The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-12

warehouseman shall be liable 10
any person injured thereby, for all
damage caused by the omission from
negotiable receipt OF any OF inc
terms herein required.
Section g. A warehoubeman may
Insert In & receipt, issued by MIN. an
other terms and conditions. provided
that such terms and conditions snail
(a) Be contrary to the provisions
of th& act,
ton to exercise that degree Of care In
the safe ping Of the goods entrust-
ed to him which a reasonably carei al
pan would exercise In regard to SINH
lar goods OF his own
Section 4 a receipt In which It Is
stated that the goods received will be
delivered to the deposltor, or to any
other specihed person, is a non
negotiable receipt
Section 8. a receipt in which It Is
stated that the goods received Will be
delivered to the bearer, or 10 the or
der OF any person named IN sueh re
ceipt Is a negotiable receipt.
No provision shall be inserted In a
negotiable receipt that 1t Is non
negotiable Such provision, If insert
Section 6 When more than one
negotiable receipt Is issued for the
same goods, the word duplicate shall
BE- plainly placed upon the face OF eV-
cry such receipt. except the one nrst Is
sued. A warehouS eman shall be liable
for all damage caused by his failure
so TO do 10 any one who purchased
the subsequent receipt for value sup
posing It TO BE- an orig even
though the purchase be after the de
livery OF the goods by the warehouse
man to the holder Of the original re
ceipt.
Section 7. non-negotiable receipt
shall have plainly placed upon its face
by the ,warehouseman Issuing II non
negotiable" or Rotiable In
y. r1t,, nsft 70 GA
TO do. holder Of the receipt who pur-
chased II for value supposing It 10 be
negotiable, may. AT his option trent
such reeelps as inposlhKi Ia b 1PI3hl me he
would have incurred had the receipt
been negotiable.
This section shall not apply, how
ever, TO letters. memoranda, or writ
ten acknowledgment OF an Informal
character
section g. A warehousoman In the
absence Of some lawful excuse pro-
vldcd by this net, Is bound to deliver
the goods upon a demand made either
by the holder pf receipt for the
goods or by tho deposition II such dc
mand IL accompanied with:
(a) An offer to satisfy tho Warc-
housemans Hen.
Cb) An offer to surrender the re-
ceipt II negotiable, win such indorse-
mcnts as would be- necessary for the
negotiation Of IN" receipts and
60 A readiness ma Willingness 10
sign, when tn goods are delivered. an
acknowledgement that they have been
delivered, IL such signature Is request
ed by the war"hOuscuau.
In case he warchuuGoman refuses
or fails To deliver the goods in com
pliance with demand by the. holder
or depositor 30 accompanied. the bur
den shall be upon tho warehousemnn
TO establish the existence OF lawful
excuse for such refusal.
Section .. warchouscman Is Jus
ttfad In deiiVprIpQ The Hpn6g subject
t. the provisions of he three follow
Ing SECTIONS to ono who Is;
(a) Tho person lawfully entitled
20 the possession of the goods or his
fb) A person who is either himself
entitled to delivery by tho terms of a
goods. or who has written authority
from the person 90 entitled either In
dorsed upon tho receipt or written
upon another paper, or
negotiable receipt by the terms OF
which the goods arc deliverable to him
or order or to bearer or which hae
been Endorsed to him or In blank by
the person to whom delivery was
promised by the terms of tho receipt
or by his mediate or immediate in
doreee.
section 10 Where warehouse
man delivers IN" goods to one who is
not In fact lawfully entitled to the
possession OF them, the Warehouseman
soell be liable as Tor conversion to all
s s"n x the ego sdoGf Re deTe1ed the
goods otherwise than IA authorized by
subdivisions (b) and Co Of the pre-
ccdlng section and though he deliver
cd tES goods as authorized by said
subdiv1sions he shnll be 80 liable, II
prlor TO such delivery he had either
(a) Been requested. by or on be
half Of tho person lawfully entitled to
right Of property or possession in
the goods moi to make such delivery,
Ch) Had information that the de-
livery about to be made was to one
mot lawfully entitled to the possession
Of the goods.
Section II Except as provided In
section thirty-six. whore a warehouse
man delivers goods for which he had
issued a negotiable receipt the nego-
tlation OF which would transfer the
right to the possession of tho goods.
and fails To take up and cancel the re
colpt he shall be liable to any one
who purchases for value In good faith
such receipt. FOR failure to deliver the
goods TO him, whether such purchaser
acquired title to the receipt before or
after the delivery of the goods by the
warehouseman.
section 10. Except as provided in
section thirty six. whore "A warehouse
man delivers part Of the goods for
which he had issued negotiable re-
coipt and falls either to take up and
cancel such receipt. or to place plain
or packages have been delivered he
shall be liable. to any ono who pur-
chases for value in good faith such
receipt, for failure to deliver all the
goods specified In the receipt. whether
such purchaser acquired title to the
receipt be fore or after the delivery OF
any portion Of the goods by the ware
hOuAeman.
Section IS The alteration of re-
celpt shall not excuse the warehouse
man who issued II from any liability