The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-19
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Railroad Commission Of Georgia
L n TRANMELI, Chairman,
VIRGIL Powers, Commissioners
ALLEN FORT,
4. c. BRIscoE, Secretary.
ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. %, 1891.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONS.
CIRCULAR No. 2o3.
Rules governing Storage and Demurrage
Charges.

Pursuant to an Act Of the Legislature. ap.
proved Oct. 1Ith, 1891. the Commission have
adopted the following rules and regulations
upon the subject Of storage and demurrage:
RULE No. l.
Railroad companies shall give prompt notice
oy mall or otherwise 20 the consignees of the
arrival OF goods aud that storage or demurrage
cnarges will be assessed IL not removed in con
formity With the following regulations, aud
upon failure Of said railroad TO give said notice.
allowed.
RULE No. q
All package freight unloaded In depot or
warehouse which is not removed by the owners
thereof from the custody OF the railroad com
pany within forty eight AS hours mot includ-
i ,ag sundays or Legal holidaysl computed from
10 clock A. A. OF the day following the day of
arrival may be subj cted thereafter to a charge
Tor storage for each day or fraction OF a day
that IL may remain in the custody of the rail.
ROAD company as follows:
In less than carload quantities. not more than
one cent per one hundred pounds per day
In carload quantities. not more than ten 90,
cents per toh or TWO thousand u. 000l pounds per
day.
RULE No. g.
Loaded cars which. by Rule No. Is OF the
commission, or by consent and agreement be-
tween the railroad and consignee that are to be-
unloaded by consignee, such as Bulk Meat
BulS Grain, Hay, Cotton Seed Lumbsr, Lime
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are not unloadet from the cars Containing
them within forty eight hours-not Including
sundays or legal holidays-computed from 10
O'Clock A. N. af the day following the day OF ar.
rival, may be objected thereafter to a charge
Of demurraRe OF ono dollar per car for each
DAY or fraction OF day that said car or cars
remain uhloaded In the possession of the rail
read company; IL being understood that said
car or cars are to BE PLACED and remain access
IDLE to the consignee for the purpose of un-
loading during the period In which held free of
demurrage, and that wLen the period Of such
demurrage charge commences they arc 20 re-
main accessible TO the consignee for unloading
purposes
RULE No. 4.
Consignees more than five miles from the de-
pot, shall not be subjected to storage or de-
murrage charges allowed in the above rules,
until sufficient time has elapsed. after notice
Tor said consignee to have removed said goods
by the exercise of ordinary diligence.
RULE No 5.
Railroad companies are authorized 10 store
such property in public warehouses at the ex-
demurrage charges attach.
RULE No. g.
When any railroad company fails to deliver
treghts at the depot or 10 place loaded cars at
an accessible place for unloading within forty
eight hours mot including Sundays or legal
holidays computed from 10 O'Clock the day
after the arrival of the same the shipper or
oonsignee shall be paid one dollar per day for
each day said delivery is so delayed.
This Circular 60 take effect at once
BY order Of the Board.
L. N. TRAMMELL, Chairman.
A. Q. BRIsooE, Secretary.