888                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 538

(b)  the date of issue of the receipt;

(c)   the consecutive number of the receipt;

(d)  a statement whether the goods received will be delivered to
the bearer, to a specified person, or to a specified person, or his order;

(e)  the rate of storage and handling charges, except that where
goods are stored under a field warehousing arrangement a statement
of that fact is sufficient on a non-negotiable receipt;

(f)  a description of the goods or of the packages containing them;

(g)  the signature of the warehouseman, which may be made by
his authorized agent;

(h) if the receipt is issued for goods of which the warehouseman
is owner, either solely or jointly or in common with others, the fact
of such ownership; and

(i) a statement of the amount of advances made and of liabilities
incurred for which the warehouseman claims a lien or security
interest (Section 7—209). If the precise amount of such advances
made or of such liabilities incurred is, at the time of the issue of the
receipt, unknown to the warehouseman or to his agent who issues it,
a statement of the fact that advances have been made or liabilities
incurred and the purpose thereof is sufficient.

(3) A warehouseman may insert in his receipt any other terms
which are not contrary to the provisions of this Article and do not
impair his obligation of delivery (Section 7—403) or his duty of
care (Section 7—204). Any contrary provisions shall be ineffective.

7—203. Liability for Non-Receipt or Misdescription.

A party to or purchaser for value in good faith of a document of
title other than a bill of lading relying in either case upon the de-
scription therein of the goods, may recover from the issuer damages
caused by the non-receipt or misdescription of the goods, except to
the extent that the document conspicuously indicates that the issuer
does not know whether any part or all of the goods in fact were
received or conform to the description, as where the description is
in terms of marks or labels or kind, quantity or condition, or the
receipt or description is qualified by "contents, condition and quality
unknown/' "said to contain" or the like, if such indication be true,
or the party or purchaser otherwise has notice.

7—204. Duty of Care; Contractual Limitation of Warehouseman's
Liability.

(1)  A warehouseman is liable for damages for loss of or injury
to the goods caused by his failure to exercise such care in regard
to them as a reasonably careful man would exercise under like cir-
cumstances but unless otherwise agreed he is not liable for damages
which could not have been avoided by the exercise of such care.

(2)  Damages may be limited by a term in the warehouse receipt
or storage agreement limiting the amount of liability in case of loss
or damage, and setting forth a specific liability per article or item,
or value per unit of weight beyond which the warehouseman shall
not be liable; Provided, however, That such liability may on written