falbwe;
%aka enb aatabllsh rsre~nrblo rates for
the+traneportetloaof poeeengere ova2 eachrell-
red eubJeot beret$, ~sbhloh rrtas et.al$ not oxeoed
Article &l6, lup r e,prc~fdee that *t&e peeseam fare
upon811 rellroede In %‘exe#ehell be three aeats per mile*, rhloh
lnolud*e us4rlloeence not to oxooed on* hundred pounds of bewge.
The queetioa to ba doteymlnd is uhotbrr It use latutdrd thet
this saxiaun paeaengsr fera should rpply to era4 passenger trena-
ported on tkm paea*~o~ trelno, or rhethsr ha ba
rogardfeee
trmwporfedoa rogulrrly ~ohoduld traina or ipeolal oars or
epooiel tmdne.
l!bo tlrrrt part of euberotlon 9 of Article 6146, 8 re,
groli~e the8 8be Reiloaed Ccmmheioa ebrll %akm #rd. wtob).7 sh
nemmabl~ ntee for the trenegortetlc-8 af pureage~e wer anoh
rdlrod aubfeot hmato, wbleb rat*8 &all sot exceed the retas
fixed by law", end the 1rtt.r pmt of es16 lubeeoticm prorld~
t&t “the ~omiwloa #till &eve power to grreorlk roeecneblo
Yetom, tells of ah0rp8 la+ rfl.other #uploom p@?fomd by 8ny
rellroad 8ubJeot herot@.*
A oarefal rttdy of rutmortion 9 OS irtidlb 6&8 re-
reele that tt Ie mat 01-r and defialtrr,ead tbanfolr we will
hero to leak to ttm dopammuit81 ooaatruotload Oh* eeaa.
: ?or mar twenty-fira yoerr your dapartllurt
ha8
cOruOrU*d th abOle StStUtO SS @Stl&6 tb0 RSilFS86 CCOdBSlCPvower
to fix ohr a8 (in ~0~86 af nulwm terms .roridedfar in
Article 6bl8 I ttmt may bm obrrgad by the ra Elrwde of tble atato
of Tezae, page 6
R&lroed Cmeiiel.oo.
Stete for the traaepottetionof peeeeqgere on racial pe8eenger
care aad epaclal passeager trains. We th inkluoh lp wla l
e r aae egscul peuees3~er
p a r esingcwa tralae era ulthlrr.the
meoaiag al tbs term other eervlc~8” a8 the saw 18 uwd in
lubwction 9,at &tic16 6418, eupre.
Poara very truly
Ae8ietant