The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-02
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loading of the same, the consignee shall
not be chargeable with the delay caused
thereby; provided further that when any
consignee shall receive four or more cars
during any one day loaded with lumber
laths, shingles, wood, coal, coke, lime
ore sand, or bricks the said cars in ex-
cess of three shall not be liable to de-
murrage by any railroad company until
after the expiration of seventy-eight
as hours.
RULE 5.
When consignors ship goods consigned
to themselves or order ii shall be the
duty of the railroad companies to give
legal notice to such consignees, or per-
sons to whom shipping directions order
delivery. This notice may be addressed
delivery, and demurrage will begin as in
other cases of notice by mail; and the
mailing of such notice shall be suffi-
cient legal notice in such cases, whether
the consignee actually receive the same
or not
RULE G.
Consignees living more than five miles
from the depot, and whose freight is de-
stined to his residence or place of bust
ness so located, shall not be subject to
storage or demurrage9, charges. allowed
in the above rules until a sufficient time
has elapsed after notice for said con-
signee to remove said goods by the exer-
else of ordinary diligence.
RULE Z.
Railroad companies are authorized to
store such property in public warehouses
at the expense of owner, If same is not
removed before demurrage charges at
tach.
RULE 8.
When any railroad company fails to de-
liver freights at the depot or to place
loaded cars at an accessible place for
unloading within forty-eight (4S) hours
mot including Sundays or legal holidays)
computed from 10 O'Clock a. m. the day
per or consignee shall be paid one
dollar per day for each day said delivery
is so delayed.
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Whenever the weather during the pc
riod of free time is so severe, Indictment
or rainy that it is imPraoticable to Sc
cure means of removal or where from
the nature of the goods removal would
cause injury or damage, such time shall
be added to the free period; and no de-
murrage charges shall be allowed for
such additional time.
This rule applies to the state of the
weather during business hours.
RULE 10.
Railroads shall not discriminate be-
tween persons or places in storage or de-
murrage charges. If a railroad company
collects storage or demurrage of one per-
son, under the demurrage rules, 1t must
collect of all who are liable. No rebate
drawback or other similar device will be
allowed.
If demurrage is collected by a railroad
company at one point on it's line, it must
collect at all places on its line of those
liable under the rules of this commits
sion.
Cars detained or held for want of proper
shipping instructions, or by reason of
improper or excessive loading (where
loading is done by shipper) shall be sub
ject to a demurrage charge of one dollar
per car for each day or fraction of a
day said car or cars are so detained or
held. Likewise, when cars are properly
loaded and shipping instructions given,
the railroad agent must Immediately is
sue bills of lading therefor; and If said
car or cars are detained or held and
not carried forward within twenty-four
(2D hours thereafter, said railroad com
t he na Sa of one dollar n snipper f f
each day or fraction of day that said
car or cars are thus detained or held.
RULE r.
No other charges shall be made for
storage or demurrage except as provided
in the foregoing rules.
The foregoing rules shall be in full force
and effect on and after March Is, 1896
By order Of the board.
]. D. MASSEY, L. N. TRANMELI..
secretary. Chairman