Amendment of the Bills of Lading Act, 1916, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1922 |
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agent amendment American Bar Association Atlee Pomerene banks BIKLE bill of lading carload carrier by water carrier or carriers carrier or party CHAIRMAN Chicago claim coal committee common carrier Congress consignee consignor delivered destination document DULANEY eggs export bill export traffic form of bill freight house FYFE hereunder interstate commerce act Interstate Commerce Commission issue a straight JONES kind lading act lawful charges less than carload liable for loss load and count loss or damage March 15 negligence notation ocean carrier order bill ordinary live stock owner packages party in possession point of shipment Pomerene Act Ponchatoula practice prepaid prescribed public team track quarantine railroad reasonable receipt receive respects seaworthy route seal seaworthy and properly section 20 Senator POINDEXTER shipper shipper's load straight bill thereof thereto tion uniform bill uniform live-stock contract unloaded vessel western classification
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Page 64 - It is mutually agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of said property over all or any portion of said route to destination, and as to each party at any time interested in all or any of said property, that every service to be performed hereunder shall be subject to all the conditions, whether printed or written, herein contained (including conditions on back hereof) and which are agreed to by the shipper and accepted for himself and his assigns.
Page 40 - No carrier is bound to transport said property by any particular train or vessel, or in time for any particular market or otherwise than with reasonable dispatch.
Page 40 - ... within nine months after delivery of the property (or, in case of export traffic, within nine months after delivery at port of export) or, in case of failure to make delivery, then within nine months after a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed...
Page 39 - No carrier or party in possession of all or any of the property herein described shall be liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay caused by the act of God...
Page 65 - ... amount of any loss or damage for which any carrier is liable shall be computed on the basis of the value of the property (being the...
Page 69 - Subject to Section 7 of conditions, if this shipment is to be delivered to the consignee without recourse on the consignor, the consignor shall sign the following statement: The carrier shall not make delivery of this shipment without payment of freight and all other lawful charges. (Signature of consignor) If charges are to be prepaid, write or stamp here, "To be Prepaid.
Page 64 - Received, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of issue of this original bill of lading. At Ithaca, Mich., 18-1, 1911, from owner* the property described below, in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and condition of contents of packages unknown...
Page 65 - The carrier's liability shall be that of warehouseman, only, for loss, damage, or delay caused by lire occurring after the expiration of the free time allowed by tariffs lawfully on file (such free time to be computed as therein provided) after notice of the arrival of the property at destination or at the port of export (if intended for export) has been duly sent or given, and after placement of the property for delivery at destination, or tender of delivery of the property to the party entitled...
Page 64 - If the shipment moves between two ports by a carrier by water, the law requires that the bill of lading shall state whether it is "carrier's or shipper's weight.
Page 41 - America shall exercise due diligence to make the said vessel in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped, and supplied, neither the vessel, her owner or owners, agent or charterers, shall become or be held responsible for damage or loss resulting from faults or errors in navigation or in the management of said vessel...