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 566 74 TH CONG RESS. SESS. I. CII. 498. AUGU ST 9, 1935 . settlement of all such rates and charges, including rules and regula- tions for weekly or monthly settlement, and to prevent unjust dis- Prsviss. crimination or undue reference or Provided, That the Credi t extensions. p prejudice : provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to prohibit any such carrier from extending credit in connection with rates and charges on freight transported for the United States, for any depart- ment, bureau, or agency thereof, or for any State or Territory, or Liability for trans- politi cal subd ivision thereof, or for the Dist rict of Columbi a. Where por tation char ges. any common carrier by motor vehicle is instructed by a shipper or consignor to deliver property transported by such carrier to a consignee other than the shipper or consignor, such consignee shall not be legally liable for transportation charges in respect of the transportation of such property (beyond those billed against him at the time of delivery for which he is otherwise liable) which may be found to be due after the property has been delivered to him, if the consignee (a) is an agent only and had no beneficial title in the property, and (b) prior to delivery of the property has notified the delivering carrier in writing of the fact of such agency and absence of beneficial title, and, in the case of shipment reconsigned or diverted to a point other than that specified in the original bill of la ding, has al so not ified the de liveri ng car rier i n writ ing of the name and address of the beneficial owner of the property. In such cases the shipper or consignor, or, in the case of a shipment so reconsigned or diverted, the beneficial owner shall be liable for such additional charges, irrespective of any provisions to the con- trary in the bill of lading or in the contract under which the ship- ment was made. If the consignee has given to the carrier erroneous information as to who is the beneficial owner, such consignee shall himself be liable for such additional charges, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. On shipments reconsigned or diverted by an agent who has furnished the carrier with a notice of agency and the proper name and address of the beneficial owner, and where such shipment s are refused or abandoned at ultimate destination, the said beneficial owner shall be liable for all legally applicable charges in connection therewith. Ident ifica tion of in- a terstate carriers. IDE NTIFIC ATION OF INT ERSTAT E CARR IERS Display of plates; » SEC. 224 . The C ommi ssion is h ereby auth orize d, u nder such regulations. rules and regulations as it shall prescribe, to require the display by motor carriers upon each motor vehicle operated under a certif- icate or pe rmit i ssued by the Commi ssion, suita ble id entifi cation Issue of; cost. plate or plates, to provide for the issuance of such plates, and to require the payment by such carriers of the reasonable cost thereof. Deposit of rec eipts. All moneys so collected shall be paid into the Treasury of the Transfer of plates un- United States. An substitution, transfer, or use of any such la wful. identification plate or plates, except such as may be duly authorized by the Commission, is hereby prohibited and shall be unlawful. Motor vehicle sizes, " weights, etc . INV EST IGAT ION OF MOT OR VEH ICLE SIZES, WE IGH TS, AND SO FOR TH Investigation of. " SEC. 225. The Commission is hereby authorized to investigate and report on the need for Federal regulation of the sizes and weight of motor vehicles and combinations of motor vehicles and of the Employees ; Qualifi: qualifications and maximum hours of service of employees of all cation, hours of serv ice. motor carriers and private carriers of property by motor vehicle ; and in such investigation the Commission shall avail itself of the assist- ance of all departments or bureaus of the Government and of any organization of motor carriers having special knowledge of any such matter.