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*1 OFFICE OFTHE AlTORNEY TEXAS GENERALOF
AUSTIN
we hare your lr
in whloh you ark 00 rhOth@r
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and takr wrlttm
ocmprllia$ th0 p0
alon'oi Toxar
take written or
Ion Dbrlrlon ot RqilroOad commlr- "Tha ComlnfMlon may In It.8
disoretlon bsue pmpu pr00*08 and
take writt0.n or oral dapositlcnr ln-
cltoad of compelling pemonal att*n-
den00 or witnasrss. The reaa of an
offloar exeoutlng aw prooasr issued
under the prwfdafm oi this tith
shall be mot: aa the Cmirrdon
amy ellor, not to 0xo00d fore as by law for tsimiler aar-
Frssoribsd vicea. *
Honorable C. F. Pat&, Pam 2
Artlao [6472] (a), Pernon*s Annotated Civil ste tutea ) 1930 aa Chspter~4.) of the war pa8eed.h Aote sf the Uat Leglaleture, Fifth Callad Seaalon. pmrlded that it ahauld bo buma-
Tkla stritute,~wbiah latlre of all lma relatiq to the takin& or depoai- tloua by or brrora the tillroad Commiaalon, reada aa follonrr
*Ins11 matter8 pandins far haail% before the Ra$lxmaQ Corairrion or l saa,
or any dirialon the Comml 8 don thereof, party ahell here the
or any lnlyreated d&t to:'pro8uoo the taatlnony oi dtnerraea by dapoaitlona lnatoad o? oos19elllng the
paraonal l ttandamo~ of witneaaea. For this pur 988 tha Colrarlsslon ia heraby em-
powered 6 athorised to iaaue scmlaaloru thw prooaaa neaeaaary for the pur- au4 all + pose of taking au@& d8poaltlona. Any depoal- tlona k&n, thla Andes ths 9rwlaiona of
Aot, ah811 br &Man in l oemdame with thr prorlaloaa of t&r Reriaad Statutoa, ra@lat- :.:, .,, l?&:i:#l~~.' k&g of bpoaltiona ia..oivil oaa*a "'~
In ai fb r 88 the aams are e99llcable.~ 6472 (b), ternan’a Annotatad Girl1 Art$sla St-tutoa, ma $aaard In 1937 aa Chaptar 254 of thr Aota of the 45th Lo~ialature. Thl6 atatutcr la rat&or lengthy, 8ne w ahall therrfore not art it out In #la opinion. We vlah to point oat, howaver, that tbia l tatut* peovldaa only for the tekiq of writton 4rpoaition8, #JM arotlon 4 of thla artlola l q-troral~ prorider that ~Articlea 6472 end 6472 tb) alaall not ba sgplloblo bo prooaedin@ before tha Motor Trana- poftntion blvfalon of the Rsflroad Cormlsd~n or Tsxaa.
James P. Hart X881 stant Jr% : LP;
Approved OplUlOQ Committee By B. K. 11. Chairmen