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B. To place plainly upon it a statement that a portion of the goods has
been delivered, with a description, which may be in general terms, either
of the goods or packages that have been delivered or of the goods or pack-
ages which still remain in the carrier's possession, he shall be liable for fail-
ure to deliver all the goods specified in the bill, to any one who for value
and in good faith purchases it, whether such purchaser acquired title to it
before or after the delivery of any portion of the goods by the carrier, and
notwithstanding such delivery was made to the person entitled thereto.

An. Code, sec. 16. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 16 (p. 37).

16. Any alteration, addition or erasure in a bill after its issue without
authority from the carrier issuing the same, either in writing or noted on
the bill, shall be void, whatever be the nature and purpose of the change,
and the bill should be enforceable according to its original tenor.

An. Code, sec. 17. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 17 (p. 37).

17. Where a negotiable bill has been lost or destroyed, a court of com-
petent jurisdiction may order the delivery of the goods upon satisfactory
proof of such loss or destruction, and upon the giving of a bond with suffi-
cient surety, to be approved by the court, to protect the carrier or any
person injured by such delivery from any liability or loss, incurred by
reason of the original bill remaining outstanding. The court may also
in its discretion order the payment of the carrier's reasonable costs and
counsel fees.

The delivery of the goods under an order of the court, as provided in
this section, shall not relieve the carrier from liability to a person to whom
the negotiable bill has been or shall be negotiated for value without notice
of the proceedings or of the delivery of the goods.
See art. 13, sec. 11.

An. Code, sec. 18. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 18 (p. 37).

18. A bill upon the face of which the word " duplicate " or some other
word or words indicating that the document is not an original bill is placed
plainly, shall impose upon the carrier issuing the same the liability of one
who represents and warrants that such bill is an accurate copy of an origi-
nal bill, properly issued, but no other liability.

An. Code, sec. 19. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 19 (p. 37).

19. No title to goods or right to their possession, asserted by a carrier
for his own benefit, shall excuse him from liability for refusing to deliver
the goods according to the terms of a bill issued for them, unless such title
or right is derived, directly or indirectly, from a transfer made by the con-
signor or consignee after the shipment, or from the carrier's lien.

An. Code, sec. 20. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 20 (p. 38).

20. If more than one person claims the title or possession of goods, the
carrier may require all known claimants to interplead, either as a defense
to an action brought against him for non-delivery of the goods, or as an
original suit, whichever is appropriate.