The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-08-22

LdF or the hood'-it i Sc''''e
very common for all stage, steamboat
ana railroad proprletors TO advertise
Freight and baggage at the risk OF the
owners" and many people are made TO
believe that these notices eNonerate me
parties from their liabilities as common
carriers. This is not 50. The law Is
we'll settled to the contrary. From we'll
dicested article on thls subject, furnished
to the Albany Advertiser by legal gen
tleman, We extract the following :-AitT
andriG Gazette.
II is expressly decided that stage coach, rail
road. aud steamboat propneiors are common ear.
Tiers, and are, like all other common carriers
ansWerlble Tor the baggage OF passengers that
they are regarded fnsafers, and must answer
ior any loss not oceasioHed BY tAe act ~ t'ea ~
ne pab!ie eassnies. That the fact that IA oira.
ty Is lrssrnf, OF sends his servants 10 looA after
the property, does not alter the case. That coin.
iaoa carriers cannoi restrict thar common law hA
bity 0y general notiee like that whica have
taken above as the text OF THIS article that no
ticc " all Baggage at the rsk o.. the owner oven
II brought home TO the knowledge u passen.
ger in = stays coach who lost hls tgunk. was no
protection 10 the preprIe,ers Of the coach an an
aetien against tarm for tie loss q the tFanA.
That eosumon carriers IRE bound TO deliver 10
Caeu passenger al toe end Of has Journey his ttuus
" baggage. That the whole caiy ~ THIS respect
RESTS upon the carriers. That the exerc.~e Of o..
diasTy care in marking .he bagg g., entering II
upon 4 way-blll. and delivering a eheeklIcArt ~
lne eWncr. FendeIs easy Is discharge. That toe
passenger IS not required TO expose has person IN
to designate o. claim has property.
What Is the reason that ,Ae common law vii,
moi excuse the carrier unless he anow lAe act O.
TOD, OF the enen.ses Vi tie rcpaAlo, or the taVs.
eou,.sci Vi the owner " IAis," says Losd Host,
IN Cegg, g. Bernard. ~ l.osd t. yn4onas II.
poEts, 81, " j. poglic establishment, eoatFsys1
b. the policy OF iue i4w, Tor The safety q AZ pr
Sons, ire aecossify 81 lose Affairs Fc4a4ns stess
70 trasi these sort VI persons. ,cosliaoA eaf1trf
ta-t they msy ae saie IN tesI says o. ae-Aus
tor elec these vlrrVeTs g4il, have - opportunity
d ancolng al puous ta1t haG any teaupks
wlih them, IS co.aagnl4g WIth tbEuYcs, Sc, and
yet cong i such q clsBdcsi4uo u4.auer -
QUILT 80, II pc~s.t,e to - G,seoscEgd'
toaen, justice, N Cole r.. CcolNtH, cIted
, allow. says, al 80, a4ys s.l4 thai q
l4atBg tss common !4@ rtgof upeHa Tao L.gt
Fo+a 10 tfaal, PeguFs l8et, anu rDt4ery L
does u4ore. Loo&lak 10 las present % a4a@sy. lel
% s4y uatvers4., tsst.s q u4vtI AID transport s.
tgou BY coaches, slto4es slraH.eo4tt, P4eSeEs,
aud usrca ut vlsz D. iHe nere APP f-,44stsa,. q
neg, gene. u raPect u lrc safety of p4s@.ns =
ana 2EogeFiy So4l4 eeestlss;1 isu-i eataI 81 rs
laeFe ~ 30 principe a. HE lag teiIer ysu4ea
tHau tA4t what4saF hts an 0ggs4as ,ta3ancy g
cB-olr2s5 .I.lty a. Il gsac1, fraud. o. ,nale j.
coatsary to Pa6ae policy Sueh, in 1ha t5y na
tass q thlags t8s cosfseg lsnes d 4i984ug ths
cs....a4au e4rues - tat0u o-, % a. ans say &c.
stucI, has al .s.el.aE. Eua Il se.ies ans sst
.uT 4Fe ua-et sorl 81 a.os4l l4agBs, ueesssst
B 81 vusP.oysug t1se ca,a.s.ul cagFly 4EarF taos
gs4i arrangements ausga l..oS say aasuast o
F-esoaa - sslH.a tG4t character s4d ttan# ass
co4F 81 @E4 sape Esc,ie tBs Ys9t4s.eu tos oshei
i12aes q eJayes snee- NJ eoaesaslu1 m iss
AZ stlAl. not ~ Alowed, 81 ans tafla. 10 aExIs
wEtA Ia cfsto.uef. nd exsort oas s1esa lion alta
aae<ieF, 81 srsH ~ sFFFFss egsanas, = sFssaa
acceptance. any usose Khan J Uegses. bic shal
not e. PrsIsaSed to make himself cosnulor
c4HIer is h4s Ossn o.nsft, and mandatory. q
!ess, 70 hss employer h. u gaal.c servant
wua crrtssn ausses teancd Il aw, and be 4
10saa 70 psri0ua taose 4ailes.