Case Information

*1 OFFICE OF THE All-ORNEY GENERAL OF

AUSTIN

Ronorablr C. R. %Hamee, Dimetar

Rate Division

Gilroad Cod8slo~ of Texar

AueMa, hxar

Dear Slrt

*‘Thla Supplement Filed with :BIr Do-

arta a at r o r l ooouat of oarrlerr rrrorrred $0 olow to atebllsh volwo rat08 oa CO+~rlua~t

g

harrto.*

Bonorablo 0. R. 3daSamee, Pega 2

9. . . . **WI roluma rater nrmed IA Tarlrr as amsndod ~lnoludin~ rules and other rev SiOAs applloable iA OOIiAeOtiOn thrrewlth A thl8 or P 1

iA 6OVS?Aing t&drrS), aFp~Oabl8 betwosn pOiAt8 ln Texrs oa Intorstst4 Trarrio, ~111 also a ply batwoen points tn Tstar on Intraatatr Rart o i

oonalrtlng or property or the unlit&d St&or =lOTiAg OA GOWrM6At bill8 Or lading Or 011 OtRQ- nsrrlal bills or ladlu to bo oonrsrted to

eotrrnmaat bill@ 0r lsdlnng.’

Tlhtil Buppl8iaent A was Issued Soathwrstorn -to, fiOi&ht T5Tirr HO. 1-c and rster th8rlIn

abllrhed had AO l pplioatiaa whatever so Toxar !A trarrlo bat thr tarirr eontahwd rater tnrtatr for a~plioetlon b4k.n points In Tome on the on.

hand aAd points in other states on the other haad, as wall 88 rates r0r l pplloation on Interstat trrrrlo betwean pOiAt8 In Taxas.

"No applIoatIoA was filed with Railroad C0~6&8810n of Texas ior authority 9ublIsh 8Ad sake 0rr86th8 supplemat A or provi8i0n8

thrreor applIoatloa 0r lntorrtste volum rates therein on ‘Foxes intrastate shipments ooa- sistlng 0r united 3tatar govsrnmsnt rrelgbt.

vhlls ths rormr rullaes rrw thr Attora*y Gsnsrsl*s Dapnrtasnt hold that ths fodsrrl gorem- msnt may 00ntraot ror its truraportstion ssrrIo*, ths publioatioa iA ~tl~9b3ftWAt A, FefOTrsd to, does not appear raflrob a oantraot batrrrsa the United 3tBter ~OV6l'ANJAt OQ thr 0110 hand any OAO Or mora OOCBOA oarriar motor oarrlerr OA the other hand1 but it spprare to be an open publloatloa by the motor oarrlers under whloh thry provide VaWing bass8 of ratsn to apply intrastate ln %xsS On 8hlp- mait ooaalstiag or property or th6 UsIt State8 govarnment when noving under govbm.wmt bLll@ Of ladlAg.*

28i Roaerabl8 0, R. SloRaarr, F068 3 You quotstl from a latter reorlrsd b you frw -C R08 iS$Wd,

a. De m($h&t by whOm 8UpplWAt & t0 %?irf E Caa paragraph or rhloh 20ad8 a0 rOliOW8:

l rR8frrriag to the last paragraph or your lsthr wish t0 UdviSS that we hS?e baea ior $Om tilpr 92088~d by the Y&r Dqmrtmat oation 0r tolu~8 rates on tr4fri0 novio# brtweoa iOr the publi- points in 'bxaa and the matter warn hold in abe)- MO@ 9mdily OOtb!l ill OOJUWOtiOll dth DUE +OlUB$ r$~,8~~lioatlon brtorr the Railmad C4mnI8sloa . hwrrer, It l ppmred that It would br 80~0 tia4 befom rate8 uadrr ruoh ap lioatlon would SUlQJeSt oa WE8 iBad8 be atailabl8, theeaRm, the P that we iii8 a bttrred supplrmmt to oar Tariff

l-0 with the iTar Department ror tha aaoont or SUOh O&r&~8 a8 daShed to Miter intO prOt8Oting Of the interatats far th6 noremant of Govern- rater EB3At Trarrlo iYIOtiA& betwren 9OifltS in Tsxa0. 'fh18 “a8 doAa t0 all.ti~tO llOOO88it~ rCI? the tiTC#kl- ment oarrlerr mitering lnto so emay labltid- Ual OOAtX'00tS &OVOrAiAiJ the WtWOIlt at this t&U0 wfm there 18 SO maoh 0r It aotind and when tiw Thrraforo, our oarrirrr ware 18 SO iXFWtMt.

olroalarIad and w8 rsaelmd the 8uthorltJ iii8 ruoh ratr8 aooount or all liA48 4x00~8 th8 ~iSSOUr1 PSOifiO mSJI89Ort c011198.~lr”

Thr forwgol~ SktaIWAt or tho roamon ror the 188u- an08 of this SU9~l&WiIt oouplrd with the faot that y thr 8U99lCiWAt snolomd with yotv request reads iA par P 08 ot rOiiW8t

“This SU99hl&~t fliti with the %%r Da- artaraB for aooount oi Oazrir~S rri8rlSd to 010" t0 SSt~bltSh VOlm0 ?StW 0A CW@rAS.At t

earrio.- lMd$ 118 to oo&fini oar l nsww t0 #O valldICr Of 8uOh rate8 wha 99118d ShipPWtS br tha Ih? I& ZtWmt. If IO. tb r ruttwo LOU should war br OoarrOAt4d ri h the W88tIOn Ot th8

logalltr ot suoh rator wh4a sp~lird t0 8hipa4at8 othw thra by thr Governmat we 8hall rilitarf rUl8 WmI 8aOh Qw8tia *4 HOnoreblr C. R. MoZlamer, 9aga 4

WheA it S?iS~S.

You hara orally ma9 lI.4 ,dl8 with thr fotlori~ ox laaatloa of the tuo & used SUD&bIWAt rO8dl.U6 ro lmr P

"@w$i$th& Or 9rO9~tr Or ?h mi$aa Stilt08 au>?* 011 GOVUMurt bills at lading O? W SOJIWXOiti bill8 Or tidin6 ba ooa- trrtrd to COVu8aul9 bills ot ladin&”

scar D8partmnt propartj 18 intaded to move m Gotora5oal bill8 of lading but ofton the Ooranmmt rod tape W-t8 iSSUUIO8 Or SUcrh bIlla Of ladi.lkg JMM~tl)’ 8nb f t8 $!rOJMTk# aam* 011 a oamerolal bIll rhloh is oatrrtsd Into a Govara- aunt bI11 as axpeQitiOu81~ al GQlsrARrat ehaflhels rriu prait.

YOU Sad YOU? iSttW With th0 fOliOWIIt% &qUmtSt Vh0 iAquirlp above horeln pO?bap$ may present two qaestioar, rltt

"1. Whether, 6lOSpt, Under’ iadlrldual oasrlsr8 tho 00-n oarrlrr motor oontraot, sty 18VfU113 j%blirh SD& 8991y tdtOiI i#&trOStOtS IA ZiU88 on United .'JtetOS gOvU5LSOAt fleidht nbloh rata8 are dlrrorent iron4 rater esorlbsd the Rallroab ~~SSiOiI ror genera r a9911or- tlon, sad for waioh RO authority ha8 beor oh- tSL5td rr0a the CosraiSSi~;

*2r %h&irr the 9oblioatIoa in Su99l@m%t A to Sauthwr8trra Yotor PreWkt MarBau, Ino.

mifr 270. 1-C 18 ia iaot 8 oontraat bstmoa tha oarri8r8 M thr 0118 had oommoa aarrlrr motor oa tb othof! tho Vnitrrt Stat88 ~orsrr88t huul, as ooialn~ within thr prior ~U1148 Of th+

Attorney Coaaral’8 Drpnrtauit.*

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283 ironarablo 0. R. PoRom., PWW 5

Wr ham preriouoly rttlod in Opinion Ho. O-2954 referred to In your lmttsr a8 follomt

*So far 80 your parotlon lo oonwrne4 wo think it io lsmterial rrbsthsr the oontrrot lo aeda l 0r adve~tl8amat r0r bldr or othrmloe.

The Congrso8 tmo o~joino4 upw orflaerr of the Pe4url Coterns4nt ta ark4 ouch th4 duty ooatr8oto, rtatutso plainly rtl4moing 18

Uttonal for oueh oitlaoro to obhla moot oonomioal traaoportat~oa a0 poorlblr. The

ehugeo be aado for the orrvioo io a am$or

faster In ouoh oontraota for o o r rir r l ertloe. To allw tbo atotr to rk the rate8 an4 eharaor rw tho trano ortat1oa *rriocl iBVO1t.4 in tbJoo* oantraoto wo s & be to p6rdt lt to nakr the?gcm- traot In lrrge part. Suah wtia oor.4otltltt6

direot interrrrmor with the Fedwrl Government iB it0 diooharge or oanotftuttonal funotfoBo. naaounoed ln ouoh oaaeo IO Louweln

The prlnoifldr vo. Uoody, 12 8. 1, (24) 9891 Johnoon ‘II. Mary- lan4 254 U. 9, 51, 41 3, Ct. 16; Tdetorlf vo.

Ulte~ell, 269 0. 3. 514, 70 L. Ed, )8&i Paahandla 011 Co. vo. UOl., 277 U. 8. 218, 72 L. Ed. 857, are rppllooblo.

*Xn our ophlon, oavrlero may oontrrot rlth Federal Gowmasnt far the tr8nOpWt4tlOn of latrrotsts rrelght for the sllltary wltbout m- arrd to rrteo an4 rarer approm4 br the Rail- rod co6uDlroion. An4 thlo la trtto whothor the

OOntrOOt 18 mSd0 FUrsUsint to 46?4rti4emUt far

bldo or t~ot.~ .

It b&q lawful fw the oarrler trano Ort rt whatarsr rater are oataelly aoooptsble to it and t 1 l Co rera aoul lb oaa not be a vlolatlon of ths law ta? thr OA?ri9r to PO82 with the ';s8r Department M otter to traao~ort for ths rater oontalne4 in ouoh 0rr6rr mo publioatlti of the trrlrr 10 not oontrrot or even a 4ontraot rt all. 11 10 110 moho 4 matip than an offer, a holding out, 8 4erlarotton ol willU5eoo by

284 Efoaar8blo U. R. YolIomoe, paa* 6

the ofiuu tbnt he will trlaoport 6oodo fa thr au Dapartaat 8t rot88 therein ogeoifi8tt. ,&oh time tho X8x Do rtamn~ tender8 good8 be r8rrled undor the t8rlt in qurot r oil and wr rlr? l oorpto the go040 for tru$oporktlon thara l ooatmot, Bhr trrmo of whloJ8 uo not .ia the phoro af the Jtate’o authority to regula%o.

You ore ooor4ialllJ l drloed t&t,

uw8on oarrirrr rotor o8rrloro m4y 1mfrllJ rater lntrrotutr IA Tsx80 on x@r Dopwt8al,

jmbUoh ani*rppIy rrolght whhh rrteo are ditrarsat tma rater proooribed t&o colri08i~ f0a ganer8i 8p li08tw arrd rhioh BO 2dm44 authority bar bean obtaltd froa t i e Comal8oloB~ and that

2. ‘fh8 pub,bliO8tiOr Of OWh krif? i0 Mt a OOtltr*O*

bOt!twUit Oh6 6a~?ie? and t&e OOTclrmeat.

‘low0 r8ry truly ATlYRrn OrnR&L OF T?xq DWltto