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*1 OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEYGENERAL OFlEXAS carriarfi operating for property r0r charitixble ation NO. 2 i8 wited 88 mm538
“2 May the motor oarriers operating for hire in*+xcs traneport property for oharitable or other ~Ul’pGa08 aa under special conditions, l,at r6tw8a sgeoial ratce, shore authority there- r0r ha0 first been obtained from the Railroad No cw*"*,cAI,oN IS m I)= CONSTR"LD .s A DEPAIITME*,Al. oP,N,OH "I(LEIS ACPeOYLD IY 7°K AITORWI Oi34EI)A.L OR F1RST ***IsT*NT
838 Honorable C. R. YaRamee, Page 2
Commission of Texas, in the same manner that the steam railroade and others are permitted to do so undsr the Anti-Pass Law?"
In answer to quaation Ho. 1, you are advised that Artiole 4005 progibfte the oarriage of property free of oharga by steam Of eleatrla railway OompanfesJ, or other transportation aompa)21es, interurban railway aompaniee, alaaging oar oom~~~Iea, telsgraph ocmpanles, tslsphone aom- panles, or pareone 0 rating the same. Artiole 4006 pro- vides bertain exoept ons to Artiole 4008, but wa do not find f"
anything therein whiah petits the transportation of pro- perty by those ocvnganiee free of oharge for charitable instftutions. Be are, therefore, of the opinion that neither railroad Oimpenle$ nor lJtotor carriers are parmltted to aarry property free of oharge for oharltable instltuti.ons. Your question Xo. l.is, therafore, answered in the negative.
In our opinion Ho, 045, a oopy of vfhleh ia enalosed herewith, we held that the provieiona of the Antl- 400s to 4015, inoluslvlv, goverting Pass Law, Artialee railroads were applioable to motor busses. For the same reasona stated therein, it is our opinion that said law applies to motor carrisrs. You are, tharafore, advised that a mator uarriabr me 6a;re speolal rates for sgeolal ocaaslo~w.or under apea f al oondltions, pruoldad authority therecar 18 first obtained from ths Railroad Commission of Texas I
We aherelore eamer yaur qucsetion Bo. 2 In-the aff lrmatl~e.
~lng that the foregoing fully answer8 your inquiry, we tffe
Your6 very truly AppROVEI)m 5, 1941 ATTORi'XEY GlBlXAL OF T'ZXAS