St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1909-05-07

q WA4SIO14 AOIAC0 5pOSt4y AAo SAS y
and amount of his claim and the, date
Of furnishing the last item thereof, no
unless the action Is begun within one
ear after ,t the service SCI. ss. Of sue suen a aGsafe; and
be in force from and after Its passage.
Approved April %. 1909.
CHAPTER 414-S. F. NO. 434.
AN ACT relating to bills of lading.
Section /. Order Bill of Lading De-
hned.-Ihat whenever any common car.
rier. railroad or TRANSPORTATION company
bill Of lading for the transportation OF
property from one place to another with.
in this state, or between places 1S,c one hi 81
which is within his s ha Ira W mn n t R1ls
order 81 the shipper or other specified
person, or which shall contain any state
ment or representation that inc proper
Hverable upon the order Of any person
known as an "Order Bill Of Lading" and
shall conform to the following require
ca In connection with the name OF
is deliverable, the words Order Of
fRss' q RfFG aRe Eli, th sRgs sco 'a s4'%i to TO Or 5@s
.o& % ns Tss 5 81 i saa,! be sid gs'Pbs By Ii On 'n; Ss.;
9ej It shall contain on its face the
this Original Order Bill Of Lading prop
erly Endorsed shall be required before
delivery of the property. Tho n,orae
mot Negotiable" or words Of similar i'm:
port. If such words are placed on an
Order Bill Of Lading. they shall be vo1c
~ NnthinS Ioro;r shall be construed
to prohibit the INSERTION in an Order
Bill of LAding Of other terms or condl.
tons no inconsistent with the provisions
Of this act; but I'll, It s sm1 te be ant or cond {
such provisions and it shall be unlawful
for any carrier to insert IN such bil
any term or CONDITION on dI Ion i aoila1 elo cne 'iaon'
n ssc. u ssevsgn. a Bill Bill Of lading is is.
sued by a carrier for the ra4sportatio
% VI PhGp this s taf% or Snf between 1ass p ca9' one
Of which Is within this state, in which
the property described therein is stated
to be consigned or deliverable to a spe,
signed or deliverable to the order of any
person. Such bill shall be knoWn as
straight Eill Of Ladlngn an ad+ shall con
paper 81 inches wide by II inches long
(b) The bill shall have prominently
NsgoRisb,s upon its face the words "N0'
Co Nothing herein shall be construed
to prohibit the insertion In a straigh'
Bill Of Lading Of other terms or conql
Of this act; but it shall be unlawful tc
insert in such blu any. terms or condi
tons contrary to or Inconsistent will
Sec. 8. Penalty for Violating Require
ments.-Every carrier, or officer, ,agen'
Or servant Of a carrier, who shall know.
i IL Ely violate nc st1,a9I n Of tn the RE 5eqq 9c9 3a9 .,
5e9 Of section j and in subdivisions "a
(b) or (c) of section 2 shall be guilty o
a misdemeanor n punishable by fine o
not more than one thousand ollar o.
both.
Sec. 4. Issue Of False Bill or I'm
marked Duplicate Unlawful.-.It h "a b
unlawful for any carrier, or for any Off:
a Straight Bill Of Lading, as defined b,
this act. until the whole Of the property
as described therein shall have been &C
the actual control of such carrier, to b.
transported or to issue q second or dup
licate Order Bill of Lading or straigh'
| Bill of Lading for the same property. II
whole Or in part, for which ,5 a an former naer. bill
prominently mark.ng across the face o
the same the word Duplicate"
v,olstion.-Every carrier, 6r efacer
| agent or servant of a carrier, who know
ingly violates the provisions Of section 4
Of this act and every person who nego
tiates or transfers for value a bill o
lading known by him to have been ISSUED
in violation Of SAID section 4, shall b.
guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon con
viction shall be punished by fine not ex
onment not exceeding five years, or both
And every carrier who himself, or b!
his officer; agent or servant authorize
duplicate bill Of iadinr!g in violation Q
the provisions Of section 4 Of this act
shall be estopped, as against all and ev
cry person or persons Injured thereb!
duplicate bill Of iadlng in good faith an
property as described. therein: or to as
sert that a former bill of lading ha'
u%ncanceled for the same property, as tn
| case may be; and such issuing carrie
shall be liable to any and every sucl
person for all damages hg {1 INN eeaa 90 o.
sustained because Of reliance upon sucl
bill, whether the person or persons guilt!
Of Issuing or negotiating such bill shall
have been convicted under this section
Or not.
Sec. 6. Penalty Upon Shipper W1thou
Title.-Every person who receives from
carrier and ~fraudulently negotiates 70
had nc, or an encumbered title, at TIN
time Of the negotiation Of such bill. shall
CONVICTION shall be punished by n no
exceeding five thousand dollars Or i'm
p~risonment not exceeding i've years, o
both. Provided, however that 1t shal
prosecution under this act that any per
cused has complied with the require
m Rsreafto of amy enac {eT p pf tf the o Gongre STATE g
the United. States relating to uniform
bills Of lading.
Sec. 7. Surrender of Order Bill
ehall be esemt Nv aar1 for any an q c eaTriar 2 2,
deliver the property described in an Or
der Bill Of Lading without requiring sur
render and making cancellation of sue
dorsing thereon s statement Of the prop
erty delivered; provided, that in lieu o
such delivery, 1t shall be lawful for tn
carrier or his !. of1 Ger. agent gent Or se egvsd,
to whom such property Is delivered
good. sufficient and valid bond in a sun
double the value Of the property; con
reasonable time thereafter. deliver to tn
carrier the original Order Bill Of Ladin.
issued for said property or shall pay tn
value Of said property to the carrie
upon demand, and upon the execution
it shall be lawful for the carrier, or hi
officer, agent or servant, to deliver tn
goods to the person claiming title there
to, without requiring the immediate sur
render of said Order Bill Of Lading. Ev
cry carrier, or officer. agent or servan
Of a carrier. WHO knowingly violates tn
provisions Of this section shall be guilt.
| ~ q 1oiadoY,o ~ NOR and l1nOn Cnnviofio1
shall be punished by. fine not exceedin;
five thousand dollars or Imprisonment
not exceeding five years, or both.
And every carrier who by himself, o