Case Information
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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY OENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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Bmorable Clinton Ovrloy, ?be 2
& the QUO Or mrl8 VI htiiOipa1 tbsll @38UI S.W. (24) 355 (Clv. App.1 (error dimi S84) th 6) 0ouPt ing O? AFtiele 6058 acek88 the follovFng &ments I). 0886) Vhers a olty b,9 it8 Second, body has reduced a gas rate in
cltr iigi8iatm vhioh er~nt the gas utility may appeal by petltlon and 'bond' in Iterm and cnnditlom aa the Caxmnis- rion may dirwt,* in vhioh event a heari.fq ahall be h&l aad the CoImlraion 'may n1&8 such order . . , in regard to the matter . . . a8 the Ccsml~alon may dpem jurt and reasonsble.*"
Thu8, it 18 plain irom the vording of the atatute that the mnner in whlah c1 oomplatniug utility appee;;ls to the Commlealon ifi by flM.n$ a petition and bond. The filing of 8Wh iQlitPUtWnt0 18 Q@~~86tlsPy t0 OffeOt the spgeti ~UthOrlEed by and provided ioF in the 8tatUte.
The bond is filed 'on 8UUh term and conditiona u the CosPlni8liOLl l&54? diPCOOt.' b the above cited oa8t1 the puet- tion arose 88 to the authority of the Railroad Oar01i88ion WI- der Article 6058 to approve Owl aocept 8 aupsrrs6esr bond. We quote ~Po!o the deoirlon Of the Court 81 fO11OW81
‘We believe the statute authorlmd the rail- road to use it8 dirorstion a8 to the ticsmu aad Thi8 inC1Ude8 the ~OVOP COiIdltiOJl8 of the bond.
to allow 8 8UpsP89deas." Ronce, it i8 a,#,,n aat It.&@ Vitbiu the di8Ol'dtiOXA Or the &I?I- miralon as to the term8 sad Conditions vhiah will be impoeed. But thlr dirorotion doe8 not dispenre with the requiremeat that a bond be filed.
You ssk vhsther the Cmmirsim ?aay requlxa eaah ln lisu of SUCh bond.
“A ocmm.leaIon, agenay, OP board derive8 &Xx3. lta povere Aon the at;atutes vhlcb aonfsr them.' *3 ft thW rOllOW 81 t0 th3.8 litf&&3Yt
fw-. that tha Railroad Corniuiaxl aatr only aa ml qpnt or the Lagielattwe d with nowhwOr eat- pamIs y.
. The &&f8~tUPO thought that the bond VW a mf'fi- olsnt protw3tion, and it ir not within th6 provlnoe of this the vludom of ths Iag%alatuPe depwtmcmt to qw8tLon in t&.%0 6oluIootlon. ¶%a &gl6lature prwlded for a bands it aaaearula provlela% for setting uide a oartain przcunt 0r wah In lbu 0r the bond.
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