The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-27
DEMURRAGE RULES
State Railroad Commission Estab'
fishes Them.


The State railroad commission has
promulgated its own demurrage rules.
This means that the State commission
will henceforth deal only with the rail-
roads themselves in matters Of dem"r-
rage and does not in any way recog-
nize the Car Service association ana
its rules and regulations.
Below is the circular promulgated
Yesterday and forwarded to the sew
eral railroad lines:
The railroads are hereby authorized
TO operate the following demurrage
rules within this State:
Rule 2.-The railroad companies
vice charges.-All freight in cars,
whether full carload or not, shipped
to one consignee and taking track de-
livery is subject to car service reguia-
tions.
Rue 2.-The railroad companies
shall give prompt notice by mail or
otherwise to consignee Of the arrival
of goods, together with the weight
and amount of freight charges due
thereon: and when the goods or
freight Of any kind in carload PAN
titles arrive, said notice must contain
letters or initials OF the car, mum Der
of the car, net weight and the amount
of freight charges due on the same.
Storage and demurrage charges may
be assessed II goods are not removed
in conformity with the following rules
and regulations. No storage or de-
murrage charges, however, shall, N
any case, be allowed unless legal no
ttce OF the arrival of goods has been
given to the owner or consignee there
OF by the railroad company.
Rule 3.-Legal notice referred to IN
these rules may be either actual or
constructive. Where the consignee Is
personally served with notice OF the
arrival OF freight, free time begins at
10 o'clock a. nj. on the day after sucn
notice has been given. Constructive
notice referred to consists OF posting
notice by mail to the consignee. Where
this mode Of giving notice Is adopted
there shall be "a hours additional free
time to be added to the " hours, to De
computed from day after notice was
mailed; provided, however, that II. IN
anv case. where notice OF arrival 49,
given by mail. the consignee will make
oath that neither he, his agent nor
emDloyees have received such notice,
then no demurrage charges shall be
made mt. after legal notice, as above
specified. is given.
Rule Al. A charge Of 81 per car
per day shall be made for detention
OF cars and use Of tracks when cars
are not loaded or unloaded within u
hours. except when loaded with grain
-four. meal. bran, mill feed. cotton
seed cotton seed meal. cotton seed
hulls fertilizer material, hay, coal,
pyrites, bulk apples, bulk potatoes,
bulk cabbage, dressed lumber lin box
cars), brick and crushed stone, 80
hours will be allowed for unloading.
It being understood that said car OF
cars are to be placed and remain ac-
cessible to the consignee for the pur.'
nose of unloading during the period
in which held free OF demurrage; that
when the period Of such demurrage
charges commences, they are to be
placed accessible to the consignee lor
unloading purposes on demand OF tne
consignee; provided, however, tnaI
II the railroad company shall remove
such car or cars after being so placed,
or in any way obstruct the unloading
Of the same, the consignee shall not
he chargeable with the delay caused
thereby; provided, further. that Wneh
any consignee shall receive four or
more cars during any one day taxing
track delivery, the said cars IN excess
of three shall not be liable to demur-
rage by any railroad company until all
ter the expiration of Sc hours.
Any fraction Of day shall be con-
sidered day.
Rule 5.-When consignors ship
goods consigned to themselves, it shall
te the duty OF the railroad companies
to give legal notice to such conslgnees
or persons to whom shipping dlrec-
ticns order delivery. This notice may
be addressed by mail to the consignee
at point OF delivery, and demurrage
will begin as in other cases of notice
mail; and the mailing Of such notice
shall be sufficient legal notice IN such
cases. whether the consignee actually
receive the sane or not.
Rule 6.-Where the Gonsignee Shall
refuse to accept freight rendered IN
pursuance of the bill OF lading, the
carrier charged with ,--e duty OF de-
livery may give to the consignor legal
notice Of such refusal; and II he shall
not within five days Thereafter, give
direction for the shipment or unload
ing of such goods, he shall thence
forth become liable to such carrier fci
danourraee upon the car or cars In