. Railroad traffic and rates . e recognized as of dubious validity in the agree- ADIMSEXPHESSCOMPAIIV C. O. D. $ - Employee receiving must enter In above blanK spaceTFie amount of C. O. D., and second lino and returncharges, If same are to be collected, pasting on C. O. at time of receipt. Mame and IAddrcssof ■< ■Shipper (. Form 5. ments between express companies and carriers, accordingto which the express companies usually accept the burdenof all ordinary loss or damage from whatever sources. Theexpress receipt, however, may, legally and does, limit lossor damage to $50 unles
. Railroad traffic and rates . e recognized as of dubious validity in the agree- ADIMSEXPHESSCOMPAIIV C. O. D. $ - Employee receiving must enter In above blanK spaceTFie amount of C. O. D., and second lino and returncharges, If same are to be collected, pasting on C. O. at time of receipt. Mame and IAddrcssof ■< ■Shipper (. Form 5. ments between express companies and carriers, accordingto which the express companies usually accept the burdenof all ordinary loss or damage from whatever sources. Theexpress receipt, however, may, legally and does, limit lossor damage to $50 unless a greater sum is declared bythe shipper when he delivers his parcel; and certain arti-cles, such as glass, are accepted only at owners risk. A special express receipt is issued for money, specie,ho)ids, coupons, or other negotiable jxipcr (Form 2). As in case of freight shipments, the express companiesmake out a wayhill. In local shipments it is made out in * D. C. Moore, A Treatise on the Law of Carriers, pp. 35, 287 EXPRESS SHIPPING PAPERS triplicate, one copy being sent with the express goods, oneretained by the Forwarding Agent, and a third sent tothe companys Auditor. In interline shipments additionalcopies are furnished to the connecting express companies(Form 3). A prepaid slip, showing the amount collected on pre-paid shipments, the name of consignor and consignee, des-tination and article, is issued daily by each agent and sentto the Auditor (Form 4). In forwarding C. O. D. ship- INSTRUCTIONS 1^= Return proceeds in this Envelope CAREFULLY SEALED,without delay. Do not deliver the whole or any part of the goods accompanyingthis Bill until you receive pay therefor, and be careful to notice whatmoney you receive, and as far as practicable, send the same as received,and follow the special instructions of the sliipper, if any are given on thebills. If goods are refused, or the parties cannot be found notify theoffice from whence received, with names and dates,
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