NEGOTIABLE ORDER BILL OF LADING
ORDER BILL OF LADING
ORIGINAL
Shipper’s number: ___________________________
_____________________ (Name of issuing carrier)
Agent’s number: ____________________________
Received, subject to the classifications and tariffs
in effect on the date of the issue of this bill of lading at _____________
(place of issue) on __________ (date), from _______________ (shipper), the
property described below, in apparent good order, except as noted contents and
condition of contents of packages unknown, marked, consigned, and destined as
indicated below. Each person or corporation in possession of the property under
the contract, here referred to as carrier, agrees to carry such property to its
usual place of delivery at such destination, if on its own road or its own
water line, otherwise to deliver to another carrier on the route to such
destination. It is mutually agreed, by each carrier of all or any of such
property over all or any portion of such route to destination, and by shipper
and any other party at any time interested in all or any of such property, that
every service to be performed under this bill of lading shall be subject to all
the conditions, whether printed or written, not prohibited by law, that are
contained in this bill of lading, including the terms and conditions on the
reverse of the document. The surrender of this original ORDER bill of lading
properly endorsed shall be required before the delivery of the property.
Inspection of property covered by this bill of lading will not be permitted
unless provided by law or unless permission is endorsed on this original bill
of lading or given in writing by shipper.
Consigned to ORDER of
____________________________________ (consignee).
Destination: ________________________________
(address), __________ (city), __________ County, __________ (state), .
Notify: __________ (designate), at
______________________________________ (address), __________ (city), __________
County, __________ (state), .
Route: __________ (describe).
Delivering carrier: __________ (designate). Car
__________. Car No. __________:
Special Mark
Weight Subject Check No. Rate
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*If the shipment moves between two ports by a
carrier by water, the law requires that the bill of lading shall state whether
it is carrier’s or shipper’s weight.
Subject to paragraph 7 of the terms and conditions
on the reverse of this bill of lading, if this shipment is to be delivered to
consignee without recourse on consignor, consignor shall sign the following
statement: The carrier shall not make delivery of this shipment without payment
of freight and all other lawful charges.
_______________________________________________________________
(Signature of shipper, if desired)
If charges are to be prepaid, write or stamp here,
To Be Prepaid: __________.
Received __________ Dollars ($__________) to apply
in prepayment of the charges on the property described in this bill of lading.
________________________________________, Agent or
Cashier
Per _____________________________________
(signature, if desired)
(The signature here acknowledges only the amount
prepaid.)
Charges advanced: __________ Dollars ($__________).
Note where the rate is dependent on value, shippers
are required to state specifically in writing the agreed or declared value of
the property. The agreed or declared value of the property is hereby
specifically stated by shipper to not exceed __________ Dollars ($__________)
per __________ (article, unit of weight, or the like).
____________________________, Shipper ________________, Agent
Per
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1Signature Per
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Permanent post office address of shipper:
___________________________
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CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Set forth general terms and conditions:
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