The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-26
WHEN CONsfGNEs .MUsT MOVE
The state h ,ilroad Commission ADOPTS
New Storage Rules. b, b.

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The State II ,ilroad Comm lssion Adopts
New Storage Rules, 81 y.l B
The State railrnaa commission = Fri
day mado pubic it's now storage
rules. Tho commission has been work.
ing on the matter for somo time and
has gone over ell the rulos of tho
southern States. Thoro havo been sew
eral conferences with tho railvcad Off
clals and the off sers of tho car service
association. Tho now rules are ON
bodi, d in the following action Of the
board: u .5
Whoroas an act was passed by tho
gonoral assembly Of South Carolina at
tho regular session Of 1901, and there
aftor approved BY the governor on tho
18th day Of February, A. d. 1901, au
thorizing and requiring tho board Of
railroad Commissioners, ITO fix aud
prescribe schedule Of maximum rates
and charges for storage made and
charged by tho railroads doing busi-
ness in this State, and to fix what time
after tho reception Of freight at plaoo
of destination suoh charges Of storage
ahall begin" and for other purposes.
Now be 1t I3,
Resolved, That We the board Of rail.
road commissioner do by virtue of tho
aut hority conferred by said act, fix tho
following rules and maximum rates fol.
storage charges to apply to all Sreights
stored by tho railroads doing business
in this State: '.>.
l. .All freight roooivod for delivery is
subject to storage regulations.
2. All package freight not removed bv
ownors from tho custody of tho rail
way company, within seventy two cry
hours aftor legal notice Of the arrival
thorcof has boen. given to oonsignoe,
computed from II o'clock Of the day
following tho dato Of such notioo of ar
rival, shall thereafter bc subject to a
charge for storage, ab sot forth in rule
4 OF those regulations.
3 Prompt notioo shall bo giyon to
consignoos Of the arrival of froights,
and the said notice must show date Of
it's issue, and tho timo allowed for re-.
moval without charge for storage.
4 Tho maximum charges for tho
storage of freight by the railroads
whom stored in the warehouses of the
said railroads in this State, shall be as
follows: as. 4,sl; ..I7
For five days and under, oent per
hundred pounds per day. y. ls'.s
For 10 days and over days,F.6 oents
per hundred pounds.
F9r 20 days and ovot 10 days, 8 oouts
per hundred pounds. 4,
For 80 days and over 20 days 10 cents
per hundred pounds.
For 10 days and over 30 days 13 cents
per hundaod pounds.
For 30 days and ovor 10 days, Is cents
por hundred pounds.
Each additional woek and fraction
thereof thereafter, cont per hundred
pounds. The minimum charge for any
one shipmont shall be five oonts. Not
more than 81 per day shall be charged
for any ono consignment iiot;n excess
Of q car load. 3.
5. A consigne; living four miles or
over from the depot, and, whose froight
is deatinod to his rosidonoe or placo OF
business so located, shall not be subject
TO storage charges allowed in tho above
rules until q sufioient time has 6fa ps6dl
after mott for said oohsisa6S tg To-; ifb.s;;
move said eoassi ibss hba agsrois
IdiparY diligeno
shi Is a 4 III SSs bss asisd q biiiaaS
to- order and awaiting bi ills ofi IAd Ing sof!
6ltistraS tionB as to disposition, Ship:
Snents hold forsRant Of billing instrucEa,;,
ti0ns, shipments hold for inspe cotton.
changeIof billing or for any other pur-.
pose, by owner or his agent are sub. !.
jeot to storage charges, and IL suoh
froights arc forwarded to any other
point accrued storage will be added to
the billing as back charges.
2. The rates herein prescribed are
maximum rates, but these regulations
will not be hold to be violated, if lower
rates made by tho roads provided that all
shippers at the Same point are assessed
similar rates without disorimi nation.
8. Legal holiday and Sundays shall
not be taken into account, in reckon
ing tho 72 hours horein allowed for re-
moval Of freight without charges. \
8. Due Diligence on the part, Of the
shippor or oonsignee to remove freight
promptly shall be doemod by the rail
roads . sufficient ground upon which
to remit storages ohargoB aooruing by
reason Of bad woathor or impossible
roads. 4
TO- Freight and storage charges must
DO billed in seperate itoms though they
may bo billed on the Same sheet.
.J. O. Wilborn,
Chairman.
O. w. Garris, "
j. Fl. Wharton,
Commissioners.
ID, Z. Duncan, Secretary.
La speaking Of the now storage rules
Commissioner Garris, who has given
tho matter much study, Friday said:
'"The now rulos praotic lily doublostho
free timo heretofore allowed by the
roads. Investigation dls6loses that the
freights removed, upon which storage
has heretofore boen assessed, have ro-
mained from ono to go days Of the
storage period within tho custody Of
tho roads, making it very fair to osti-
mate 20 days as an average poriod upon
which storage has bocn charged on
freighte. For this average period the
commissioners scale nhows SO per
cont. reduction. n,
Tho interest of shippers who live at
distanoo il duly cared for in rule S !,
while rule 8 makes inclomont weather