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1. The carrier or party in possession of any of tlie propert,y heroin dee-cribed 
*nall b® iiabl® for any loiis thereof or damage therpto, except as hereinafter rreol ied. 
No carrier or party in possession of any of the property hereui ‘described ah all be 
liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay eamsed by the act of God, the 
public enemy. Quarantine, the authority of law, or the act or default of the shipper or 
owner, or for differences in the weights of grain, seed, or ot}ier commodities eause.’l by 
n?i>.ural shrinkage or discrepancies in elevator weigiits, For loss, damage, or delny caused 
by fire occurring after forty-eight hours (exclusive of legal holidays) after notice o' the 
arrival^ of the property at destination or at port of export (if ixitended for e;rfjort) has 
bt-'ezi diily sent or given, the canleris liability shall be that of warehraiscman only. 
liXcept in caoe of negligence of the carrier or parry in posscs.siou (and the bii‘'den to 
prov® freedom from such negligence shall be on the caxTier or party in possession), the 
carrier or party in possession shall not be liable for loss, damage, or delay occurring 
widie the^ property is stopped and held in transit nnon request of tiie shipper, owner, or 
party entitled to mak® such request; or resiUting from a defect or vice in the property 
or froth riohs or strikes. When in accordance witlr general, ertstorrq. on account of tbs 
nature of r,ae property, or when at the request of the JihippS'r tbo prepWty is tjansnortod 
in open. cars, the carrier, or party in possesdlcn (exeepi in CJtse of. losa or dama^te by f?,:'.*, 
in which case the liability shall be the sain© as though tlio property had been eaTided 
in closed cars) sliall be liable only for negiigeiico, stud the burden to prov© freedom 
negligence .shall be on th® carrier or party in possession. 
Sec. 2. .in issrdng this bill of lading this co.mpany agrees' to trs.Bgpoft' omly ovw 
its own line, and excei.*t a-s otiicrwis© provided r-y Ltv# oniy aa ag'riit 
to T.he portion of the rout® beyond it.© ouai lin®. . 
y.o caiTier- shall be liable for lorn, damage, qt iMjnry not occurring?!;' m.i l,ta owss. road, 
, or its portioa of the tlirough routs, s?,or after aaid pi;opert;/ mm delivered to 
next cjtyrlor., except as such liability is pr may bo liupcjsed toj law, hut nothing 
tflliifid in this bill of lacliu^ shall b© deemed to exempt %h-s iaiiial caiTier from sny 
such liability so imposed. 
See. 3. No carrier is bound to traasport said pro-perty bj «iny particular train or 
vessel, or in time for any p&rticulo.r m&rkat or otlterviriftf tlmn wfth ras^soBabl© dist'Slcb-. 
uiiie-ss by spocillc agreement ir.dor.sieci hemm. Every carrier a.hall ha.v© tbs right in 
case of physical neceaylty to forwa.rd said property by any railro 0 .d or ro'ut® betw»:»tx the 
point of shipment and the pohit of destlrmtlaii; but if .such diveraiosi shall from s. 
rai.I to a water route the liability of 'th© carrier shall be th« sajcu© m though the entire 
carriage were by rail, 
The amount of any loss or damage for wiiicb any carrier is l.iablg: shall b« computed 
on tb.R bs.sls of tiio viilue of the .property (being the bona-Sdis laTo.ic© priea. tf anj., to 
the consignee, jncluding the freight charges, if prepaid) at ths place! and t'lm© o-f ?.!',?« ■ 
me.at under this bill of ladiirg, ualess a lower v?i.lua has been rspxmgented in writing by 
the shipper or has been ag-i'ced upon or la deterirdned by the cJ aseificat-ioii pr tariffs u.poin 
wliicii the rate is based, in any of which events such lower valu® g.hall foe tinj. maximum 
araount to govena .such computation, wheth©.r or not such kv.^s or d&.maga occurs from 
negligence. 
Claims for loss, d&m&gB, or delfiy must h@ mad» in. writirxg' to th® c?inic.r at th® 
point of delivery or at the point of orMa within four montbn .ait©r delivery of the 
property, or, in case of faUurg} to maha delivery, then within four months si'tor a 
reasonable time for delivery h&s ©lapsed™ Unhiss claima are so made the carrier i&hall 
not be liable. 
Any carrier or party liable on account of loss of or damage to ^ny of said property 
shall have the full benefit of any insurance that may have been effected upon or on 
account of said property, so far as this shall not avoid the policies or Gontraefs of 
insurance. 
Sec. 4. All properly shall subject to necessary cooperago and baling at oTvnsris 
cost. Each carrier over whose route cotton is to be transported hereunder shall have 
the privilege, at Us own cost and risk, of compressing the same for greater convenience 
in handling or forwarding, and shall not be held resnon.^ible for deviation .or -unavoidable 
delays in prtxiuring such compression. Grain id bulk consigned to a, point where tliere. 
Is a raiii'OAd, -pu'Diic, or licensed elevator, may (unless otherwise ©xpresaiy rmted ' heieia. 
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and then it is not proropGv uri'loadwl) be there deUverod and placed -with- ©tfc©r . snrfti* * 
of the Fame kbia at-id grads, vriihout 'respect to ovucrsbf.n, and if delivered sksU bf 
subject to a Uen foi elevator -..i a ages in addiiiou to ah other cha'rgtis hereunder. 
Sec. 6. Property not remr 'od by the party entitled receiV'S it wUhin ?'pjrty~«'ifhl 
hours (exclusive of legal holidays) aiter notice of Us sr-dv^ Itsa been duly 'sent or given 
mayibe kept in car, clep-t^ piaco of delivery of tho earner, or tvarehomvev sulij&ct t« a 
reason'; ble charge for stora.gc and to carrier's respon.vibiilty r.s watebousctTiars only, or 
m.a.y 'dc, at the optiovn cf the carrier, removed to and stored 'In a public or ,liccnr-«d 
warehouse at the cost of thi? cvwner and '(here held s-t lb® owner's risik and without lix- 
bitity on tiis part of the cif.rr'.er, and subject to u Eca Jar'aii freight akd other lawfui ' 
charges, including a reos;mah.i3 charge for stovage. -■ ' . , 
Iffie cari'ipr may make a reasonable charge for the .detention of any ymasiJ or caf, 
or -^for the us.e of tr.9.o]'t3 after the car has been iudd foxty-olght hours (ffxc.UiSiV® ef 
leeffj. hoUi 1 n, 3 ’s). for loadim? or uidoadiPf, and may add such charge to ail other chargea 
hereunder and hold such unruerty subieet to ». Uen tlicrefor. Nothing In tstus scctioa 
SiuUl be co'nsrrrcd a'!' k-Esaaing: the tinia aij.pw^v by Ism o-r . aa :j^ttjba'g ; local 
rui.® auftGti’v-s car serrlc®i or atorag®. 
Properly dexUlned . to. or takan .frorn a «taUon,. J.a^,dfon)E, ..riffrf , 
m;uiarly .^ppoioted agent sh«^il b« " at'' xi'Bk 'of '"aftef- dhlokS'<ki' 
catai or vessels or until loaded h'sto cars or in i i''3'2i«'iTed from pr delivsred, 
on jiTi-TAtn CfC other sidings, wha-rrs®,,.' or ''landings 's,an3‘‘ ha at uatiiV)tb0,_c«,ra.; 
&TO fi.tts.chovd to 3ip,d .iiftrr tb^-' ' arv! det&chccl' 'frfoai' tr'* '‘is. ‘ . v r- -u.-' 
Lhc. CL No vU.d 'rr c-i Ihrijl© m aiijr ra-v f«.r tpsiy docw-Cieacsi, apoci's, 
©r for any srtinV.;® of rxiu^ not EpeciUc*^ y rsted in t.hs pubiislicd ci&sei." : 
ae.r!,tio,ni ©r t-arLffs, \mlmsi a t© dfo s©,.^£j 4 ,,s . ?»du« of; ths 
», nicies i'Cidureod hersoA, 
Bc€. 7„ Everj part.?, rthethar principal m a^ent, esgitriplE* ©xpioaiva ©r dangerous 
Soods, wlthcuit prcvioun full wxit.ten cl'istciosuts to tho csrriov. of tb«ir r-aturs, shall foe. 
liabi® for ail loss or dajiiag* caused ‘theveby, and such gooct® mAj bo warohoustxi at 
owner's sla'k and ssnenm or dcstroysd without «»mpon?.ation, 
B*?c. 8. owBor g*r shsffl pgy 1ha froi.ght and all otb.er lawful chargea 
accrum.g on said jvropsit;?', ajsd, if reauirod, shali psy the aam® foeforo doliverj. If. upon 
.Inape-ction it jj? asce.rtained that. t.bo articles shipped axe not those dt^-crifoed in tlna 
biii of lading, the freight ch&rge© l>e paid upon the articles actually shipped. 
S'-vc, ; E.xcept: ixi case of divoraion freua rail- to water route.,, wbicli Js provlcbed 
for ia section S hereof. If all or «,nj part of 8.aid proportj i;* ea-irkd by watiu* over any 
ps.n of. .route, euch water carriage ahaii b» pe,rtOi'inod subje-ct t-o .tho liafoilitiaa, 
ii7Mi%t-‘loas, and exbm,ptiona provided hj .ststu'te and to t-he' conditions ce-Ktaroed in this 
billriyf lading not' jjicontvlstsiut with such or thk roction, .aad su'bicct also to 
the condition 'th«.£ no c.^'.^rler or party in pCBSf^iuaon &ball be liable for £.ny,lri“)s .or 
danias© resulU.ng .f,roxa the perils of the lakes, ■'»«-%, or Qihur waters; or from explosio?*, 
burating. cf boilers, forixa.ka®;c . of sbal'ts.'.tefjr -any isfxe^ai hu.ll.>v PianfaUievyr o-r- -ap--;.-.. 
purtei.uricss; er from ccrUMon., strajading ot ot'Uor asocidcxits of i}rv:U.ation., or from' pro-' 
ioT»f;a'i:ic.n of tiic ri?7a^4. And any vosssl carrylrig my or of the property hertrin da- 
sc.rUu?d shall hav® the liberty to call afc iaterm.ediat© ports, to tow s,nd b® towed. a,ud 
&3g,iiBt vi«sse'i.!i in. distre®*, ».nd to deviate for the purpo®« of pa,ylo.g' 3iie or property. 
Tha term ‘'‘water ea'rriage'' ,Ui . tMs .section shall not rive canstrued .-s.3 ..incmeUng- 
lighterage aCjL'CiS.s rivers or i'n .mko or ot'n-^'r '.burbots, .Jmd the ila'6iii.ty ' for ftucii Lighterag® 
shall t'e governed by the kk he t sections of this instrumeuG ‘ ) ■ ., _ ■■■ 
If tile property is being carried under ,3, tariif wh-ich . p.ro'nUlea ■ that a.p.f ',-e^?,Ti®t or 
.carriers, piaty thereto sbo,U .foe liable .for..lo^a from . perils of, ..sea,, .tfeen 'a,s /to suen 
carrier or' camera tlio 'provi.-iions’ of Ibis ' section shall Ite rcoulfied' iii acebr'dance with 
the rrov'sioris of the tai'ill’, which shall bo created sn incorporated into the conditions 
of thir>- Olli of iaCl-Ulg. 
Sec. ;10. ' Any alteraUnn, addition or erasure in thiS./ feUI of .dgiUbg .which' shall., ...fo© ■' 
made without a.n indorsemoat tiiereo?' li croon, 'sigTicd by the as’en-t til.' th* cfeiri-ar issuing 
this bill .of hi.cHKg';, shaU wlahqut ell'cxsL sAd tMa ' of ■L\d,bs«- »ia&U .1*5 ki£©rc©*Ms 
Acemdism to' its orife'iitfflJl - w ' ■ - • " - ■; -■ a- 
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