The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-27

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murrage charges attach
Rule 9.-When any railroad conf
nany fails to deliver freights at the
deoot or to place loaded cars at ali &C.
cessible place for unloading within y
hours (not including Sundays or legal
holidays), computed from 10 O'Clock
a. m. the day after the arrival OF the
same. the shipper or consignee Shall
be paid 81 per day for each day SAID
delivery is so delayed.
Rule 10.-1. Cars containing freight
to be delivered upon carload delivery
tricks or private sidings are to be de-
livered upon the tracks designated p5
consignee upon arrival.
Q. Cars containing property, the Dill
ing of which does not specify any par
ticular delivery and for which stand
ing or special order has been hleo
with agent. within twenty CAD
hours, will be considered as requiring
general track delivery. and shall be
so placed after twentyfour hours.
2 Cars for unloading shall be con-
sidered placed when such cars are
held in receiving yards awaiting or.
ders from shippers or consignees. ~
when held for payment OF freisne
charges, provided the railroad com,
pany could otherwise have placed
such cars on delivery tracks. except
tha. on cars consigned to private SID.
ngs already fully occupied and de-
livery therefore impracttca5le, deten.
ton is to be computed from time of
notification.
Whenever the we,the- during the
period Of free time Is SO severe, In
clement or rainy thai 1t Is impractl-
cable to secure means OF removal, or
where, from the nature OF the goods,
removal would cause injury or dam
age, such time shall he added to the
free period ana no iemurrage charges
shall be allowed for such additional
time.
This rule applies to the state ri the
weather during business hours.
Rule n.-Rallroads shall not d:S-
criminate between persons or places III
storage or demurrage charges. /.
a railroad company collects storage or
demurrage of one person, under the
demurrage rules, it must collect CT all
who are liable. No rebate. drawback
OF other similar device will be allow
ed.
II demurrage is collected by rail-
road company at one point on its line,
1t must collect at all places on its line
of those liable under the rules OF thit
commission; Provided. That this rule
shall not apply to package freight re-
ceiyed in less than carload lots and
unloaded at depots and warehouses.
Provided, further, That the commits.
sion shall hear and grant applications
to suspend the operation OF this rule
whenever justice shall demand this
course.
Rule 12-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 subject to a. demur-
rage charge Of 81 per car for each day
or fraction of day said car or cars
are so detained or held. Likewise,
when cars are properly loaded and
shipping instructions are given, the
railroad agent must Immediately Is
sue bills of lading therefor; and il
said car or cars are detained or held,
and not carried forward within forty
eight (4S) hours thereafter, said rail-
road company shall be liable to SAID
shipper for the payment Of 81 per car
for each day or fraction OF day that
said car or cars are thus detained or
held.
Rule 13.-No other charges shall be
made for storage or demurrage ex-
cept as provided in the foregoing rules.
And these rules shall become effective
February l, 1901.
w. D. EVANS, Chairman,
J. C. WILSON.
c. w. GARRIS.
Commissioners.