be allowed on all commodities except the more dangerous explosives, as described in Rule 6, Section, A, for the removal of inbound freight from car or railroad premises, or to complete a carload shipment and furnish forwarding directions therefor.

Exception: On less-than-carload shipments consigned to parties located at interior or at non-railroad points, the following allowance of free time will be made when hauled:

10 miles and not over 20 miles from the station, 5 days. Over 20 miles and not over 30 miles from the station, 10 days. Over 30 miles from the station, 15 days.

2. Outbound less-than-carload freight not accompanied by proper shipping directions which will permit forwarding on date. received, will be subject to storage charges from the first 7 a. m. after receipt of the shipment with no free time allowance.

SECTION B.-Twenty-four hours' (one day) free time will be allowed:

1. On less-than-carload freight held to complete a shipment. 2. On less-than-carload freight held for reshipment.

3. On the more dangerous explosives (as described in Rule 6, Section A) for removal of inbound freight from car or railroad premises or to complete a carload shipment outbound and furnish forwarding directions therefor.

Note.-Out-bound less-than-carload shipments of the more dangerous explosives not accompanied by proper shipping directions which will permit forwarding on the date received, will not be accepted.

4. On carload shipments of explosives and other dangerous articles, reconsigned or reshipped in the same car received.

RULE 4.-Computing Time.

SECTION A.-In computing time any fractional part of 100 pounds will be computed as 100 pounds and any fractional part of twenty-four hours will be computed as one day.

SECTION B.-In computing free time. Sundays and legal holidays (National, State and Municipal) will be excluded, except as otherwise provided in Rule 6. When a legal full holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday will be excluded.

SECTION C.-On inbound freight held for removal and on freight held for reconsignment or reshipment, time will be computed from the first 7:00 a. m. after the day on which notice of arrival is sent or given to consignee.

SECTION D.-On outbound freight, time will be computed from the first 7.00 a. m. after receipt in or on railroad premises.

SECTION E.-On outbound carloads of explosives and other dangerous articles (as described in Rule 6), time will be computed from the first 7.00 a. m. after loading is begun.

SECTION F.-When orders for freight held for disposition or reconsignment are mailed, such orders will release freight at 7.00 a. m. of the date orders are received at the station where the freight is held, provided the orders are mailed prior to the date received, but orders mailed and received on the same date release freight the following 7.00 a. m.

RULE 5.-Charges for Storage on Freight Other Than Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles.

SECTION A.-Freight, except automobiles or other self-propelling vehicles (but not excepting motorcycles or bicycle motor wheels), held in or on railroad premises in excess of free time allowed, will be subject to the following storage charges per day or at option of carrier may be sent to public warehouses:

For each of the first five days, 212 cents per 100 pounds. For the sixth and each succeeding day, 4 cents per 100 pounds. Minimum storage charge per shipment on freight held beyond free time, five (5) days or part thereof, 25 cents; six (6) days or more, 50 cents.

SECTION B.-After expiration of free time, automobiles or other self-propelling vehicles (except motorcycles and bicycle motor wheels) will be subject to a storage charge of three (3) cents per 100 pounds, per day, with a minimum charge of $1.00 per machine per day for each of the first five (5) days, and $2.00 per machine for each succeeding day, or at option of carrier, may be sent to public warehouses.

SECTION C.-When carload freight is unloaded by the carrier for the purpose of releasing needed equipment, the storage charge will be the same as would have accrued under car demurrage rules had the freight remained in the car. (See Rule 1, Section C.)

RULE 6.-Charges for Storage or Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles.

Extracts From Regulations Prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

1. Paragraph 1433 * * * “consignee must remove such shipments from the carrier's property within 48 hours after notice of arrival at destination, Sunday and holidays not included."

2. Paragraph 1643 (a) ***“If a shipment of explosives is not removed within 48 hours after notice of arrival at destination,

it must be disposed of by return to the shipper, or by storage at the expense of the owner, or by sale, or when necessary to safety by destruction under supervision of a competent person."

3. Paragraph 1714 *** "consignee must remove such shipments from the carrier's property within 48 hours after notice. of arrival at destination, Sundays and holidays not included."

Storage will be charged at the following rates per day of twenty-four hours or fraction thereof, on explosives or other dangerous articles, held in or on railroad premises, in excess of free time allowed:

SECTION A.-On shipments of the more dangerous explosives, i. e., low explosives, black powder, high explosives, wet fulminate of mercury, blasting caps, electric blasting caps. Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectiles, explosive projectiles, explosive torpedoes, explosive mines, explosive bombs and detonating fuzes; on less than carload shipments of such articles thirty-one and one-half (31 1-2) cents per 100 pounds per day, with a minimum charge of fifty (50) cents per shipment.

On shipments of such articles held in cars when the loading or unloading is done by shipper or consignee, either as required by classification or tariffs, or at request of shipper or consignee, six dollars and fifty ($6.50) cents per car per day (Sundays and legal holidays excluded) in addition to the regular demurrage and track storage charges.

SECTION B.-On shipments of the less dangerous and relatively safe explosives, i. e., ammunition for cannon with empty projectiles, ammunition for cannon with sand loaded projectiles, ammunition for cannon with solid projectiles, ammunition for cannon without projectiles, smokeless powder for cannon, smokeless powder for small arms, common fireworks, special fireworks, small arms ammunition, cannon primers, small arms, primers, empty cartridge bags, black powder igniters, empty cartridge shells, primed, combination primers, percussion fuzes, time, tracer or percussion caps, combination fuzes, safety fuse, instantaneous fuze, Cordeau detonant and safety squibbs, or less-than-carload shipments of dangerous articles other than explosives requiring red, yellow, green or white I. C. C. labels, on less than carload shipments of such articles, twelve and one-half (12 1-2) cents per 100 pounds per day with a minimum charge of twenty-five (25) cents per shipment.

On shipments of the less dangerous and relatively safe explosives, which, under the I. C. C. regulations require "INFLAMMABLE” placards, or which do not require placards, and on shipments of dangerous articles other than explosives which, under the I. C. C. regulations, require "INFLAMMABLE” or "ACID" placards, held in cars, when the loading or unloading is done by shippers or consignee, either as required by classification or tariffs, or at the request of shipper or consignee, two dollars and fifty ($2.50) cents per car per day (Sundays and legal holidays excluded) in addition to the regular demurrage and track storage charges.

Note. The term "Railroad Premises," as used in this rule when applicable to carload shipments, shall embrace all tracts which this railroad provides for its own uses and purposes; and also private tracks constructed, maintained or operated under a written agreement by which this railroad reserves the right to use the whole or any part of them for itself or others than the party with whom the agreement is executed.

SECTION C.-When shipments of the "more dangerous explosives" (see Section A) are not removed from the railway premises by the consignee within the legal limit (forty-eight hours (two days) after the first 7.00 a. m. following notice of arrival), the most practicable of the steps authorized by paragraph 1643 (a), as quoted above, must be taken to secure this removal.

When available, powder magazines not on railway property should be utilized for storage.

RULE C.-Claims.

No storage charges shall be collected under these rules for delays from causes named below. Storage charges assessed or collected under such conditions shall be promptly canceled or refunded by the carrier.

CAUSES.

SECTION A.-Weather Interference.

1. When the condition of the weather, during the prescribed free time, is such as to make it impossible to remove freight from railroad premises without serious injury to the freight, the free time shall be extended until a total of forty-eight hours free from such weather interference shall have been allowed. (See Note.)

2. When, because of high water or snowdrifts, it is impossible

to remove freight from railroad premises during the prescribed free time. (See Note.)

Note.-Section A, Paragraphs 1 and 2, shall not absolve a consignee from liability for storage if others similarly situated and under the same conditions are able to remove freight.

SECTION B.-Demand for Overcharge.

When the carrier's agent demands the payment of transportation charges in excess of tariff authority.

SECTION C.-Delayed or Improper Notice by Carrier.

1. When notice has been sent or given in substantial compliance with the requirements as specified in these rules, the consignee shall not thereafter have the right to call in question the sufficiency of such notice unless within forty-eight hours (two days) from 7.00 a. m. following the day on which notice is sent or given he shall serve upon the delivering carrier a full, written statement of his objections to the sufficiency of such notice.

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 carrier on Sunday, a legal holiday, or after 3.00 p. m. on other days (as evidence by the postmark thereon), the consignee shall be allowed five hours' additional free time, provided he shall mail or send to the carrier'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 notify carrier's agent, no additional free time shall be allowed.

4. In case of failure by the carrier to send or give notice in accordance with the provisions of Rule 2, Section B, no storage charges will be assessed between the date on which the notice should have been sent or given and the date on which it was actually sent or given.

SECTION D.-Railroad errors which prevent proper tender or delivery:

This rule will not apply on freight held on account of having been delayed or damaged in transit or on freight refused by consignee on account of shortage.

SECTION E.-Delay by United States Customs.

Such additional free time shall be allowed as has been lost through such delay.