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bill, shall be placed plainly upon the face of every such bill, except the one
first issued. A carrier shall be liable for the damage caused by his failure so
to do to any one who has purchased the bill for value in good faith as
an original, even though the purchase be after the delivery of the goods by
the carrier to the holder of the original bill.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 8. 1912, sec. 8. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 8 (p. 35).

8. A non-negotiable bill shall have placed plainly upon its face by the
carrier issuing it "non-negotiable," or "not negotiable."

This section shall not apply, however, to memoranda or acknowledge-
ments of an informal character.
See art. 83, sec. 48.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 9. 1912, sec. 9. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 9 (p. 35).

9. The insertion in a negotiable bill of the name of a person to be
notified of the arrival of the goods shall not limit the negotiability of the
bill, or constitute notice to a purchaser thereof of any rights or equities of
such person in the goods.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 10. 1912, sec. 10. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 10 (p. 35).

10. Except as otherwise provided in this article, where a consignor
receives a bill and makes no objection to its terms or conditions at the time
he receives it, neither the consignor nor any person who accepts delivery
of the goods, nor any person who seeks to enforce any provision of the bill,
shall be allowed to deny that he is bound by such terms and conditions, so
far as they are not contrary to law or public policy.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 11. 1912, sec. 11. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 11 (p. 35).

11. A carrier, in the absence of some lawful excuse, is bound to deliver
goods upon a demand made either by the consignee named in the bill for
the goods', or if the bill is negotiable, by the holder thereof, if such demand
is accompanied by:

A. An offer in good faith to satisfy the carrier's lawful lien upon the
goods.

B. An offer in good faith to surrender, properly endorsed, the bill which
was issued for the goods, if the bill is negotiable; and

C. A readiness and willingness to sign, when the goods are delivered, an
acknowledgement that they have been delivered, if such signature .is
requested by the carrier.

In case the carrier refuses or fails to deliver the goods in compliance
with a demand by the consignee or holder so accompanied, the burden shall
be upon the carrier to establish the existence of a lawful excuse for such
refusal or failure.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 12. 1912, sec. 12. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 12 (p. 36).

12. A carrier is justified, subject to the provisions of the three follow-
ing sections, in delivering goods to one who is:

A. A person lawfully entitled to the possession of the goods; or
B. The consignee named in a non-negotiable bill for the goods; or
C. A person in possession of a negotiable bill for the goods by the terms
of which the goods are deliverable to his order, or which has been endorsed
to him, or in blank, by the consignee, or by the mediate or immediate
indorsee of the consignee.