502 ARTICLE 14

An. Code, 1924, sec. 13. 1912, sec. 13. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 13 (p. 36).

13. Where a carrier delivers goods to one who is not lawfully entitled
to the possession, of them, the carrier shall be liable to any one having a
right of property or possession in the goods, if he delivered the goods
otherwise than as authorized by subdivisions (b) and (c) of the preceding
section; and, though he delivered the goods as authorized by either of said
subdivisions, he shall be so liable if prior to such delivery he—

A. Had been requested by or on behalf of a person having a right of
property or possession in the goods, not to make such delivery; or

B. Had information at the time of the delivery that it was to a person not
lawfully entitled to the possession of the goods.

A request or information to be effective within the meaning of this section
must be given to an officer or agent of the carrier the actual or apparent
scope of whose duties includes action upon such a request or information,
and must be given in time to enable the officer or agent to whom it is given,
acting with reasonable diligence, to stop delivery of the goods.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 14. 1912, sec. 14. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 14 (p, 36).

14. Except as provided in section 27, and except when compelled by
legal process, if a carrier delivers goods for which a negotiable bill has
been issued, the negotiation of which would transfer the right to the pos-
session of the goods, and fails to take up and cancel the bill, such carrier
shall be liable for failure to deliver the goods to any one who for value and
in good faith purchases such bill, whether such purchaser acquired title
to the bill before or after the delivery of the, goods by the carrier, and
notwithstanding delivery was made to the person entitled thereto.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 15. 1912, sec. 15. 1910, ch. 336, sec. 15 (p. 37).

15. Except as provided in section 27, and except when compelled by
legal process, if a carrier delivers part of the goods for which a negotiable
bill had been issued, and fails either—

A. To take up and cancel the bill, or

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, 1924, sec. 16. 1912, 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, 1924, sec. 17. 1912, 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