Bills of Lading: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty-fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 19, Relating to Bills of LadingU.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - 352 pages |
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... consignee . The CHAIRMAN . Do they not try to pass the expense on to the man who uses the goods ? Not only the commission merchants , but any kind of merchants ? Mr. MEAD . Where it is sold on commission the shipper bears the expense of ...
... consignee . The CHAIRMAN . Do they not try to pass the expense on to the man who uses the goods ? Not only the commission merchants , but any kind of merchants ? Mr. MEAD . Where it is sold on commission the shipper bears the expense of ...
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... consignee . The shippers do not want to impose upon the carriers any unreasonable burden ; they do not wish to impose upon the carrier any burden that will result in the employment of a large number of new men , but they do want the ...
... consignee . The shippers do not want to impose upon the carriers any unreasonable burden ; they do not wish to impose upon the carrier any burden that will result in the employment of a large number of new men , but they do want the ...
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... consignee by collusion will be able to de- fraud a railroad of large sums . In other words , under this present practice it is possible for unscrupulous shippers and consignees to take advantage of present conditions . It was brought ...
... consignee by collusion will be able to de- fraud a railroad of large sums . In other words , under this present practice it is possible for unscrupulous shippers and consignees to take advantage of present conditions . It was brought ...
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... consignee came to the head officials of the road and said , " It is an outrage ; the action of your agent impugns my honesty and my responsibility . I told him that my bill of lading was in the bank and could not be obtained because it ...
... consignee came to the head officials of the road and said , " It is an outrage ; the action of your agent impugns my honesty and my responsibility . I told him that my bill of lading was in the bank and could not be obtained because it ...
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... consignee if a straight bill or an innocent purchaser if an order bill , and the lan- guage there is " if it is in the apparent or actual scope of the agent to issue bills of lading . " Now , there is not a man in the world outside of ...
... consignee if a straight bill or an innocent purchaser if an order bill , and the lan- guage there is " if it is in the apparent or actual scope of the agent to issue bills of lading . " Now , there is not a man in the world outside of ...
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Page 316 - Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1, 196, 6 L. ed. 23, 70, where he said: "We are now arrived at the inquiry, What is this power? It is the power to regulate; that is, to prescribe the rule by which commerce is to be governed. This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.
Page 328 - 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 333 - Where the shipper of bulk freight installs and maintains adequate facilities for weighing such freight, and the same are available to the carrier, then the carrier, upon written request of such shipper and when given a reasonable opportunity so to...
Page 318 - The authority of Congress extends to every part of interstate commerce and to every instrumentality or agency by which it is carried on; and the full control by Congress of the subjects committed to its regulation is not to be denied or thwarted by the commingling of interstate and intrastate operations.
Page 330 - Claims for loss, damage, or delay must be made in writing to the carrier at the point of delivery or nt the point of origin within four months after delivery of the property, or in case of failure to make delivery, then within four months after a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed. Unless claims are so made the carrier shall not be liable.
Page 330 - ... determined by the classification or tariffs upon which the rate is based, in any of which events such lower value shall be the maximum amount to govern such computation, whether or not such loss or damage occurs from negligence.
Page 321 - This is not to say that Congress possesses the authority to regulate the internal commerce of a state, as such, but that it does possess the power to foster and protect interstate commerce, and to take all measures necessary or appropriate to that end, although intrastate transactions of interstate carriers may thereby be controlled.
Page 311 - It is unnecessary to repeat what has frequently been said by this court with respect to the complete and paramount character of the power confided to Congress to regulate commerce among the several States. It is of the essence of this power that, where it exists, it dominates.
Page 280 - Who has given value in good faith relying upon the description therein of the goods, for damages caused by the nonreceipt by the carrier or a connecting carrier of all or part of the goods or their failure to correspond with the description thereof in the bill at the time of its issue.
Page 329 - 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, the public enemy, the authority of law, or the act or default of the shipper or owner, or for natural shrinkage.