The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-08

OF the arrival OF freight at or before
six r. NJ. OF any day. free time begins
at seven O'clock A. M. on tho day after
such notice has been given. provided |
that in casa OF freight taking track
delivery the car shDil have been placed
under tile terms OF Rule w. or II held
FOR any reason FOR which tho consignee
may be responsible, except that. II con.
sIgnee accepts notice delivered altar
twelve o'clock noon OH Saturdays, II
shall be construed as having beefi de
livered on the following Monday pr.or
to six p. nj. Constructive nos,ce re- r.,
nail to consignce. Where TINS li, ,,i
OF giving notice Is adopted there snall
be twenty-four hours ad!lttlonal Tree
any case where notice OF arrival IL
given BY mail, the consignee shall
make oath that neither he. his agents.
nor employees, lave received such e, no
not to have received legal notice by
reason OF posting of said notice BY
mail.
RULE TX.
IN, All Incoming freight unloaded at
destinations by railroad companies IN
their depots or warehouses which IS
not removed by tho owners thereoi
from the custody OF the ra ,larna com com
putting from seven o'clock ~. NJ. OF ,ne
day following legal notice OF arrival,
may be subject to the charge OF stor-
age for each day. or. fraction OF a day,
I 1t may remain In the custody Of the
railroad company as follows:
In less than carloads. not moro than
one cent per hundred pounds per gay,
titles, not more than ten cents per ton
OF 1000 pounds per day or fraction
thereof, but not exceeding. Sl.0O per car
per day or fraction OF , day; prov1tae a.
carload shipment exceed the amount
authorized to be charged as storage Or
q nrlq 1anrtI Of tie
when not unloaded from car. as pro-
|vided by the demurrage rules.
n and fsaEbt IN te
warehouses. except that seventy-two
| (72) hours OF free time shall be al
lowed instead OF forty-eiSht.
tn) Loaded cars containing fertilizers.
hay, straw, coal, coke, brick and lum-
Der In covered cars. and the following
articles in bulk: Meat, potatoes, grain
ton seed ann cotton-seed hulls. taking
track delivery, which are to be un-
loaded by consigncc. but arc not un-
loaded within seyenty.tw9 h9urs &, c9 }9,e
day following the day legal notice OF
arrival is given (having been placed
Mt an accessible point for unloading. or
held for any reason for which the con-
|signee may be responsibility. may be
subject thereafter to charge for de-
murrage of $500 per car for each day.
OF. fraction Of 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 car or cars: , as
pany shall. during or after free time.
Temporarily remove any or all OF them.
Tor In any way obstruct the unloading
chars s with the he delay caused
| thereby.
Provided that when. on account Of
delay or irregularlty in transportation.
livered to consignee in numbers be-
to unload within the free time pre-
m the CARRIES sues adat,ns
| time as may be necessary to unload
4 cars SO In excess by the exercise of
due and usual diligence on the part OF
tb, When. after arrival at destina-
switched upon order. for unloading to
2n w!h resche sf By o gay o ndad
cther than that over which 1t arrived.
free time shall be allowed for such
ordering not to exceed q twe MY our
after giving actual notice. or forty.
'Sht (4S) hours from seven a. NJ Of
/ the day after giving constructive no.
tice of arrival: which is in addition to
f,t11 fro y,non nrH n n ~ G
provided In section fa) after being
placed at the unloading point, such
i free time for unloading to begin when
4, so placed.
RULE Nv.
If freight shall remain unclaimed at
/ destination for six days after tho eX-
p ,,,n ton Of free time; or T. c9nsisnss
l In pursuance of the bill OF ladinE. the
carrier charged with the duty OF de-
tllivery shall. within reasonable TING
eonsignor through f agent s Of carrier at
i loint OF shipment or otil'rwisc. Agent
as destination may also give notice to
tse consignor direct: and Il the con-.
after RECENT Of tha. notice which first
4 breaches him. give direction for the re-
shipment or unloading. or other dis
position OF such goods. he shall thence.
storage. on such goods. or demurrage
upon the car or cars In which they
are stored, to the same extent. and at
4 the same rates as such charges, are
now. under like circumstances. by the
rules Of this Commission. imposed
rnon consignees who neglect or refuse,
after notice Of arrival to remove
} freight of like character from the de-
pots or cars of a carrier. A cons
J signee who has once refused to ac-
! cept a consignment OF goods shall not
4 thereafter be entitled to receive the
same except upon payment of all
4 charges for storage or demurrage
which have accrued.