The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-11
TO TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES.
rage or car service charges prescribed
in these rules

- $500 RULE VI.
A shipper on whose order car mas
been placed for loading. shall be allowed
forty-eight hours for the loading OF such
car. computing time from o.clock 80 "a,
NJ the dsy after ts such hrd car 81 mas ah,ppe e
and thereafter demurrnge charge or
not more than s1.oo per car per day, or
fraction Of a day. may be assessed an nt
been rendered to the railroad company
for shipping Instructions; provided, how
ever. that should the shipper fall to be-
gin loading within fof ftye hG the rail-
road company shall consider the car or
cars released. and may assess and col,
lec SEQ on each car; HoVedng me
shall not be compelled to furnish cars
for future shipments to parties IN de-
fault az to the payment OF the defnur-
rage charges herein lase provided for, un-
paid.
Cars detained or held for want OF
proper shipping instructions. or by reason
loading is done by shipper. shall be sub
ject to a demurrnge charge of .sloo per
car per day or fraction Of n day' SAID
car or cars are SO detained or held.
RULE VIII.
Legal notice, as referred to In these
rules, may be either actual or construc-
t.
is personally served with notice Of the
arrival Of freight on or before 6 p. M.
of any day free time begins at o'clock
been nj given. Constructive notice. referred
to. consists of posting notice by mail to
conslgnee. Where this mode Of giving
otce is there Fses sha be
however. that when In any, case where
notice Of arrival is given by mail. the
consignce shall make oath that neither
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such notice, then he will be held not TO
have received legal notice. by reason OF
posting of said met n1ti L. = y mall
road companies in their depots or ware
houses. which Is not removed wee, By the own w
thereof from the astody Of sh9
| Of the day following legal notice OF ar.
rival. may be subject to the charge. OF
day, that 1t may remain in the, custody
of tho railroad company. as follows:
In less than carloads. not moro than
| one cent per hundred pounds per day:
in carload quantities. not more than ten
cents per ton of 1000 pounds per day. or
fraction thereof: provided. that In no
| case shall the amount collected for stor-
age of less than carload shipment e1-
| coed the amount authorized to be charged
| as storage or demurrage on carload OF
similar freight for the same length OF
provided by the dsmurrage rules
Ib)
This rule shall apply also to steamboat
and steamship companies unloading pack.
age freight In their warehouses. except
| that one hundred and twenty hours OF
free time shall be allowed instead OF
forty eight hours.
/ RULE X.
Loaded cars, containing freight such
as bulk meat, mulk grain hay, cottor
(, seed, fertilizer, lumber. lime. coal, coke
sand, brick, stone and wood. taking track
delivery, which are to be unlonded by
consignee, but are not unloaded within
seventy-two hours, computed from.
O'Clock A. NJ. OF the day following the
day legal notice Of arrival is given (hav-
Ing been placed at an accessible poin,
for unloading) may be subject there.
after TO II charge for denlurrage OF 81 OK
per car for each day or, fraction Of a day
session Of the railroad company. All 9th
or loaded cars taking track delivery, &c
be nnloaded by consgnee, shall be linn
tied to forty-eight hours of free time; pro-
rided. however, that IT, after placing 9
car or cars, as required In this rule, the
railroad company shall, during or after
free time, temporarily remove all or any
Of them or In any way obstruct the un
loading of same. The consignee shall no
be charGeable with the delay caused
thereby.
Whenever the weather, during the pc
fiod OF free time, Is 80 severe. inclemen
or rainy that II Is impossible or i'm
practih!e to secure means or removal OF
unloading Of freight or when, from tn
nature of the goods. removal or loadinl
would cause Injury or damage such tiln'
shall be added to the free period, nnt
no denurrage charges shall be allowed
for such additional free time This rul'
applies to the state of the weather dur
Ing business hours.
RULE XII,
A consignee or consguor living NOR
than five miles from tho depot. and who's
freight Ia destined to or from his plac
of business or residence so located, shal
not be subject to storage or denurrng
charges allowed in the foregoing rule
until n sufficient time has elapsed nfte
notice for said consignce or cOnsigno
to remove or load said goods by the ex
ercise Of ordinary diligence, But tn
II time limit for loading or unloading sha
not exceed five days,
RULE XIII.
Freight held at terminal points Of Tn
delivering Zines for export or coastwls
movement shall be allowed maximum
OF 20 daHs' free time before applicable
of the storage or demurihec charges ea
ceat that any such freight shipped frot
point Of origin on through bills of lac
ing shall not be subject AZ any time I
storage or demurrage rules
RULE XIV.
Incoming carload freight coming undo