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(a) This agreement and rate quotation including accessorial charges endorsed on or attached hereto must be accepted within thirty (30) days from the proposal date by signature of depositor herein below. In the absence of written acceptance, the act of tendering goods described herein for storage or other services by warehouseman following the passage of thirty (30) days from the proposal date shall constitute such acceptance by depositor.
(b) In the event that goods tendered for storage or other services do not conform to the description contained herein, or conforming goods are tendered after thirty (30) days from the proposal date without prior written acceptance by depositor as provided in paragraph (a) of this section,
warehouseman may refuse to accept such goods. If warehouseman accepts such goods, depositor agrees to rates and charges as may be assigned and invoiced by warehouseman and to all terms of this contract.
(c) This contract may be canceled by either party upon (thirty) 30 days prior written notice and may be deemed canceled in the warehouseman’s
reasonable discretion if no storage or other services are performed under this contract for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days.
Depositor agrees not to ship goods to warehouseman as the named consignee. If, in violation of this agreement, goods are shipped to warehouseman as named consignee, depositor agrees to notify carrier in writing prior to such shipment, with copy of such notice to the warehouseman, that
warehouseman named as consignee is a warehouseman and has no beneficial title or interest in such property and depositor further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless warehouseman from any and all claims for unpaid transportation charges, including undercharges, demurrage, detention or charges of any nature, in connection with goods so shipped. Depositor further agrees that, if it fails to notify carrier as required by the preceding sentence, warehouseman shall have the right to refuse such goods and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, injury or damage of any nature to, or related to, such goods.
(b) Storage charges become applicable upon the date that warehouseman accepts care, custody and control of the goods, regardless of unloading
date or date of issue of warehouse receipt.
(d) of this section, a full month’s storage charge will apply on all goods received between the first and the 15th,
inclusive, of a calendar month; one-half month’s storage charge will apply on all goods received between the 16th and the last day, inclusive, of a calendar month, and a full month’s storage charge will apply to all goods in storage on the first day of the next and succeeding calendar months. All storage charges are due and payable on the first day of storage for the initial month and thereafter on the first day of the calendar month.
(b) The warehouseman reserves the right to move, at depositor’s expense, upon fourteen (14) days written notice sent by certified or registered mail to the depositor of record or to the last known holder of the negotiable warehouse receipt, any goods in storage from the warehouse in which they may be stored to any other of warehouseman’s warehouses; but if such depositor or holder takes delivery of his goods in lieu of transfer, no storage charge shall be made for the current storage month. Warehouseman will store the goods at, and may without notice move the goods within and between, any one or more of the warehouse buildings which comprise the warehouse complex identified in the warehouse receipt.
(c) In addition to the rights afforded to the warehouseman for termination of storage pursuant to Maryland Commercial Law Code Annotated § 7-206, the warehouseman may, upon written notice to the depositor of record and any other person known by the warehouseman to claim an interest in the goods, require the removal of any goods by the end of the next succeeding storage month. Such notice shall be given to the last known place of business or abode of the person to be notified. If goods are not removed before the end of the next succeeding storage month, the warehouseman may sell them in accordance with applicable law.
(d) In accordance with Maryland Commercial Law Code Annotated § 7-209, depositor accepts that warehouseman has a lien against the goods for charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, insurance, labor or other charges, present or future, in relation to the goods, and for expenses necessary for preservation of the goods or reasonably incurred in their sale pursuant to law. In the event of a sale to enforce its lien, warehouseman shall be entitled to apply the proceeds of such a sale first to the cost of the sale, including but not limited to publication costs, private or public auction fees, reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and fees, then to charges for interest accrued on past due balances, and only
then to charges for storage or transportation, including demurrage and terminal charges, insurance, labor or other charges.
(e) To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, depositor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless warehouseman from any and all failures, if any, with respect to the various technical requirements for notice, cure, publication and sale in the event of warehouseman’s enforcement of its warehouse lien pursuant to Maryland Commercial Law Code Annotated § 7-210 and this agreement.
(f) If warehouseman in good faith believes that the goods are about to deteriorate or decline in value to less than the amount of warehouseman’s lien before the end of the next succeeding storage month, the warehouseman may specify in the notification any reasonable shorter time for removal of the goods and in case the goods are not removed, may sell them at public sale held one week after a single advertisement or posting as provided by law.
(g) If as a result of a quality or condition of the goods of which the warehouseman had no notice at the time of deposit the goods are a hazard to other property or to the warehouse or to persons, the warehouseman may sell the goods at public or private sale without advertisement on reasonable notification to all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. If the warehouseman after a reasonable effort is unable to sell the goods he may dispose of them in any lawful manner and shall incur no liability by reason of such disposition. Pending such disposition, sale or return of the goods, the warehouseman may remove the goods from the warehouse and shall incur no liability by reason of such removal.
(e) To the fullest extent afforded to it by Maryland Commercial Law Code Annotated § 7-204, the warehouseman shall not be liable for demurrage or detention, delays in unloading inbound cars, trailers or other containers, or delays in obtaining and loading cars, trailers or other containers for
outbound shipment unless warehouseman has failed to exercise reasonable care.
(A) No goods shall be delivered or transferred except upon receipt by the warehouseman of complete written instructions. Written instructions shall include, but are not limited to, FAX, EDI, TWX or contained in the communication as received. However, when no negotiable receipt is outstanding, goods may be delivered upon instruction by telephone in accordance with a prior written authorization, but the warehouseman shall not be responsible for loss or error occasioned thereby.
(c) When goods are ordered out, a reasonable time shall be given the warehouseman to carry out instructions, and if he is unable because of circumstances outside of warehouseman’s immediate control, including but not limited to, acts of God, war, public enemies, seizure under legal process,
strikes, lockouts, riots and civil commotions, or any reason beyond the warehouseman’s control, or because of loss or destruction of goods for which warehouseman is not liable, or because of any other excuse provided by law, the warehouseman shall not be liable for failure to carry out such
instructions and goods remaining in storage will continue to be subject to regular storage charges.
(a) Additional charges for warehouse labor required for services other than ordinary handling and storage will be charged to the depositor.
(b) Special services requested by depositor including but not limited to compiling of special stock statements; reporting marked weights, serial numbers or other data from packages; physical check of goods; and handling transit billing will be subject to an additional charge.
(d) By prior arrangement, goods may be received or delivered during other than usual business hours, subject to an additional charge.
(f) Charges for services rendered by warehouseman are due and payable upon presentment. Interest shall accrue on past due balances at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum, or two (2) percentage points above the published Wall Street Journal consensus prime rate, whichever is greater, until such a time as depositor’s past due balances are paid in full. Warehouseman reserves the right to demand subsequent payments in cash or money order in the event that depositor’s account is in arrears for more than thirty (30) days at least twice in any given eighteen (18) month period.
(c) THE DEPOSITOR DECLARES THAT DAMAGES ARE LIMITED TO 5 TIMES BASE STORAGE RATE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH LIABILITY MAY AT THE TIME OF ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CONTRACT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 BE INCREASED UPON DEPOSITOR’S WRITTEN REQUEST ON PART OR ALL OF THE GOODS HEREUNDER IN WHICH EVENT AN ADDITIONAL MONTHLY CHARGE WILL BE MADE BASED UPON SUCH INCREASED VALUATION.
(d) WHERE LOSS OR INJURY OCCURS TO STORED GOODS, FOR WHICH THE WAREHOUSEMAN IS NOT LIABLE, THE DEPOSITOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REMOVING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING OF SUCH GOODS AND THE COST OF ANY ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEAN UP AND SITE REMEDIATION RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OR INJURY TO THE GOODS.
(a) Claims by the depositor and all other persons must be presented in writing to the warehouseman within a reasonable time, and in no event longer than either thirty (30) days after delivery of the goods by the warehouseman or thirty (30) days after depositor of record or the last known holder of a negotiable warehouse receipt is notified by the warehouseman that loss or injury to part or all of the goods has occurred, whichever time is shorter.
If warehouseman negligently misships goods, the warehouseman shall pay the reasonable transportation charges incurred to return the misshipped goods to the warehouse. If the consignee fails to return the goods, warehouseman’s maximum liability for misshipment shall be for the lost or damaged goods as specified in Section 11 above, and warehouseman shall have no liability for damages due to the consignee’s acceptance or use of the goods whether such goods be those of the depositor or another.
RIGHT TO STORE GOODS; INDEMNIFICATION – Sec. 16
Depositor represents and warrants that depositor is lawfully possessed of the goods and has the right and authority to store them with warehouseman in full compliance with the terms of this agreement. Depositor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the warehouseman from any and all loss, cost and expense (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’, court costs and fees) which warehouseman pays, incurs or shall otherwise become liable for as a result of any dispute or litigation, whether instituted by warehouseman or others, arising out of the performance of this agreement, or respecting depositor’s right, title or interest in the goods. Such amounts shall be deemed charges in relation to the goods and may be subject to warehouseman’s lien.
Depositor warrants that it has provided warehouseman with information concerning the stored goods which is accurate, complete in all respects and otherwise sufficient to allow warehouseman to comply with all laws and regulations concerning the storage, handling and transporting of the stored goods. Depositor will indemnify, defend and hold warehouseman harmless from any and all loss, cost, penalty and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and fees) which warehouseman pays, incurs or shall otherwise become liable for as a result of depositor’s failure to fully adhere to this obligation.
(a) If any provision of this agreement or any application thereof, should be construed or held to be void, invalid or unenforceable, by order, decree or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this receipt shall not be affected thereby but shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) Warehouseman’s failure to require strict compliance with any provision of this agreement or any provisions of the warehouse receipt shall not constitute a waiver or estoppel to later demand strict compliance with that or any other provision(s) of this agreement.
(c) The provisions of this agreement shall be binding upon the depositor’s heirs, executors, successors and assigns; and take together with the warehouse receipts, if any, contains the sole agreement governing goods stored with the warehouseman; this agreement cannot be modified except by a writing signed by warehouseman.
CHOICE OF LAW; VENUE – SEC.19
This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Maryland. Depositor has been afforded the opportunity to review, has read, and acknowledges its understanding of the provisions of Maryland Commercial Law Code Annotated § 7-101 et seq. (Documents of Title), which are hereby incorporated by reference and expressly made part of this agreement. In any event, the terms of this agreement shall supersede any conflicting term in Maryland Commercial Law Code Annotated § 7-101 et seq. If a dispute arises out of or in connection with the performance of this agreement,
venue shall be the court of competent jurisdiction in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.