consignee shall be allowed such free time as he would have been entitled to had the cars not been bunched, but when any car is released before the expiration of such free time, the free time on the next car will be computed from the first 7.00 a. m. following such release; provided, however, no allowance will be made. unless claim is presented in writing to this railroad's agent within thirty days after the date on which demurrage bill is rendered and supported by statement showing date and point of shipment of each car.

SECTION C.-Demand of overcharge. When this railroad's agent demands the payment of transportation charges in excess of tariff authority.

SECTION D.-Delayed or improper notice by this railroad.

1. (a) When notice of arrival does not contain all the information specified in Rule 4, Section A, consignee shall not have the right to call in question the sufficiency of such notice, unless within the prescribed free time, he shall serve upon this railroad's agent a written statement of the omitted information required, in which event the time between receipt of such statement and the furnishing of the omitted information will not be computed against the consignee.

(b) When the consignee makes request in writing for the name of the consignor, point of shipment and (or), if transferred in transit, the initials and number of the original car, to enable him to identify the shipment in a car placed or tendered for delivery on other than public delivery track, such information will be furnished, but consignee shall not be entitled to additional free time unless such request has been served on this railroad's agent within the prescribed free time, in which event the time between receipt of the request and compliance therewith will not be computed against the consignee. (See Rule 4, Section A, Note.)

2. When claim is made that a mailed notice has been delayed, postmark thereon shall be accepted as indicating the date of the notice.

3. When a notice is mailed by this railroad on Sunday, a legal holiday, or after 3.00 p. m. on other days (as evidenced by the postmark thereon) consignee shall be allowed five hours' additional free time provided he shall send or give to this railroad's agent, within the first twenty-four hours of free time, written advice that the notice had not been received until after the free time had begun to run; in case of failure on the part of consignee so

to advise this railroad's agent, no additional free time shall be allowed.

4. In case of failure by this railroad to send notice in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4, Section E, the consignor shall not be held liable for demurrage charges between the date the notice should have been sent and the date it was actually sent. SECTION E.-Error of any railroad which prevents proper tender or delivery.

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1. Under this rule demurrage will be charged on the basis of the amount that would have accrued but for such error. This also applies in the case of constructively placed cars being "runaround" by actually placing recent arrivals ahead of previous arrivals, but allowance will only be made on cars subject to Rule 9, Average Agreement, that are held beyond the fourth debit day. SECTION F.-Delay by U. S. Customs. Such additional free. time shall be allowed as has been lost through such delay. RULE 9.-Average Agreement.

When the following agreement has been entered into the charge for detention of cars, on all cars subject to demurrage, held for loading or unloading, shall be computed on the basis of the average time of detention to all such cars released during each calendar month; such average detention and charge to be computed as follows:

SECTION A.-One credit will be allowed for each car, released within the first twenty-four (24) hours of free time. After the expiration of forty-eight (48) hours' free time, one debit per car per day, or fraction of a day, will be charged for each of the first four days. In no case shall more than one credit be allowed on any one car, and in no case shall more than four credits be applied in cancellation of debits accruing on any one car. When a car has accrued four debits a charge of $5 per car per day, or fraction of a day, will be made for all subsequent detention and will apply on all subsequent Sundays and legal holidays, including a Sunday or holiday immediately following the day on which the fourth debit begins to run.

SECTION B.-Credits earned on cars held for loading shall not be used in offsetting debits accruing on cars held for unloading nor shall credits earned on cars held for unloading be used in offsetting debits accruing on cars held for loading.

SECTION C.-Credits cannot be earned by private cars subject to Rule 1, Section B, Paragraph 4 (a), but debits charged on such private cars while under constructive placement may be offset by credits earned on other cars.

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SECTION D.-At the end of the calendar month, the toal-humber of credits will be deducted from the total number of debits and $2 per debit will be charged for the remainder. If the credits equal or exceed the debits no charge will be made for the detention of the cars and no payment will be made by this railroad on account of such excess of credits; nor shall the credits in excess of the debits of any one month be considered in computing the average detention for another month.

SECTION E.-A party who enters into this average agreement shall not be entitled to include therein cars subject to Rule 2, Section B, nor shall he be entitled to cancellation or refund of demurrage charges under Section A, Paragraph 1, or Section B of Rule 8.

SECTION F.-A party who enters into this average agreement may be required to give sufficient security to this railroad for the payment of balances against him at the end of each month.

SECTION G.-An average agreement must include all cars loaded or unloaded within the jurisdiction of the same station, except that when desired separate agreements may be entered into for each plant or yard within the jurisdiction of the same station, but in no case can the cars loaded or unloaded within the jurisdiction of two or more stations be combined in one average agreement, nor shall the cars loaded or unloaded by more than one consignor or consignee be combined in one average agreement, except that cars consigned, reconsigned, or ordered to a public elevator, warehouse or cotton compress serving various parties may be combined in one average agreement.

AGREEMENT.

.Railroad.

Being fully acquainted with the terms, conditions, and effect of the average basis for settling for detention to cars as set forth in......... being the car demurrage rules governing at all stations and sidings on the lines of said railroad, except as shown in said tariff, and being desirous of availing (myself or ourselves) of this alternate method of settlement (I or we) do expressly agree to and with the.... ...Railroad that with

respect to all cars which may, during the continuance of this agreement, be handled for (my or our) account at........ (Station) (I or we) will fully observe and comply with all the terms

and conditions of said rules as they are now published or may hereafter be lawfully modified by duly published tariffs, and will make prompt payment of all demurrage charges accruing thereunder in accordance with the average basis as therein established or as hereafter lawfully modified by duly published tariffs. This agreement to be effective on and after the......day of .19...., and to continue until termination by written notice from either party to the other, which notice shall become effective on the first day of the month succeeding that in which it is given.

STORAGE RULES AND CHARGES.

Applicable to Intrastate Traffic in South Carolina on Freight Held or Stored In or On Railroad Premises.

RULE 1.-Freight Subject to Rules.

Freight, except as provided in Section D of this rule, received for delivery or held to complete a shipment or for forwarding directions, if stored in or on railroad premises, is subject to these storage rules.

Shipments of less than carload freight, loaded into or delivered direct from cars, are subject to storage rules, but when the loading or unloading is done by shipper or consignee, either as required by classifications or tariffs, or at request of shipper or consignee, the cars are subject to demurrage rules and storage rules do not apply.

Note.-Freight which is not liable to damage from the elements and which is not ordinarily handled through freight houses may be stored free, unless otherwise provided, on the vacant land of the railroad, pending shipment, and entirely at owner's risk, provided owner has previously been assigned space as far as available and without distinction.

SECTION A.-Freight upon which the free time allowed under demurrage rules has expired while in cars, and subsequently unloaded in or on railroad premises, is subject to these storage rules when unloaded, without free time allowance.

SECTION B.-Carload shipments of explosives, or other dangerous articles, are subject to both demurrage and storage rules. (See Rule 6.)

SECTION C.-Carload freight, other than explosives or other dangerous articles, held in cars for delivery and subsequently

unloaded in or on railroad premises, is subject to demurrage rules while in cars and to these storage rules after it is unloaded.

If unloaded or reloaded by the carrier the actual cost of the service will be in addition to the storage charge. (See Rule 5, Section C.)

SECTION D.-Exception: The rules and charges herein will not apply on:

1. Freight stored in warehouses owned and operated by railroads as exclusively storage warehouses.

2. Export or import freight at the port of export or import. 3. Domestic freight received from or intended for delivery to ocean or lake vessels at the port of transhipment.

4. Freight subject to lighterage at seaboard points.

5. Carload lots of Coal, Coke or Ore.

RULE 2.-Notification.

SECTION A.-Notice shall be sent or given consignee by carrier's agent in writing, or as otherwise agreed to by carrier and consignee, within twenty-four hours (one day) after arrival of shipment and billing at destination, such notice to specify point of shipment and commodity.

SECTION B.-Refused or Unclaimed Freight.

1. Where shipments have been plainly marked with the consignor's name and address, preceded by the word "from," notice shall be immediately sent or given consignor of refusal of lessthan-carload shipments. Unclaimed less-than-carload shipments will be treated as refused after fifteen calendar days from expiration of free time.

2. Notice shall be sent or given the consignor of unclaimed or refused shipments of explosives or other dangerous articles on hand forty-eight hours, provided written request is received for this information by agent at point of origin at time of shipment. Such requests should be plainly written on a rectangular piece of paper of different color from any label required under the Interstate Commerce Commission's regulations and placed on the package in close proximity to such label (or to name of consignee).

Where consignor requests that notice of unclaimed or refused shipments be sent by telegraph, this may only be done at his expense.

RULE 3.-Free Time Allowed.

SECTION A.-1. Forty-eight hours' (two days) free time will