In our opinion No. 0-36lla, In answering your aev- antaanth question, we axpresaad tha opinion that “if the authority erpreaaad in the psrmlt (spaoial oommodlty) ha8 been amended elnoa Jenuew 1, 1941, the replacing oertlrl- ceta (epaolalized motor.oerrIar) should carry tha authority given in the amended permit whether the amendment Inorresad or decreesad the authority tharatorora oonfarrad.~ It has barn called to our attention that coma such amendmenta in- orsassd the authority so ee to authorize operation In areas not theratorore authorized served, and that soma amdndments

the transportation or oommodltlar not thereto- t&re quthorlzad to be hauled.

Upon rurther aremlnetlon into the question wa heva oonoludad whloh had bean emended einoa January 1, 1941, authorizing that WI wara In error aa oonoarne pasmite . euoh lnoraeesd oprretlona.

A person reoalvlng a spaoiel oommodlty permit einoa’ January 1, 194l, is danlad a rsplaolng eprolelIzed motor oarrlar oartirioeta without hr plaade end-prorar pub- Thara is no real differsnor - 110 oon7anIrnoa and nsoaselty. batWarn that parson=& one who hes.obkalnad ldantloal naw oparating rights alnoa- January 1,’ 1941, through araandmant or en old parrnit. Tha intantion ehould not ba aeorlbad to tha lagialatura to raqulra tha ona to dlscharga an onuroue burdan end not to place tha same raqulrament on tha other unleae the language of tha stetuta nil1 not edmlt reasona- :Plg or a dirrerant oonetruotlon. Via do not baliara the ,applloebla. language of the Act neossserlly tha raquiraz 6onst_ruot$on which we have heretorora &van. Section Se(b), lest oleus~, AcoordInglg, wa m0airy our enewar to your said aeientaenth question end say thet the eproiallzad cer- rlar csrtlrioixts dhould not embody any operating rights not oonteinad In the: permit as’ ot January 1, 194l, end this da- epita tha taot that thera may heva bean an amendment granted slnoa that data’lnoieeslng suoh rights.

Rollroad Commission or Taxes, Paga 2

We adhere to the on axprasead In that

opinion’ to the arreot that Ii a aolel oommodltp parmlt her been emended rlnce JanUaryl, 1941, 80 ‘68 to deoreasa It.8 aut&orIty, the authority tha repleoing oartlfloetr should emb$yh;;t;y

contained In the permit 08 emended. otherwise would be to grant hlm new opareting right8 wlth-

I out proor or pub110 convenlenoe and neceeslty, simply on

sooount of the ract that et a prior time he had held suoh righta, while a naw appllO0nt ror the mm quthorlty would ’ ba required to show public oonvrnlenoe end neoaseity.

Yours very truly ATTORNEY GEN-ERAL OF TEXAS APPROVED AVG 1, 1941

/I/ Grover Sellare

FIRST ASSISTANT

ATTORNEY GENERAL

GRL;ob ’

APPROVED OPINION COMMITTEE BY BWB CHAIR! .