Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-10
A GOOD LAW.

We are Just In receipt Of the ne"
Law enacted by the last Legislature
which has reference TO the co'lectins
Of ciain,s from transportatt"" com
pa~ics. We trust that this Law vii
proye A spiueion to the much vexrt
question OF collecting claims froG'
TRANSPORTATION companies. of course
,h,. law will only apply to State ship
ments, that Ia. goods shipped fr"n'
one city to another within the state
of Florida.
Below Ne print the Law In full, f'r
the Information Of our business men
and readers:
chaptsr 5sia
AN Act to require common carriers
q my claims for lost or damaged
frssght o. express and oNercharses on
fssighs or express within . certain
stns and providing that In the event
\ common carrier fails tc pay said
chain within satd time that such COIL
mon carrier shall In certain cases b.
liable for interest on said claim AZ
The rate OF flfty PER cent yer annn'n.
md shalt Also Be liable for reason
able atsosuey's Zee.
BE Il enacted by the legislature
d the state Of rkEida:
section I. That Il shall BE- the
auty Of all common carriers operating
vitlba this State and they arr here
bD required when any person hies
Ma, q psee<atS to. them a. any sta
lioa aeeat of said common carrier
10 b. aDeA. hia chim for any freight
= expseas lost cr damaged by said
carrier. % for any over
sAarDs made BY such common carrier
- any Twilight or express. Co pay
- ~ esaim within sixty days from
ID oe1nG SttA O. presentation TO said
pssamra carrier q any station agent
= sDeA common carrier.
~oscesA :. TAat should any CON.
- oasrsee tail % comply With the
aUNsnona q 0eeeioa one Nv Of THE
- eAea ~ sAj1 common carrier
nnhAng sUcA tAi)1fs sAAll BE- liable to
- ehlnnnt foe The amount oe hts
'lni1 a.1 Any pr cen, pr annum
n1aeesa q Ne principal sum q said
lAala ssusn he date q tA< aliag o. the
lans VitA. o. pr~seataticn q the same
y ~ apnDoa cartier q any station
l0ue q oaeA cnlnDna carrier. and
uAsn - sAia claimant shall bring
- anA pscover taAgneas fog his
~ asnlDse saia cos@oa carrier. se
- - al(s0eA tA< saSa lfsy per
- psr q. nA I. aaAassaa to the
sas<asA - q sasA claim, and the
~ sAaA = sshOv~a In the verdict
uevlng Nm tu1g1eAl Provsde4- hc~.
svoe. ~ ~ eAa1aet sAan not Ne
uosW - AAve 1oAgHeeAs for the
~ o6U ~ esoa pr annnA- unless
- gsesssgs lU1gzpsns Noe sum which
lu0 - Vhe1Dal san a sHsd claim
Z q annsuAe sweater eAaA tAe amount
UeocA 0a1A cuanumn carrier hid o.
lssVa anA sRoAaeWa 10 he eiaar,ans
y ssea1saneae q - eaatn eesoee the
6aDAasssa q sasa s1xsy DAYS IN which
~ sajA csnasa carrier Is required
10 Nv sueA cAaalns under the p<osis-
Ions of SecRjSn cne 81 Of this act
-0scssoa 3. That any conmon car,
NJ wAo tam o oa0pN With the y-o-
sSs1aAe a Sse&ioa one IN Of this
- sAAA b ~ event that the claim
~ shall preS1Il In IN acsion to ceccv.
y - kSs claaA. b. hahle for =
attorneys fee and n shall
- tAe Auty Il The ccsy1 TO allow the
sA1nAne ncA reasoaah,e attorney .
-. Which shall ~ ex~-d hy the court
~ - exceeA fifteen dollars II the
i0s0t rsrovSrrd Dos NJ, exceed one
AOAseA Asalarx, and NOT 70 exceed
0Ne0 ~ cent "a any Anorn; -
oosaReA eRea.er than the sur q. ore
nR1rea dollars
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