The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23


delivery the car shall have been placed
under the terms OF Rule w., or X held
for any reason for which the consignea
may be responsible, except that, II con-
signee accepts notice delivered after
twelve O'Clock noon on Saturdays, II
shal 30 as having been de-
to six P. M. Constructive notice re-
ferrnd to consists Of posting notice BY
nall to ccnsignee. Where this mods
DO twenty four hours additional frea
time: provided. however. that when, IN
any case where notice OF arrival Is
given by mail the consignee shall
nor employees, have received such no.
tice. then he will be held prima facis
not to have received legal notice by
reason OF posting Of said notice by
mall.
RULE TX.
(n) All incoming freight unloaded at
destinations by railroad companies in
their depots or warehouses which is
not removed by the owners thereof
from the custody of the railroad COM
| pany within forty-eight hours. COM
putting from seven o'clock A. NJ. of the
day following legal notice of arrival.
may be subject to the charge Of stor-
age for each day, or fraction OF a. day.
1t may remain in the custody OF the
railroad company, as follows:
In less than carloads, not more than
one cent per hundred pounds per day.
or fraction thereof; in carload guam
titles. not more than ten cents per ton
OF 1000. pounds per day or fraction
thereof. but not exceeding s1.oo per car
that in no case shall the amount SO
collected for storage of less than
carload shipment exceed the amount
authorized to be charged as storage. or
demurrage on carload OF similar
freight for the same length of Tina
when not unloaded from car, as pros
vided by the demurrage rules.
tb) This rule shall apply also to
unloading package freight in their
t7a) hours Of free time shall be al
lowed instead Of forty-eight.
(n) Loaded cars containing fertilizers.
| hay. straw. coal, coke. brick and lum-
Der in covered cars. and the following
articles in bulk: Meat. potatoes. grain
and grain products. glass bottles, cot
ton seed ann cotton-seed hulls. taking
track delivery. which are to be UNI
loaded by consignec. but are not I'M
loaded within seyenty-two hours, com
day following the day legal notice of
arrival is given (having been placed
at an accessible point for unloading. or
held for any reason for which the con-
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subject thereafter to a charge for de-
murrage of s1.00 per car for each day.
or fraction of a day. that they remain
loaded III possession of the railroad
company. All other loaded cars. taking
track delivery, to be unloaded by con-
signee shall be limited to forty-eight
hours of free time: provided. however.
that IL. after placing a car or cars. as
required in this rule. the railroad COM
pany shall. during or after free time.
temporarily remove any or all of them.
or In any way obstruct the unloading
of same. the conslEnee shall not be
thereby
Provided that when. on account OF
aelay or irregularity in transportation.
Gnrs are punched in transit and de-
vond his reasonable ascertained ability
to unload within the free time pre-
scribed in these rules. he shall be
allowed by the carrier such additional
time as may be necessary to unload
cars so in excess by the exercise of
due and usual diligence on the part of
corsignee.
Oh, When, after arrival at destina-
tion. car containing freight Is
switched. upon order. for unloading to
=. nont within the local switching
limits on, or reached by way Of road
other than that over which it arrived.
free time shall be allowed for such
ordering not to exceed twenty-four
hours from seven A. NJ. of Che day
DJtGT giving aCtuRl notice., Or IOrtX-
~ f4s) hours from seven A. NJ. of
the dav after ei"i-p corstruct've no.
tice of arrival: which is in addition to
the full free time for unloading as
placed at the unloading point, such
free time for unloading to begin when
so placed.
RULE XIV.
II freight shall remain unclaimed at
destination for six days after the eX-
nlration of free time; or, II a consignee
shall refuse to accept freight rendered
carrier charged with the duty Of de-
livery shall. within reasonable time
thereafter. give legal notice thereof TO
consisnor through agent of carrier at
oint OF shfoment or 9th .rwise. Agent
ar destination NAV also give notice to
rnrsieror direct: and II the con-
sienor shall not within three days;
after recent of the notice which first
reaches him. give direction for the re-
shinment or unloading. or other dis
position OF such goods. he shall thence
forth become liable to such carrier for
storage. on such goods. or demurrage
are stored, to the same extent and at
the same rates as such charges. are
now. under ike circumstances. nv the
rules OF this Commission. imnosed
'"nn corsignees who neglect or refuse.
otter, notice Of arrival. to remove
freight of like character from the de-
rots or cars OF a carrier. A con-
signee who has once refused to ac-
cent consignmert Of goods shall not
thereafter be entitled to receive the
came eScent unon payment of all
CHARGES for storage or demurrage
which have accrued.
RULE wv.
When consienors ship goods con-
signed to themselves. or to order, and
oSnrcss. in their hills of ladins or
shipping directions. the name OF a per-
son at destination to be notified. 1t
snail be the duty Of tn. railroad, ar
other transportation company. to give
legal notice to such person in the same
way. and under the same rule as II
the shtnmert had been made direct to
him. But when corsignors do not so
EXPRESS the name of person at des-
tination to be notified the delivering
carrier shall give LEGAL notice only to
tho consigree at delivery noint except
| that for shirmerts of grain or nay.
notice shall also he 9iven to the local
| exchanges at destinati pofnts where
such exchanges are esta hlished: and
furthermore, not later than the eX-
niration Of six davs after the free time.
notice to consignor shall be given as
,rnv'ded in Rale Nv. for unclaimed
| freight
RULE XVII.