Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
mnorclblo Olin Oulbar8011, Ch8lam
Railroad 008ml881~~1 Toxar
Au&An, Taur
Opinion lio. O-6916 or th8 Ror Qonrtruotlon 0r ArOle r8htin( t0 08rrl8r8'
Doar Sir:
Your lsttor of April 13 1946 requr8tr Or thi8 hpartmlnt tI8 rOihJ8~~~~10n
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rOiiOWing qUe8tiOU8: ArtiOlO glib, 8OOtiOn i(i) rOOd8 08 rOliOW8: VI* * + quoted in body or opinion) (Statute 18 0 meahanloall~ rOfrlgOratod trOllor ruoh typo "8peOitiiZed oqulpmOnt* to pormlt thr Co%m.l8elon uonorrblo Olla Oulborron - Paa8 2 Sproirllazd Motor Carrlor Czr-
to amat a oarrior twoOf ruthorlzlng th8 tr8nrpor%atloa or oonimd- iti@ not 8pOOiiiO&ii7 Ilard ill MUOb 88OtiOn, bUt rhiah r.qtiPO tho IA8a Or 8UOh trailrr b trM8it? 4 of parqmph 3, Soo- *2. Vndor SUbdlv18iOn oan tho Commlrrlon grant l uthorltr a8
tlon l(l), a Sproltiltrd Motor Carrlsr to tranrport ocmmodl- tirr whloh do not rrquiro My rp8olrl b8vi08, raalllty qulpmont ior tho loading or unloading thoroor, but uhloh do roqulre 8pOOiti dW10@8, or aqulpmmt ror thr prororv8tlon or raOiiitiO8, the oominodlt~ la tranrlt?
"3* Under tho rbwm Sootion, ozn the Com- ml88lon grant 8 Sprolallierd Notor Carrlor C8rtl- float8 authorizing tho tran8portatlon of ury oom- IIiOdity 8X0@ thO80 8pOOiriO~iiy MCAOd in 8Uah 8C+O- t1on, namely:
"Hou8ohold 43OOd8, OfflOz fU'nltW8 and *quip- DISOt, iiVO8tOOk, 1iVMtOOk fOOd8tUif, rWiU maohinrrp, grrln, tlmbor in it8 natural rtato, milk, uool mohair, 011 tlrld qulpmont 8nd pipe used In the oon8truotioa rnd mainton~nor 0r water llnas and pip8 llne8." 6(d) or HOU80 Bill 335 Or thz L8&8h- 88?tiOll Uots 1931, 42nd Log., page 480, ohapter 2771 lntroduord
turo into our rtotutor Mat booam known 88 a8pooial Wmmodit~ Par- The authorlzod the Rallrcmd bm8Ii88iOn to grant mit8'. pomit8 ror the tranrportatlon oi thr rollouln 8poolrl om- mOditi88: llVO8tOOk, llV88tOOk fzz68ttif, Sr8 ! n, fz~% Mob- hourrhold 80068, tlmbrr rhan ln it8 natural inrry, 8tate, milk, wool, mohair znd 011 flold equlgmznt. by fiOU80 Bill 1005 of the 45th h&i8htU?O (AOt8 1937, 45th La&, pago 651, .quipOWt" Wa8 8dd.d ohapter 321) “U8od oitlos furniture to the 118t.
In 19l,l the 47th Llgi818tU8 by BOU8b Bill 351 (AOt8 1941 47th Le ., pago 713, oha tOr 442; Art1010 911 b , (d), Y. A. C. S. ! croated a 8pOOh1 Saotlon8 Al, 5., 2 Oh88 or 00~0~ Oarrlorr to be known a8 wzpoolallzo4 Oarrler8w, the z88ential di8tinOtiOn Of whhioh 18 thr right t0 OPrrat* irregular ov8r rOUte8 on irregular 8OhodUlO8.
525 Eoaonblo Olin OUlbOr8On - Pago 3
. SIOtiOn 2 Of HOU80 Bill 351 (Arti 911(b), SOO- tiOn l(i)) mutdod SoOtiOn 1 Ot HOU8. Bill 6% of the 418% laondod by EOU80 Bill 335 of th@ 42~6 LO&r- ~(i818tUT8, 18tWe, by eddin@ thr rOllWing dafinltionrt "(11 *spooielit8d any motor oerrior’ mom8 prrron awning, oontrolllng, managing, opora- tine, or oauring to br oplrated any motor- VOh1018 U8Od in tranrportlng, OV8r propelled l ny pub110 highwar ln thir Btato, over lrreg- on lrrrgulrr rahrdulor, ror oom- ular rout08 iOr thr general pub110 with p8n88tion r peoi~izod l Quipm8nt, propwty requiring rpooializzd oquipmmt in tho tran8portation and handling thrr8of; provldod, that the torm '8prOializsd motor oarrlt4r1 Used in till18 zhall not apply to vehIolz8 operated oxolu8lvrly rIthIn the lnoorporated llmitr 0r oltlor or townr; and, provided furthor t&o tera *rproIallzed motor 08rrIer 88 u8od horoln tied1 lnoluUo thoro oarrlorr who en- gage or derin to ongago l XOlU81Vzly in thz tran8portatlon or 1iVO8tOOk, liVr8tOOk reed- 8tUff, grain, rerm oaohlnsry, timber in it8 natural rtatb, milk, wool mohair, or property requiring rpeoialized qu i paont a8 that term 18 horelnattrr dorinrd, or any ono, or mom, or thr rorsgoing named oommodltloi.
7or the purpor. of thI8 Aot, the term '8pzO181- lred Qulpmont* inoludrr, but 18 not llmltrd to blook ani taoklo, hoirtr, oraner, windlasror, gin ~0108, winOho8, rpeoial motor vohiolor, 8nd ruoh other dovlorr 88 ro nroo88ary r0r tho rafo and propor loedlng or unloading of proporty roqulrlng 8peolallzod rqulpment ror tho tranrportetlon handling thereof.
'lor thr purpo8r of thlr Aot, the term ‘pro- perty requiring epeolallzrd rquipment' la limited to (1) 011 field rqulpmsnt, (2) hou8o- hold good8 and ueed offloe furniture end (3) pipe U8rd the oOn8truotiOn equipment, md malntenanoo of w8ter lines and pips 1Ino8, and (4)~wnmodltIrr uhloh by re88on of length, width, wright, height, 81~0, Other phySio*1
.526 EOllOr.bl8 Olin CUlbOl’8On - P.88 require tho u8o OS rpoolel do-
ohereotrrl8tlo ~10.8, f8Oliltl88, o r l qulpmnt rot tholr loadlhg, Ulmdlng, end tranrportatlon.
7Or tho p~rpor. CU thl8 Aot, t&0 term '011 ilrld .qulpn.nt* moan8 end lnoludr8 maohln.iy, Mtorielr, end oQui&8nnrnt lnold.ntal to or urrd in tho oonrtnrotlon, 'oporetlon, end malntonanoo Or r8Oilitie8 whloh 8r8 U8.d iOr th0 diroovory, produotlon, proooarlng or natural g&8 .nd potroloum, end 8U.h mohlnory, Mtrrialr, and l qulpm.nt uhon u8od in tho oonrtruotlon and m8lnten8no. Of pip. 11li.8.'
Sootlon 3 of Hou80 Bill 351 (Artlolr 911b, Sootlon 6(d)) emsndod Seotlon 6(d) ot Hour. Bill 335 (42nd Lsglslature) and ioll0w.d th. WJmeratIon Of 8pooial oommodlti.8 originally oontalnod Hour. Bill 335 With thr 8dCltlon of U88d offio. rurnlturo and qulpm.nt whloh had boon addrd by Hour. Bill 1005 of the 45th L.gIsl.tur..
Sootlon I ot'Hou80 Bill 351 (Art1010 pllb, S.otIon 5a) amended the 1929 and 1931 Aots to add Sootlon 58. Subseotion (b) the added Sootlon oolnolded with unondod S.otlcn 6(d) in the li8tillg Or 8pOOi8.l OOJmOditie8. Th18 l ~lUO~TCltiOn in rmonded Seotlon 6(d), whloh I8 the 881~ a8 in rub8sotion (b) or addrd S.otIon 58, in turn oorrr8pondr rith th. mumera- tlon in th. rooond provlro or tho rlret paragraph 0r paregreph (1) p1U8 pert8 (1) and (2) or tho drrlnltloa or “property ro- qulrlng 8poolallz.d qulpm.nt W in parrgraph (1) (Artlol. Pllb, Sootlon l(1)).
Thr import or thorn ameratlon8 or ap.0181 oom- modltl.8 I8 that they hav. been 1.gI818tiV.ly r8mOVOd from any lmtatIon8, touohlng th. n.o.ssIty ror rp.oIa1Iz.d oqulp- ment In th.Ir h.ndllng and tranrportation, whloh would OOnrti- tut0 oonditlonr to th. granting of 8 8p.Oi8ik.d motor 08rrIer 0.rtIrlo.t. ror their transportation. (This 8pp11.8 with to part (3) th. dofInltIOn of VroPertY re- equal roroe quiring 8pOoiO.lizOd Oquipment": “(3) pipe usad in the oc?- rtruotlon and malntenanoe or water lines and pipe iin.I,")o
It is thl8 q~~setlon-0th. requirement Of 8p.Oi81IzOd .quIpm.nt for loading, UnlOadi!Ig and transportation--whloh I8 *5 .
527 Eonorablr Olin Oulbarron - Peg8
the orux of pert (b) or the darlnltlon or *propartf rrqulrin( .quipll.nt”t 8p8Oi.liZ86
%) OOmmOditiO8 whloh by rla8on Or length width, rai&hht, height, 8lZ., other hy8 oal 8p.O 81 68. TOqtil’a thr U80 Of P i oh8raotrri8tio ~1088, iaOllltlO8, o r l qulpmtmt ror their load- ing, unloading, 8nd tran8portAtion.a ThO rOrOgOiYJ8 hngU888 Or Pert (4) UprO88ly r88d8 "loading, UIIlO&ding, rnd tran8portetionW. Likawirr, the d.ilnl':lon oiW8paolalIz.d l quipmrnt" in rubraotion pr.OediU8 (1) l ntp10~8 the lmguagr ‘end ruoh othrr doviorr a8 8re neoe8- 8ary ror th. 8AiO And proper loading or unloading 0r property l quipmmt for the tranrportAti0n end r.QuirIng rpeoielizrd handling thrrror", the bar10 drrlnltlon oi 8 8p.oializ.d motor oarrlrr oontain8 the lsnguag. "property n,qulrlng 8p.o. 1allz.d l qulpment in th. transportation And handling th.r.- 0r.m
ThU8, All the deiinitlOn8 .mbody th. oondltlon that ror any oommodlty not rnumereted to quality under part (I,) or t&a d~rlnltlon or Rproparty requiring 8p.oIelizod rqulpm.ntm, It mU8t be Or 8UOh 8 natur. that 8p~Oialit.d l quipmsnt 18 neOo888ry in both It8 handling (loading and unloading) and tran8portAtlon. Th18 18 .lW ill harmony with th8 NOl’din(13 Or th. oeptlon to HOWO Bill “and oonrmoditior roqulring l qulpm.nt in the trAn8pOrttatIon end handling thrre- rpeoialirrd or". The only ruggrrtlon A oontrary lagI8latlva purpora 18 round Srotlon 1 or Hour. Bill 3510-thr doolaratlon or polloy--but w. r. olar in the OPiniOn thet the unAmbIguou8 provision8 or tho 8plOiriO daiinitionr within th. 8h0uld br hold to provAil over th. language in the g.n.rald.olaratlon or poii0y.
W. thrreror. answer your que8tlon8 1 and 2 in tha negative; namely, that thr Rallrmd Ccmmi88lOn 18 wIthout Authority to grant A 8pOOi8iiZOa 0arrI.r oartlrl0ata ror th. tran8portetlOn 0r rr0z.n foods (not one or the 8PCCi81 OOmmoditi.8 li8t.d) r.qUIrIng 8pOOI8lIZOd AquIpmOnt--A m.ohanloally rrrrlgeratrd trallsr--in transit only, or for or Any oommodity not 118t.d a8 A 8P.Olai the tranmportatlon Oomu@dIty &IIO~ do.8 not mqulr. 8peolaliz.d pulpment in It8 loading end unloading, even though 8p..iallZOd WiPment -Y k nroarrary la it8 tranrportatlon.
Honor8bl8 Olln Culbrr8on - Peg8 ti MlN8T fOW third fJUO8tiOli, it 18 OUT Opinion t0
th8t in l ddltlon to the UIumrratod rpeolal oo8unoditir8, the Rellroed CO8d88iOn 18 uthorizrd to &T&at 8 8p.Oi~iZ.d oerrlrr orrtlrloeta ror #a tranrportetlon a 8p@OiriO oommodlty whI8h by r8880n ltr hyrloal oheraotorl8tlo8 ra- In it8 loading, un- qUiTor the ~88 Of 8proialirrd qu prunt P It would bo rrqulred, Of oour88, 108ding tren8pOrtetion. thet the order and orrtiiioat8 rush 0880 rpaoiiy the oom- modlty ror tho tranrport8tlon 0r whloh thr 8p8~18lit@d motor o8rri.T OUtifiO8t8 h88 boon grantrd.
YOlW8 very truly BY sllw
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