The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-28
TO TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES
day for each day, or fraction Of day.
such delivery is so delayed.
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such delivery is so delayed.
RULE v.
All carload freight, or freight carried
ut carload rates. and all freight IN cars,
delivery, shall be subject to the deinur-
rage or car service charges prescribed
in these rules.
been placed for loading, shall be allowed
forty eight hours for the loading OF SUCH
car, computing time from oclocK coz ~;
placed, subject to the order Of shipper.
and thereafter q demurrage charge OF
not more than slOo per car per day, Or
collected on all such cars as have not
been rendered to the railroad company
for shipping. instructions; provided, how
gin loading within forty-elght hours af-
ter the expiration Of free time. the rail-
road company shall consider the car or
cars released, and may assess and col %
murrage then due. Railroad companies
shall not be compelled to furnish cars
for future shipments to parties IN de-
rage charges herein lase provided for, un-
til such demurrage charges have been
paid. 81
Cars detained or held for want OF
proper shipping instructions. or by reason
Of imperfect or excessive loading, where
loading is done by shipper, shall be SUB
ject to a demurrage charge OF ,sl.oO per
car per day. or fraction of a day. said
car or cars are 50 detained or held
RULE VIII.
Legal notice, ms referred to In these
rules. may be either actual or construc-
tive. Where the consignee or his agent
Is personally served with notice Of the
arrival Of freight on or brr before clock
A. NJ on the day after such notice has
been given Constructive notice. referred
to. consists Of posting notice by mall 70
notice Is adopted there shall be twenty
four hours additional, free time: provided.
however. that when In any. case where
consignee shall make oath that neither
he, his agents, nor employees have received
such notice. then he will be held not to
have received legal notice, by, reason OF
RULE TX
All package freight. unloaded by rail-
road companies in their depots or ware
ers thereof from the custody Of tie
railroad company within forty-eight
hours. computing from 7 o'clock a. NJ.
rival, may be subject 70 the charge Of
storage for each day, or fraction OF a
day. that It may remain in the, custody
Of the railroad company. as follows;
In less than carloads, not more IMAM
one cent per hundred pounds per day;
in carload quantities, not more than ten
cents per ton of 1900 pounds per day, or
fraction thereof; provided, that IN no
case shall the amount collected for stor-
age of less than carload shipment cE-
coed the amount authorized to be charged
similar freight for the same length of
time when not unloaded from car. as
provided by the dsmurrage rules
| 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
I LOADED cars. containing freight suci
| as bulk meat. mulk grain, hay, cottoI
seed, fertilizer. lumber, line, coal. coke
delivery. which are to be unloaded b.
consignee. but are not unlonded within
seventy-two hours. computed from
O'Clock a. NJ. Of the day following III
day legal notice of arrival is given uay
ing been placed at an accessible poin
for unloading), may be subject there
after to q charge for dcmurrnge of $40
per car for each day or fraction Of a da,
that they may remain loaded IN the pos
session OF the railroad company. All 9th
or loaded cars taking track delivery. t
be unloaded by consigned. shall be lin
lifted to torty-eight hours of free time; pro
vded, however. that II, after, placing
car or cars. as required In this rule. In
railroad company shall, during or afle
free time, temporarily remove all or an
OF them. or In any way obstruct the un
loading of same. the consignee shall no
be chargeable with the delay cause
thereby.
RULE XII,
Whenever the weather. during the pc
riod OF free time. Is SO severe. lnclemer
or rainy that it 10 impossible or I'm
practihe TO secure means OF removal o
unloading Of freight. or when. from ~
nature OF the goods. removal or luadin
would cause injury or damage. such tim
shall be added 10 the free period, AN
mo den.rrage charges shall be Above
for such additional free time. THIS rul
applies 10 tho state OF the weather dul
ing business hours
RULE XII,
a consignee or consiguor. living inol
than five'iniles from the depot, and ~hGt
} freight IS destined 10 or from hlg plAi
&C business or residence so located. Bil;i
not be subject 10 storage On dsmurrMt
: charges allowed IN the foregoing ruiz
4 until "A sufficient time has elapsed aft
| notice for said consignee or cungiKH'
: ! 70 remove or LOAD SAID goods ~ THO 4.