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Rh a State to a place in a foreign country, or from a place in one State to a place in another State, or from a place in one State to a place in the same State through another State or foreign country, shall be governed by this Act.

That a bill in which it is stated that the goods are consigned or destined to a specified person is a straight bill.

That a bill in which it is stated that the goods are consigned or destined to the order of any person named in such bill is an order bill. Any provision in such a bill or in any notice, contract, rule, regulation, or tariff that it is nonnegotiable shall be null and void and shall not affect its negotiability within the meaning of this Act unless upon its face and in writing agreed to by the shipper.

That order bills issued in a State for the transportation of goods to any place in the United States on the Continent of North America, except Alaska and Panama, shall not be issued in parts or sets. If so issued, the carrier issuing them shall be liable for failure to deliver the goods described therein to anyone who purchases a part for value in good faith, even though the purchase be after the delivery of the goods by the carrier to a holder of one of the other parts: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this section shall be interpreted or construed to forbid the issuing of order bills in parts or sets for such transportation of goods to Alaska, Panama, Porto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, or foreign countries, or to impose the liabilities set forth in this section for so doing.

That when more than one order bill is issued in a State for the same goods to be transported to any place in the United States on the Continent of North America, except Alaska and Panama, the word "duplicate," or some other word or words indicating that the document is not an original bill, shall be placed plainly upon the face of every such bill except the one frst issued. A carrier shall be liable for the damage caused by his failure so to do to anyone 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: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this section shall in such case for such transportation of goods to Alaska, Panama, Porto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, or foreign countries be interpreted or construed so as to require the placing of the word "duplicate" thereon, or to impose the liabilities set forth in this section for failure so to do.

St i hmm Sec. 6. That a straight bill shall have placed plainly upon its Ngrilogutlaliility to face by the carrier issuing it "nonnegotiable ’ or "not negotiable? *’°'“"‘°°· This section shall not aqply, however, to memoranda or acknowledgments of an informal c aracter. ORM bm, nc. 7. That the insertion in an order bill of the name of a person Nggijgatiqdg mm to be notified of the arrival of the goods shall not hmrt the negot1a~ ’*°“°“’°°‘· Ziggy of the bill orfconsltitute notice Ito a pgrchaser thereof o any ` ts or e uities 0 suc erson in the oo s. Sec. 8. 'llhat a carrier, ih the absence? of some lawful excuse, is ,,,,]?,§f}.Y°"'°"°°°’b’ bound to deliver goods upon a demand made either by the consignee named in the bill for the (goods or, if the bill rs an order bill, by the holder thereof, if such a emand is accompanied by-? Ohm ye (a) An offer in good faith to satisfy the carrrer’s lawful hen upon N the goods; • · Surrender of bilL (b) Possession of the bill of lading and an offer in good faith to surrender, pro erly indorsed, the bill which was issued for the goods, if the bill is an order bill; and _ Bmw M M (c) A readiness and willingness to sign, when the_goods are de- ""’· livered, an acknowleéiimetrgs that_ they have been delivered, if such ` ature is r ueste e carrier. _ _ E 0, N, _ slgl-ii case theqearrier rgfuses or fails to dehver the goods, in com- E °°t ml pliance with a demand by the consrgnee or holder so accompanied,