Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-04-18
The RECIPROCAL
DEMURRACE LAW
Some of the Provisions of the
New Statute that will Take
Effect July lst.


given the subject close attention,
some of the most important provi.
sions of the new demurrage law tC
60 into effect July lst, are here
given:
1t requires the railroads to furnish
cars upon written application OF
shippers within forty eight hours at
terminal points and seventy-two
hours at intermediate. points, Sun
days and legal holidays excepted. 1t
provides however, that when the
application is for more than three
cars The railroads shall have an addi-
tional day to supply each additional
car. The applications must be made
in writing and state the number OF
cars wanted, the time and place de-
sired and the character of the freight
and it's final destination, the rail
roads to furnish printed application
blanks for this purpose. Failure to
furnish the cars within the time
prescribed renders the railroads liable
to penalty of ST.. day for each
car, to be recovered in any court OF
competent jurisdiction, together
with damages the applicants may
have sustained.
The railroads also are required
when notified that a car ..is loaded
and ready for shipment, to start the
car towards it's destination within
twenty-four hours and for each day
of delay shall forfeit 81. a day for
each car. This penalty also is at
tached for delay in starting forward
cars received from connecting lines.
After being started the cars must
be transportated at the average rate
OF fifty miles day or the railroad
is liable to a penalty of ST.. a day for
every day or fraction thereof --con-
sumed in the transportation in excess
OF the time prescribed. After cars
have reached their destination the
railroads must place them at the
usual place of unloading by the con-
signee within forty-eight hours and
be subject to the same penalty OF 81.
a day.
The bill also places some require
ments upon the shippers. After a
car has been placed for loading, it
must be loaded and ready for delivery
to the railroad within forty-eight
hours after being placed there. For
every day or fraction thereof of delay
in loading the shippers are made
liable to the railroad at the rate of
81 a day for each car. The law gives
the consignee seventy-two hours for
unloading bituminous coal, bulk
lime, fruit or vegetables or lumber
shipments, but all other shipments
must be unloaded in fortyeight hours,
and penalty OF ST. a day for each
car delayed in unloading is allowed
the railroads.
The bill provides that the period
during which the movement of
freight or fur nishing of cars is sus-
pended on account Of strikes, public
calamities, accidents or other cause
not within the power of the railroad
to prevent, or during which the load
ing or unloading Of freight by the
shippers or consignee, if delayed by
reason OF inclement weather, which
would make loading or unloading i'm.
practicable, or any cause not in the
power Of the shipper or consignee tc
prevent, shall be added to the free
time allowed by the bin.
The railroads are required to make
monthly statements to the railroad
and warehouse commission showing
the penalties paid and collected as
demurrage during the previous
month and showing to whom paid OF
from whom received.