The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-06-18

the demands of the Mississippi-Lou
l. isiana Retail Lum bermen's Associa
+ tion and the Wholesale Dealers Asso
citation the railroad commissioner
T. have adopted new demurrage rule
a that are OF interest to all railroad
/ and others doing business in the stat
as follows;
Rule Railroad companies shall
within "a hours after arrival of ship
ment, give notice by mail or other
wise, to consignee, of arrival of goods
together with weight and amount of
freight charges thereon, on goods in
carload quantities. Said notice must
contain letters or initials Cf the car
: number OF the car and il transferred
J i'll transit, the number and initial of
original car, net weight, and the
> amoant OF freight due on same. No
, demurrage shall be made unless legal
notice of arrival is given consignee.
Any railroad company failing to
siye such railroad notice and to de-
liver such freight at its depot or
warehouse; or in case of shipment
for track delivery, to place loaded
cars to an accessible place for unload
ing within twenty hours after,
shall forfeit and pay to the consipnee.
or other parties whose interests are
affected, the sum Of One Dollar per
car per day, or fraction of day, on
all carload shipments, and one cent
per 100 pounds per day or fraction of
day on less than carload lots, within
minimum charge Of cents for any
one package, after the expiration of
"a hours.
Rule illegal notice referred to in
these rules may be actual or construc-
tive. Where the consignee is person
ally served with the notice of the
arrival Of freight, free time begins at
Il. m. on the day after such notice
has been given. Constructive notice
referred to consists of posting notices
by mail to the consignee; provided, |
however, that if, in any case. where
notice OF arrival is given by mail, the
,consignee will make oath, that neither
his agent or employe have received
such notice, then no demurrage shall
be made until after legal notice as
above specified is given.
Rule 3 3-Amended so as to re i'd For
all packages Of freight not unloaded
N depot warehouse by railroad com
pany within IS hours, not including
Sundays or legal holidays, computing
from : a. M. on day following arrival
the railroad may be subjected by the
consignee to a charge each day, or
fraction of a day that said freight
romans i'll car as fellows; In less
than carload quantities not more than
one cent per 100 per day, in less than
carload quantities, not more than 10
cents per 1900 pounds per day
Rule 5-When consigneos ship
goods to order but express in their
bills of lading the name of a person
at destination to notify, it shall be
the duty OF the railroad company to
give legal notice TO such party in the
same way and under the same rule as
il the shipment had been made to him
But when consiguors do not comply :.
with this condition. the notice may be
addressed by mail to the consignee at
point OF delivery, and demurrage :
shall begin as in other cases of notice
by mail, and the mailing of such no
ice shall be sufficient legal notice,
the consignea actually re-
3eives the same or not.
Rule G--Not changed.
Rule When freight in car, lots
II less is rendered to a railroad COM :
)any with shipping instructions, the /
agent must Immediately receive same
mi issue bills Of lading thereof and
Sheneyer such shipments have been
'eoeived, they must be carried for
ward at the rate of not less than 30
niles per day Of "a hours, computing
rom a. m. the day following re-
eipt, and for a failure to receive and
such shipments within the
ime prescribed. the railroad company q
o failing shall forfeit and pay to the =,
hipper the sum Of one dollar per ca
er day, or fraction thereof, on all b
arload freight one cent per 100 n
ounds per day, or fraction thereof, re
n less than car lots within mini
lum charge of cents for single
lipments, upon demand in writing
Y shipper or consignee provided that
/ computing time of freight in transit -.
hours shall be allowed where orig W
ating within 3j miles of relay M
alton or where transferring to an M
her road, or re-handlipg in involved. Z
the movement is suspended on ac- -
unit of any cause beyond the power le =
the railroad company to prevent it, ~ "
ch delay shall be added to the free 20
ne allowed in this rule.
Rules S and 9--Not changed. ri
Rule 10 Whenever a shipper makes
verbal or written application to
ilroad company for car or cars, to
loaded with any kind of freight
lbraced in the tariff of said COM
ny stating the articles and destina- =
IN, the railroad company shall far
sh the same within days from "a.