OFFICI? OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
en the follov4 qrus
aotlrrr k e
lloation ror R
PI llhOUldBOtiOer
lng 0r an rppllo4tion rot sale
l oertifloatr, lr it or not neae8-
8 to k i18ued for ruob hearing,
an4 to rhora ah0014 they br mat?*
The Xotot Carrier Aot oroat* thre4 amiairio4tionr
or 44zrbrrt eoao8, aontraot rnd spoo~~1lsodrotor oarrirr.
Them are nov 1SCl rarrlmm holdlnc permit8 in the80 threr
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hllroad CoPlie8loa or Tmae, page 8
r~aeelfieatlone. Xoo stat& otti that lt ha4 bwm the ourtom
of tha Rdlru6 hrirelon ia the 9aSt to luuo notloee to roh
o? t&e potit holders vhoa 10 rpplloatlon 18 aadr ror a permit,
regudleee of tb tm of glrmlt sowht. Your rirrt t&m QUOS-
tlone n&to to the neoreeit7 of thle praotlo,.
Artlrlr *Ur, Torno8*8 hnotatrd Cl+11 Stetotee,
is
R lorprrl!o~~el+r regulatory Oororla# motor btu traaepor-
utatato,
trtloa. It pmia08 for rpplloatlont0 k aad* by 000 u@ril4
R permit to operate motor base* over tbr hl#wrya or this State.
8rotlon 9 of luoh Artlalr 9ro~l4*81
9
"@on the fliln~of raid ap9llutlon thr Co,
aleeloa sh a ll tlx l tlm 8nd plaor rot hoar%* nn4
tbo 9koo OS heulng shall beth oityofAu&a,
Tous, unlwe otlmvleo ordorrd by &id 00lual88ioa.
n0tm of tk ri3.ba0s 8ai4 a9 uoOtion, d tb tub9
arl 9faor .ot hoarlng shell k 6!VW “,yll not lose
aa t$ the Mayor 0r uty iaoorpo~kd oltl or tam,
tbroa& vhlrh euoh meor Oarder8 luk to operate.”
Wn4erscorlag owe)
Artfolr Ollb, Vermon'e Anaotnt.4 Clrll btuter,
?O~Sibt~S lPtOr O&filer8 VhO tXWBS9Ort prOP4rty rOr hi19 OWr
tha poblio highvaT or thle St+. Ther are 4lrld84 into bon-
traot eullere em6 8peolQlztd motor ourlere. Th* kot MY.8
pro?l#ion for obtainin& 1 pwlrllt,4Bb ~eotloa 11 thrrror roads:
*Up6n tha tiihg 0r ~114 applict2ti0nror a
osrtlrlsetror permit, the Coamierrlonehall~ilr
l tia 0 a n4 91~~ r0r hurlaft, a4 th0 9haa 0r
l&wring shall be ln the Oltr or Aadtin, %x48,
u~lrre othrnlecl ordered by the Qomalerloa.Hotloa
of thr riiitLgof Oal4 4ppliOhtilOn, an4 the tiar
an6 9l4or o? hearing, shall be &tOQ by an11 not
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RdUor4 Coad8rlon or Texas, 0468 3
bee thu tea (10) days, l~0lu8lr0 of the dar of
la dto th eupr o f lnt m0rpo~t0a oitr 0r tom
th?ow rhleh such ourior ee~ke to oporato.. (Onamp-
loorln( oars)
A oa?erol.rrarohor the authoritiesor this State
does sot ?eyral that the Courts Odor aver sonel48n4 the quoetloa
ot vbo, unda the dorm lt8taSor7 provl8ione 8ra wown8re ot
lx letir r~
traeportatloa raollltiee oter the highways,' 88nlag
eooh ta??lto?q a$ lppll’aantn&8 to lono.a we hollow that
edoh Word8 uo olou u,d UauWgUoUS 8~4 raptAr@ no ooaetru-
t1on. 10 bollera that mtiro ot a 3ondln8 8pplloatlonke rm-
qolrod to b sent to all oompotLng traluportatlonaganolre
vlthin t&t te??lto?y sought M k lenod by tha new rppllorat.
Tin lxlrtrnor oi transportation aganolee vlthln any girea to??;-
tory 18 l utter peoaliul~ vlthisloar kaowldge md reowtalnr-
'able i?o8 mar reoorde.
Xa @aew@r to your rlret threr quretloae,whloh we
dlepoeo ot as ona, it la 091! oplnloa that yea uo not repaired
to aho Eotior ot a wndla( l ppliortlm to all Oamlmre op0?at-
4 vithia this 8t8te ii 300 O?O lbio to reoortain fr08 y0or
ptope dm ‘the owtyre of l xlotinu treneportatloahollltiee
lo?dn(l luoh twrltor9 as lppllwnt sods8 to earv~,~ an.
&rin( ~otormino4 *ha thaw intorest part108 uo, n4tlao to
thu as ml1 as to the orrlol8,le namd in th rl tstoto, vlll bo
l
oirlehnt.
Pur&raph tue 0r 3eotlon 5, Art1018 Qllb, Vcrnon~e
innotated Clril Statutrc, protldre, in part:
“&IJ Oa?tirf@m hid, OUBed Or obtalnd br an7
motor urrlrr operrtltqi 48 4 ocmmon aarrlsr ueder tho
p?oTleloneof this Aat MJ br sold, creelgned,leaee4,
t?uieiO??O4~o? ~nhrrltrd;~~~lid~, howovar, tt8t aat
pmoporo4 *alo, 18a8e, aertlparnt or truuUrr 8h811 bo
rust pnerntod in nf0lag to the Co~l88lon r0r lte
lppnnrl br dle~pprovil,aad the Coaunl88lon ary die-
l99?otr luoh proposed sale, leelgelarnt, 14~180or trane-
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iei lf lt In found Sr4 drtSrin8d by the Corlaeion
tur
th a l h
p r o p ol
e~
lo, reeWut, Soaeo or trmu-
far 18 Mt la &BO&faith or that thr progourd pur-
&wee?, leel@m, lease8 or trrnderoo 18 not able
or bapabla or ooatlmlng tin operation of thequip-
#nt~9rSpa886 to k iold, 4881gwl, 1Ot188dor trane-
tO?Zr(l iS rueh U;wr U t0 l'Wl4- the 84?V~OO8do-
mada by th8 pUbu0 MO~BBit~ 4~1d OOn~Oni~00 On and
don( the dea~atod. route, or that lald proposed sale,
as8 at, 18:8$ $f tranetu 18 not ket ior thr pub-
lie If”ntenet )
o& Qllb, Yornoa~a mot&& CirllSt4tuto8, gkrovl~oe, Fa party
“Any rortltloato brld, .omod br obtalnrd by
any motor w?rio? opuatl~ u a tep401411sodanbr
~)arrld md4? tho 9wwlelon8 of this lot, 4 be
cold, 4eelgmd, 144md, trum?or?od or lehoritod~
prrIldod, howovor, thrt 4at propowi 8410, lo480,
st, o? tmnorw lh4U k tlrot pnnntad U
writ f"ng to tho.Oomleeloa for its approval or dleap-
proml, nu4 tbe Comduion my dlupprom auoh propored
ealo, aee~ot, I.8480ortraaefor it it be r00d ad
latarrlwd br tha ti~1881OS that 8uoh p r o p o l sed
lo,
l**ianaunt,leheo, or tranrfw 18 not ln mod faith
or tht tb proposed par*hwer, 4881gau laee*o, or
traaetrreo 1s not lbla or lapaB10 oi oonkmlag thr
opw&lolr or the lqulpmat prqiomd to k cold, ae-
sign&, 108~4, or tranrtor?M ln luoh muuw ,a8 te
randor the lsnloo8 brrn4d by the publie oro48Slt9
and roatralon4e la th8 trrrltor;lrororod by tlta owtl-
float*, or tlut.ml4 propond ala, 488lm.mmt, lyfoJr
or trwerrr 18 not brat r0r thr pobllo latrrret;.
Sut10~ Q, Sub4ltielo8 (t) of Artlele Ollb, V8t7hOn'a
Aanotated Cltll Statrrteo,pmtl4b8, la part:
“Aa? rontmat oarrlu parrit hqld, owned, or
obtalnod by enr mbor rSrrla opaatla8 ando? the
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&oh Of 8UOh 8@OtiOn8 18 8ilOllta8 t0 whather Of OOt
thr glvln& Of nO%iOa 18 rOqUiT6d Upolr pnSOatatiOn Of an ap-
pllc8tlon to rell l psralt~ it 18 our opinion that no not100
18 VQUird.