Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-04-30

year after the service of such notice
Sec. 2. This act shall take erect ana
Approved April ~, 1909.
CHAPTER 414-S. F. NO. 434.
AN ACT relating to bills of aiding
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature OIL lhe
Section /. Order Bill of Lading De-
flled.-That whenever any common cal
rier, railroad or transportation company
bill of lading for the transportation OF
property from one place to another WIFI
in this state. or bstwe EN- places ass;c one hi IL
shall be, or purport to be, drawn to me
order Of the shipper or other speclhed
person, or which shall contain any state
ty described therein is, or may be de-
liverable upon the order OF any person
therein mentioned, such bill shall oe
known as an Order BIZ fa, OF d,aa'n reo,, Iau
ments:
(a) In connection with the name Of
the person to whose o 9rords me aor PFupe of'
shall prominently appear In print on me
face Of the bill. thus Consigned to Or
o. The bill shall be printed on yell
IS It shall contain ..r on its rr faee the ne
f f1ls nrigin p1oy drdar Bill ulo of L Zafin,uE Prop p
eriy Endorsed shall be required before
delivery Of the property.
I'D It shall not CONTAIN n s she wo nus
port. If such words are placed on ,a az
and Of no effect.
to prohibit the insertion in an Order
Bill Of Lading Of other terms or conu1-
lions not inconsistent with the provisions
Of iGsd this ~ act s;c but hi, it s any terms ee aht or cond l.
tons contrary to-, or inconsistent with.
such provisions and it shall be unlawful
for any carrier to insert i;eIit,n IN + Sucn 1,ab biz
ity Of such carrier for actual loss.
Sec. p. Straight Bin Of ,Lading De-
fined.-Whenever a bill or iadlng is ~
e eg ar6 by q ca 4rom f one 'p place to another
within this state, or between places one
Of which is within this state. In which
the, property described therein en- rs IS 8 s's snel
Gifted person. without any statement or
representation that such property IS con
signed or deliverable to the order e OF "a any
R n%straight s4 Ii11 Of Of! La sdh1t and shall con-
tain the following requirements:
ca = pin shall AL be FL pr II frc6 on W 1anTe
6) The bill shall have prominently
stamped upon its face the words Not
Gc5 Nothing herein shall, be censtrusd
Bill Of Lading of other terms or cond1-
lions not inconsistent. with the provisions
Of this act; but it shall be Unlawful to
tons contrary to or inconsistent with
Sec. 8. Penalty for Violating REQUIRE.
on Servant Of a carrier, who shall know.
i,lgly violate any Of the requirements
stated in subdivisions (a) q? .(c) (d) or
(e) Of section 1 and in s~ubdiv1s1ons (a9
] /IN -, rs ~ coo+io, 9 shall he Q11tltV OF
a misdemeanor and punishable by fine OF
not more than one thousand dollars or
Imprisonment not more than one year, or
both.
marked Duplicate Unlawful.-It shall be
unlawful for carrier, or for any ON 4
Ger, agent Or %rd serva mt, OF Of a 1 ca5h1er' or or
a Straight Bill of Lading, as defined by
this act, until the whole Of the property
as described therein shall have been ac-
the actual control of such carrier, TO be
transported or to issue q second or dup.
licate Order Bill Of Lading or Straight
whole or in part, for which a former bill
Of lading has been issued and remains
outstanding and s1,nu une cancel 4b;a T With ut
Sec: :. Penalty and civil Liability, for
vlolation.-Every carrier. Or officer,
agent or servant of a carrier, who know
1DSlV VlO1dLSS liz plON1oiOA1o VI SSAO -
OF this act and every person who negoxx
tiates or transfers for value a bill OF
lading known by him to have been issued
in violation Of said section 4, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con
viction shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars or imprls-
onment not exceeding oo ss5in 1--WE f1ve yy Ha : or % po1 b1
his officer, agent or servant authorized
to issue bills of lading, Issues a false or
duplicate, bill Of lading in violation OF
shall be estopped, as against all and ev-
ery person or persons injured thereby
who shall acquire any such false or
fePl' Sal9e, on to 81 deny eaS1"f the rSe Fec Of the
property as described therein. or to as
sert that a former bill Of lading has
been issued and remains %nstand1n g ana
case may be; and such issuing carrier
shall be liable to any and every such
person for all damages immediate or
sustained because Of reliance upon SUCH
bill, whether the person or persons guilty
Of issuing or negotiating. u bill shall
have been convicted unoer th's sece'on
Sec. 6. Penalty Upon Shipper Without
| Title.-Every person who receives from a
value an % Order or Straight Bill of Lad
ing representing property to when ne
had nc, or an encountered title, at the
time Of the negotiation of such bill shall
D6 SulllV VI d N" N1N
Conviction shall be punished by fine not
| exceeding five thousand dollars Or I'M
~prisonment not exceeding FIVE years, or
both. Provided, however mat It + sn aan
prosecution under this act that any per-
cused has complied with the require
ments of any law of the United States
the United States relating to uniform
Sec. I. Surrender of Order Bill.-lt
shall be unlawful for any carrier, or
deliver the property described in an Or
der Bill Of Lading without requiring sur
render and making cancellation of such
bill, or in case of partial, delivery. IN
erty delivered; provided, that in lieu OF
u delivery, it shall be lawful for the
| carrier, or his officer, agent or servant
in his behalf. to take from the person
good, sufflcient n valid bond in a sum
ditioned that such person shall. within a
reasonable time thereafter. deliver to the
issued for said property or shall pay the
value Of said property to the carrier
upon demand, and upon the execution
and delivery Of said bond as aforesaid,
officer, agent or servant, to deliver the
goods to the person claiming title there
to, without requiring the immediate sur
render Of said Order Bill Of Lading. Ev-
Of a carrier. who knowingly violates the
provisions OF this section shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor n upon conviction
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
not exceeding five years, or both.
And every carrier who by himself, or
by officer, agent or servant authorized
to deliver, goods upon surrender of an