Bills of Lading: Hearings Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty-fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 19, Relating to Bills of LadingU.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - 352 páginas |
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... rates which may be made necessary by virtue of the passage of this law ? Mr. MEAD . I think just at present we feel the freight rates are plenty high without any increase on account of a provision of this kind . Mr. WINSLOW . Would you ...
... rates which may be made necessary by virtue of the passage of this law ? Mr. MEAD . I think just at present we feel the freight rates are plenty high without any increase on account of a provision of this kind . Mr. WINSLOW . Would you ...
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... rate which they have now established would not be a reasonable rate . Mr. MEAD . We have to abide by the tariffs filed ... rates on anybody except those who received this special service . Mr. MEAD . Of course , that would depend largely ...
... rate which they have now established would not be a reasonable rate . Mr. MEAD . We have to abide by the tariffs filed ... rates on anybody except those who received this special service . Mr. MEAD . Of course , that would depend largely ...
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... rates . If that were true , of course , that would put the burden on the ultimate consumer . Mr. MEAD . Yes ; the railroads could no doubt be counted upon to try to do that . They can be depended upon to make a charge for every kind of ...
... rates . If that were true , of course , that would put the burden on the ultimate consumer . Mr. MEAD . Yes ; the railroads could no doubt be counted upon to try to do that . They can be depended upon to make a charge for every kind of ...
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... rate . The tariff , however , does not provide that shipments will be accepted at carload rate only when the shipper ... rates are made based upon the number of packages in the car , and it is to the carrier's interest , as well as to ...
... rate . The tariff , however , does not provide that shipments will be accepted at carload rate only when the shipper ... rates are made based upon the number of packages in the car , and it is to the carrier's interest , as well as to ...
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... rate of freight to everybody and you can keep the freight . " And , by way of digression , I never heard that any carrier who was caught giving a rebate succeeded in escaping liability by saying that the rebate was given by an ...
... rate of freight to everybody and you can keep the freight . " And , by way of digression , I never heard that any carrier who was caught giving a rebate succeeded in escaping liability by saying that the rebate was given by an ...
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Página 316 - Gibbons v. Ogden, 9 Wheat. 1, 196, 6 L. ed. 23, 70, where he said: "We are now arrived at the inquiry, What is this power? It is the power to regulate; that is, to prescribe the rule by which commerce is to be governed. This power, like all others vested in Congress, is complete in itself, may be exercised to its utmost extent, and acknowledges no limitations other than are prescribed in the Constitution.
Página 328 - It is mutually agreed, as to each carrier of all or any of said property over all or any portion of said route to destination, and as to each party at any time interested in all or any of said property, that every service to be performed hereunder shall be subject to all the conditions, whether printed or written, herein contained (including conditions on back hereof) and which are agreed to by the shipper and accepted for himself and his assigns.
Página 333 - Where the shipper of bulk freight installs and maintains adequate facilities for weighing such freight, and the same are available to the carrier, then the carrier, upon written request of such shipper and when given a reasonable opportunity so to...
Página 318 - The authority of Congress extends to every part of interstate commerce and to every instrumentality or agency by which it is carried on; and the full control by Congress of the subjects committed to its regulation is not to be denied or thwarted by the commingling of interstate and intrastate operations.
Página 330 - Claims for loss, damage, or delay must be made in writing to the carrier at the point of delivery or nt the point of origin within four months after delivery of the property, or in case of failure to make delivery, then within four months after a reasonable time for delivery has elapsed. Unless claims are so made the carrier shall not be liable.
Página 330 - ... determined by the classification or tariffs upon which the rate is based, in any of which events such lower value shall be the maximum amount to govern such computation, whether or not such loss or damage occurs from negligence.
Página 321 - This is not to say that Congress possesses the authority to regulate the internal commerce of a state, as such, but that it does possess the power to foster and protect interstate commerce, and to take all measures necessary or appropriate to that end, although intrastate transactions of interstate carriers may thereby be controlled.
Página 311 - It is unnecessary to repeat what has frequently been said by this court with respect to the complete and paramount character of the power confided to Congress to regulate commerce among the several States. It is of the essence of this power that, where it exists, it dominates.
Página 280 - Who has given value in good faith relying upon the description therein of the goods, for damages caused by the nonreceipt by the carrier or a connecting carrier of all or part of the goods or their failure to correspond with the description thereof in the bill at the time of its issue.
Página 329 - No carrier or party in possession of all or any of the property herein described shall be liable for any loss thereof or damage thereto or delay caused by the act of God, the public enemy, the authority of law, or the act or default of the shipper or owner, or for natural shrinkage.