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signor. The carrier may also, by inserting in the bill the words
''shipper's load and count," or other words of like purport, indicate
that the goods were loaded by the shipper, and the description of them
made by him; and if such statement be true, the carrier shall not be
liable for damages caused' by the improper loading or by the non-
receipt or by the misdescriptiou of the goods described in the bill.
1910. ch. 336, sec. 24 (p. 39).
24. If goods are delivered to a carrier by the owner or by a person
whose act in conveying the title to them to a purchaser for value in
good faith would bind the owner and a negotiable bill is issued for
them, they can not thereafter, while in the possession of the carrier, be
attached by garnishment or otherwise, or be levied upon under an
execution, unless the bill be first surrendered to the carrier or its
negotiation enjoined. The carrier shall in no such case be compelled
to deliver the actual possession of the goods until the bill is surrendered
to him or impounded by the court.
See art. 83. sec. 60.
1910, ch. 336, sec. 25 (p. 39).
25. A creditor whose debtor is the owner of a negotiable bill shall
be entitled to such aid from courts of appropriate jurisdiction by
injunction and otherwise in attaching such bill, or in satisfying the
claim by means thereof, as is allowed at law or in equity in regard to
property which can not readily be attached or levied upon by ordinary
legal process.
See art. 83. sec. 61
1910, ch. 336, sec. 26 (p. 39).
26. (Negotiable bill must state charges for which lien is claimed).
If a negotiable bill is issued the carrier shall have no lien on the goods
therein mentioned, except for charges on those goods for freight,
storage, demurrage and terminal charges, and expenses necessary for
1he preservation of the goods or incident to their transportation subse-
quent to the date of the bill, unless the bill expressly enumerates other
charges for which a lien is claimed. In such case there shall also be
a lien for the charges enumerated, so far as they are allowed by law and
the contract between the consignor and the carrier.
1910. ch. 336, sec. 27 (p. 39).
27. After goods have been lawfully sold to satisfy a earner's lien,
or because they have not been claimed, or because they are perishable
or hazardous, the carrier shall not thereafter be liable for failure to
deliver the goods to the consignee or owner of the goods, or to a holder
of the bill given for the goods when they were shipped, even if such
bill be negotiable.
1910. ch. 336, sec. 28 (p. 39).
28. A negotiable bill may be negotiated by delivery where, by the
terms of the bill, the carrier undertakes to deliver the goods to the
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