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charges on other roads separate from its own, and any charges of its own aside from the rate in the "Tariff;" and this statement for each class, if required.

NOTE 2.-EXTRA HANDLING.-The charges for handling extra heavy single articles may be as follows, viz: For any article weighing 2,000 pounds or less, no extra charge; from 2,000 to 3,000, $3; 3,000 to 4,000, $5; 4,000 to 5,000, $7; 5,000 to 6,000, $8; 6,000 to 7,000, $10; over 7,000, rate by special contract.

NOTE 3.-FERTILIZERS. This term embraces

the following and like articles when intended to be used as Fertilizers, viz: Ammonia Sulphate-Bone Black-Bones ground or dissolved Castor Pomace-Fish Scrap-Guanos, Alto Vella, Fish, Navarro, Navarro Lump, Peruvian, Soluble Pacific-Nitre Cake-Plaster of Paris-Potash, German Salts of, Muriate of, Sulphate of Salt Cake-South Carolina lump and ground Phosphate-Soda, Nitrate of. and Sulphate of-Tank Stuff, &c.

14. Loss. When an article entered upon a

Bill of Lading or Railroad Receipt is missing, the delivering Agent shall use due diligence to find it, and after a reasonable time for search, upon non-delivery, shall pay for the same.

15. DAMAGE --In case of damage, open or concealed, (and claims for leakage or wastage more than ordinary) if the Agent of the delivering railroad and the consignee cannot agree as to terms of settlement, either party may demand an immediate arbitration, and the award shall be paid by the delivering Agent without delay.

16. OVERCHARGES.-Any consignee, on payment of proper charges, is entitled to immediate delivery of freight by delivering Agent, and if he has paid an overcharge, is entitled to be immediately repaid by same Agent, upon demand.

17. WEIGHTS.-A ton is 2,000 pounds. A car load is 20,000 pounds, unless otherwise specified. For loads between 20,000 and 24,000 pounds, pro rate at car load rates. A car load of lumber is 22,500 pounds. Loads exceeding 24,000 pounds may be refused, or the excess charged at L. C. L. rates.

18. The regulations of the Railroads as to demurrage or detention of cars are matters of police, with which the Commission will only interfere upon complaint of abuse.

19. By the act of February 28, 1874, any railaoad may switch off and deliver to any connecting railroad all cars consigned to points on or beyond such connecting road.

20. BLOCKADE-COPY OF ORDER-Atlanta, October 29, 1880.-In consequence of the accumulation of cotton at this point and elsewhere in this State, and an injurious BLOCKADE of freights anticipated and now partially existing, the railroad companies in this State are hereby notified that no avoidable blockade of freights will be permitted; and that when such avoidable blockade occurs, because of any arrangement existing between railroad companies for distributing amongst themselves for transportation, according to percentages, the cotton or other freight offered for shipment, such companies will be held accountable for damages arising from such detention. And the railroad

companies are requested and directed to remove

cotton and other freights when delivered for shipment, to the extent of their facilities, without unnecessary delay, and without regard to ist amongst themselves in reference to the diany contract, express or implied, that may exvision and distribution of freights between the respective companies.

NOTE 4.-JOINT RATES.-No special or general rule has been given for rates between stations on different railroads, but applications for such will be duly considered when applied for under the rules of "Proceedings before the Commission."

CIRCULARS.-The substance of all circulars to No. 16, inclusive, is given at the proper places in these certified pages.

JAMES M. SMITH, Chairman;
CAMPBELL WALLACE,
SAMUEL BARNETT,

Railroad Commissioners.

R. A. BACON, Secretary.

Atlanta, Ga., July 15th, 1881.

ESTIMATED WEIGHTS.

TO BE USED when ACTUAL WEIGHTS cannot be ASCERTAINED.