RULE 14. Cha EXTRA HANDLING.-The charge for handling extra heavy articles may be as fol for e lows, viz.: Under 2,000 pounds, no extra charge for handling. hand of tern FERTILIZERS. This term embraces the following and like articles, when intended to Defini be used as Fertilizers: Ammonia Sulphate, Bone Black, Bones ground or dissolved, Ferti Castor Pomace, or Fish Scrap, Guanos, Alto Vella, Fish, Navarro, Navarro Lump, Peru- zer." vian Soluble Pacific, Nitrate 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, Kainit and Cotton Seed Meal, etc. RULE 16. must Vehicles designed for transportation at carrier's risk must be properly protected by Vehic the shipper with sufficient covering or packing from all liabilities to injury from fire, prope weather, chafing, or other injury. RULE 17. protec In no case shall the amount collected on a less than carload shipment exceed the Charg charge per caiload for the same class of goods. Whenever under the Commissioners' L. C. shipm tariff a carload rate figures a higher rate per hundred pounds than the prescribed less not e charg than carload rate on the same class of freight, a rate as great as but not greater than C. L. the less than carload rate per hundred pounds may be charged. Rule 18. ments must for sh Railroad companies are not required to receive cotton or other merchandise and Goods warehouse the same unless the articles offered are in good shipping condition, well pre- prope pared by the shipper, with proper packing and intelligible, plain marking, and accom- prepa panied with orders for immediate shipping. In all cases where goods are tendered for ment shipment which are so packed as to render it impracticable for the carrier to ascertain packa the contents of such package, the carrier may refuse to receive the same for trans- corred portation unless the consignor, upon demand, shall furnish correct statements of the contents. conte stated RULE 19. CAR LOAD RATES apply to a shipment of car load or more, made by one shipper, at When one time, to one and the same point of delivery, to the same consignee, although the lead r same may, in fact, be carried by the transportation company to the point of delivery in lots less than the amount recognized as a car load. apply NOTE.-Form B.-All applications for special rates must be submitted to the Commission on Form B. ESTIMATED WEIGHTS,' RULE 20. Lumber, Coal, Lime and Stone and all other articles for which estimated weights are given in the Classification (except Live Stock, Ale and Beer and empty Ale and Beer packages in less than carload lots) will be taken at actual weights when the weights can be ascertained by a sworn weigher, who shall balance the scales immediately before weighing and see that the car is entirely free from all bearing of other car or cars (except where lumber laps from one car to another), and shall keep a record of the road to which the car belongs, its number, marked weight and the gross weight of the car, as loaded, and shall attach to the bill of lading a certificate of his acts and doings and sign the same as a sworn weigher; but when the weights cannot be so ascertained, will be charged for at the following estimated weights: Manner of applying percent age. Bulky shipments subject to special contract. What constitutes a car load and also a ton, ship ments of lapped lumber,etc carloads, to depth of 50 inches. .....24,000 Pounds Hoop-poles, Staves, Heading, green, I, Railroad at Railroad, loaded with day of . pounds; that the gross weight was that the marked weight of the car was pounds; that said car, while being weighed, was disconnected (except where lumber laps) and free from all bearing of other cars; that the scales were balanced immediately before weighing said car, and to the best of my knowledge the weights are correct. [Signed.] In cases in which the classification of anv article is lowered by a percentage, railroad companies which are allowed an increase on the Standard Tariff shall apply the increase allowed to the reduced classification; but in cases in which the classification of any article is raised by percentage, railroad companies which are allowed an increase on the Standard Tariff shall not apply said increase to the already increased classification, but only to the Standard Tariff. RULE 22. When any article is too bulky to put in a box car, it shall be subject to special contract. A ton of all articles enumerated in the Commissioders' Classification, except scrap iron, is 2,000 pounds. A ton of scrap iron is 2,240 pounds. A carload of any article is ten tons, unless otherwise specified. Where a shipment weighs more than the minimum carload weight prescribed, a proportionately higher rate may be charged. A carload of wood is ten cords, whether green or dry. A carload of lumber (and alll articles embraced in lumber) is 24,000 pounds. When lumber is loaded in two or more cars (lapped), and the total weight is greater than the aggregate of the minimum carload weights for the cars used, but not greater than the aggregate marked capacity of said cars, freight shall not be charged for more than the actual weight of the lumber. But if the total weight of such shipment is less than the aggregate of the minimum weights of the cars used, the minimum (24,000 pounds) may be charged for each car required to transport the shipment. "A car load of any article enumerated in Class P, except wood and lumber and articles included in lumber is 25,000 pounds-shippers to load and unload; Provided, That when a car is loaded over its marked capacity by the shipper at a flag station, the railroad companies are left free to charge for the excess at a rate that will effectually stop a practice fraught with so much danger to life and property." RULE 24. For rules governing demurrage and storage, see Demurrage Rules. RULE 25. Charge for switching or trans ferring A charge of no more than two dollars per car will be allowed for switching or transferring a car from any point on any road to any connecting road or warehouse within a space of three miles from starting point, without regard to weight or contents. When, in the transfer of a car between siid points, it is necessary to pass over the lines of any intermediate road or roads, the maximum charge of two dollars shall be over two or equitably divided between the roads at interest. cars when passing more roads Empties to When a charge is made for the transfer of loaded cars between said points, no addi- be return'd tional charge shall be made for the return of the empty cars. RULE 26. free. Terminal not to be The terminal facilities of a railroad company, such as depo's, side tracks, platforms, facilities buildings, turn-tables, etc., cannot be used by another railroad company for any pur- used by pose without the consent of the owners. RULE 27. other companies. Time for All agents at depot stations within incorporate towns and cities in this State shal receive all freight offered for shipment and deliver all freights applied for, from the opening and closing irst of April to the first of October, between the hours of 7 o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock freight dep. m. and from October the first to April the first, between the hours of 7 o'clock a. m. pots. and 5 o'clock p. m., provided that, in cities having a population of over ten thousand people, the hours shall be from 7 o'clock a. m. to 6 o'clock p. m.; with the exception of an intermission of one hour from 12 m. to 1 o'clock p. m.; on each day of the week (Sundays excepted). Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prevent the gents from receiving or delivering freight earlier than 7 o'clock &. m. or later than 6 o'clock p. m., if they so desire. RULE 28. Railroad companies whose lines of road do not exceed ten (10) miles in length may Short roads charge from any point on the road the rates prescribed for ten (10) miles. RULE 29. come within ten-mile limit. Joint rate made by All joint rates between two or more roads not under the same management or control (excepting the maximum Joint Rates provided for in Rule 30, Circular 171) must be agreement made only by agreement between roads at interest in such joint rate or rates, and sute mitted to the Commission by the initial road with a carefully prepared tariff of rates and distances, and such Joint Rates shall not go into effect without the approval of the Commission. Joint rates shall be sum of locals, less 10 per cent. Manner of dividing such rates between the companies. Refunding over charges. Railroad cars to RULE 30. On all shipments of freights not governed by Rule No. 1, originating and terminating in this State, which shall pass over the whole or portions of two or more roads, not under the same control, the maximum rate charged on such shipments shall not be greater than the sum of the local rates on such freights, less ten (10) per cent., for the distance hauled over each road. The total rate thus ascertained on such freights from the point of shipment to the point of destination, shall be divided in such proportions between the roads over which such freights pass, so as to give to each road interested in the shipment its local rate, less ten (10) per cent. for the distance such shipment is hauled. Nothing in this Rule shall be construed to prevent the total of any Joint Rate made under this Rule from being divided in such proportions between the roads interested in the same as they may agree upon, but a failure to so agree between the roads interested shall in no way affect the total Joint Rate to be charged and collected on, or work delay in the transportation of such freight, or be a subject of appeal to the Commission by the roads at interest. RULE 31. All overcharges on freight by any railroad in this State shall be settled within thirty days after demand by consignee or person paying the freight upon the ag t at the delivering depot. Whenever an overcharge on freight has been made on a shipment over two or more railroads, or any parts of two or more roads, it shall be settled by the delivering road. of the overcharge is made on a shipment to a flag station, then the demand to be made on the agent at the regular station to which the same was billed. RULE 32. 1. Railroads shall, without delay, switch off and deliver to any connecting road of companies the same gauge, all cars consigned to points on or beyond such connecting roads. required to deliver 2. They shall, at the terminus or intermediate point, without obstruction or delay Connecting receive from the connecting road of the same gauge, when offered, all cars consigned roads. to any point on the road to which the same is offered, or on any connecting road, with said road to which it is destined, and to transport said cars to their destination with receive cars reasonable diligence. Also shall from con necting roads. Not al 3. No railroad shall discriminate in its rates or tariffs of freight in favor of any line or route connected with it, as against any other line or route, nor when a part of its own line is sought to be run in connection with any other route, shall, such railroad discriminate against such connecting line in favor of the balance of its own line, but said railroad shall have the same rates for all, and shall afford the 'usual and like cusany partic- tomary facilities for the interchange of freight to patrons of each and all lines alike. lowed to discriminate in rates in favor of ular line. Weighing cars. RULE 33. The railroads in this State, within thirty days from September 15th, 1893, shall cause to be weighed by a sworn weigher, all lumber and coal cars belonging to them, and have the weights marked upon said cars, and the numbers, date and weights reported to this office. RULE 34. The railroads of this State shall receive and receipt for shipments without delay, and shall issue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, when required, in which shali be stated the class or classes of freight shipped, and the rate charged over the road giving the receipt, and as far as practicable, shall state the rate charged over other roads over which said shipment will pass. When the consignee presents the railroad receipt to the agent of the road that delivers said shipment, such agent shall deliver the articles shipped, upon the payment of the lawful rate upon the same. RULE 35. Any advance in rates by railroad companies, doing business within the State of Georgia, shall not be effective until ten days' notice shall have been given to the public, and no reduction in rates by said companies shall be effective until three days' notice shall have been given to the public, in either case, by posting the proposed rates in a conspicuous place at the several stations to be affected thereby. |