Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN OROVER SELLERS *lqwn GENEIN. 77 Page* “3. ft aiull ba aaoautgmnl~d by l map, ahwing thQ teamit.Q~ v2th2n vbioh Qr thb pQi.ntato or from ``kwbuwNc& obr,a li.wmtd~airw9 to qmxite, ad *&I.1 44latif.a 4 lir $ of rtly Qxirttttgtsmqmt%tton Qyo*oolapaaloo aen2ng awhwPetioFy,al%Y “T sbn 1 point out the inndoquocy U’ exiarti~ tsw.spo~- totIOn f8011iti.e*Qz?BOPV6-06,3rd ShttllagwWf Vh#PQill addltlc~l facklltl.ea0~ aorvf.ab are mqtiwd find wolrld be 8eourbU by the gmmtlng of aeld 8ppZloatlou.' ?waubnC to an s~llastioxb fa grupba.Porn, the Care- mtaa2Qa 28 authoP2aQ4 to great 4pQTbtilq *utho~ltg em a SW- &lilred ipotS48Z'd4~9'"iQ th? l8b?QQbP8Qd ltQde8' hQ tQFiB@ sad oomlitioaa aa provided ln thS.aAob". 8da$loa Sata), Aitialr g&lb. As pa?%2Qan* be=, t&B tawa buu 04Qdit20ua ap44iifmY 2a Ukb 8pwialLsed wtar ssmisr rot am of a tuQrol4 naetumt PiPBt, &ha 4Qmwd2tf%a to bo t#Qaport5u Quaa bQ ritihh tbs 4efb.ltukta 8ud lim%tetLalmat‘ t&e aob$ sad 804cml" k,t; meat k eatebltabeu by oubatentiel wiuQa6s that thb rrm244,r 4a4 fmilitiea 0f the existing 44rPlsn rfwvf ChQ tbmtcrrp 0118tq Qart thaz?QQf &Pa La- 0dsquat-Q: thfd %b T* eadata 8 pub124 nQQara2ty ror auoh a4*9t443aoB that t&i 10 comsnleaca uU1 bs,pvomted by 5mattog aetd 8jqlfartPea. YllLhwba roeQ@2n# ~1Qlba 2taraiod,n4 QQW htma ta thQ qwattQQsvPtfAry4a lbbvbgropouadsd fw OUF 4Q2Jlmb. 4m1244t24wJ 4P 4otiLC24rwo 2avolvQu. Y3tm r2l?abquQation 18 atMttu4 18 foll#a 1 '. "our QtmtlaQ th%rbrar, is, 118 @lb ca0t2aaion zwpa.beU to hear ah applloa&a filsd end dbtsrtnirrsr xt ia Ql& QQPnion that Ebb Cammlaaloa is lPqrrir%d to hear 811 r~pUmtior& flied tar oertlf``~tis of ocawni~ffie &uJa&.rveu “OIPBa8IIa.Un PO@ 5 and tv34saaFty ruthetiaing 0pemt24na 88 a a 01altwd raetcw aeprlw 2? awh eppl2eet2oM am in 44tzf owofe ty vlth th3 pm- v2alons ab 94otion % of Artlole 921b. Tiw Ccnuci28612an 2s fwthar umler the mandatory duty to detcmLn4 frccathe pmot ~hothm or not the ooaiatiitiea uhlah thsvoppllmnt seokrrto transpoct am vithfn the authorlwtmn OP the Bpeci.LoliS4d Motor Caxwleo Aob. The oemo4itioa muat tm either v2thin thf3 enumrat2oa W rpectrl oomaad2tl~a or vith2n the dei2Dition of the term "proper mwlring apec2elimd 4w2pars&1t~in swmon l(i) of Arlslola 911b. SW OUP q?inioo.Be. 0.6916. Your aeooad quaat2m Is at8ted w rollorrar "VIma an epplfoetioo 28 f2Ud for a ap442812zud mdw 44mier oert2f2ast6, 2~ tha Oor``~a24n autho- a%msd to bsclrths procb ei t4 ati00 t&4 rppti- oent the type of owtlf%4etw vhroh 6he pmof mqutma, mg8rdl.eaa of th6 type 48 4eHiifioate cpplh4 for.* An we hew hemtaiom pointed out the Couanlsaion 28 not euthorriud to granti rnj cri40&208t4 d oouv40- lww and aweaaft~ upon aa qplv aatLoa vh2oh is 2nauf~foient UA& P e hl rppUaeb& xqtirer.nU ob the TelatSnoto~ CarHer !t’%Cmm2aa2on eoqu2aw Jwladlotion to bee& tae egpli- atetutory pmria24aa. xi tilt%8 u4aElon @ml f$a proor th4mm3or am auitio2eaQ wdw The rtrtutua applf.oable to 4 Oslrttioulartyp4 oi ruthcr?iaed trena cdptetlm wrrioe, the ~omu&asioriveul&,of oourwt, be 8u &or-l w4 to gmnt auoh aertPP24ate. XII should bs, po%&ed out, Fusmimr, that pax& ef a I.W@dfor a apao2alfs%d 2a?miguzaPServlne 4rkimeg;ular aabdulsa in a teplritory wmld 008 tm4r4a4r;l ooaat2tfate y.?=ra$ nwQ fa aervi40 em f law4 8ohWtlw & twwn f2w4 . &wh appl244tloavaUld hrsvsto b"rth%6$Im6vl de- terulwd upQtaoh3 iaatr pmwuta4 Las Qur eplrAlI?n,the oourta of Twa8 vita wo T Qf actor 4amLsr oertUi4abar o* pma2tha by the Cemaiaalon vhoa eitbtw the appl2oet245 o* t&3 *oat do not imat this, lmut4ry raq~mnta rw th6 p4~tiouhe~ typ4 oi oert2i2oete or PQmit. Y0wth2rd1&~tl4t3k lt4t4d no folloumt "Ia the owat th4 C4m2aafon hm gr"aat4d a o2elimsb ai0tw 04~26~ OWCifl4Ofi%a tK& autho- r rmd bg the law, am Wae qertfflaet6m vbhiah ore o``totandinq atml prev2oualg mar&d valid cm arm they void? limier yaw rtateotenc of the obor8 quastton; it must necessarily be am-red Zhat nuch oer~i``icatea are invalid. he said by the oourt in Texas dt i‘aolfio Rail-my Cocipmy va. Rnllraod Comission, 138 3. 4. 2d 327, 932: *l;r:i:?Clng zuc.h ,lemlt ntthout coui~.lianea with the applicablu ;:-rovtuioau OS the render tho stxtute pernit invalid, under the agreed facts.* The wurta of Texas have uniformly recognlsed that even uhen validly granted, motor anrrier esrtlfiaate holders have no vested h&t in the llcons~l bestowed. Aa acid in Railroad Corac;isslon ve. Universal Trmaport and Xatributing Cmpany, 86 3. 3. 2d 253, 252% Qmsoquently appellae obtslned and held no *e&ad ri.,ht to an undM,whed continuing service over the hi+.hwayr, a8 gruntsd under Its ori&ul oetiificate .* Mareover, the a~a\ra%r have rwapiaed the powerof the Coml.ssi:m to sot aside a voLd or voldabla motor oarrier certificate or pe riuit. 10 wee r&d in Smith va* 3al.d Trmafer and Storage Co:a?any, 37 3. N. 2d 9918 ‘We are not here concerned with the parer rel AOAof the Comlsaion to @et aside its pp‘e- ~icus order whioh is eichar void or voidable by rwtsw of aoxe inherent vldel nor wtth its power to amul or teminate B pmuic, prorpectively, on account of akarqesr in highway eondiQ1onq and uaa.” Tour fourth qimstlon is oeaC4d aa followar ‘The comoditiee ref’ermd to and deecribsd as *iiy ceunon OS length, width, wight, h”d&ht, slra or other ph aioal charaat8ristioaf the Legislature 1 r&end that these aomo b tisa have all of the chnraoteriatias described or ia the Comission autbotised to grant a certifi- aata to tm.no~or$ any commodity l``slu58 of its length oalp br beoause of its width only, or its weight.” Part (4) of the definitiad of upropertg requiring *Pecie!inad squipmmontm(Article 9llb, Section I(i) readat w(t+j ikmiodities uhloh by rea80n Of lea@, width, weight, h&ht, rise or other phyniaal ohwsat~riatics rrtqutrs the use of s@eoial devIoe8, /’ I 84