Quartermaster, United States Army, the following articles and packages of Public Property specified below, (contents and value unknown,) in apparent good order and condition, to be forwarded by the
and connecting lines, from
there to be delivered in like good order and condition unto
Quartermaster, United States Army. Freight to be paid on the ORIGINAL BILL of LADING to the
I certify that I have shipped this day, by the
the stores specified on this Bill of Lading, and that the weight is
the Public Property specified within in good order and condition; weight,.
Quartermaster, U. S. Army.
Freight payable on the Original Bill of Lading by the officer designated within in accordance with the provisions of G. O. No. 62, A. G. O., of 1875. In case of deficiency or damage to any of the property within enumerated, the receipt on this Bill of Lading will be changed accordingly, and such deficiency or damage fully stated.
Indicate on the dotted marginal lines the general route by which the stores are to be transported, and give the name of each Indebted, Bonded, and Land-Grant road, and state, where such is the case, that payment for the transportation over the Land-Grant road is prohibited by law.
If Tariff rates are to be paid, they need not be specifically stated; simply say Tariff rates." See paragraph 14 of G. O. No. 107, A. G, O., of 1874. Contract or Special rates should be specifically stated in all cases, the officer certifying to their correctness. If a Contract or Special rate is obtained for a part of the distance, and through Bill of Lading issued, state the rate for that distance, and say Tariff rates for the remainder of the distance. Whenever payment is made only on either the Original or Duplicate of the Bill of Lading, or on the Certificate provided for in paragraph 20 of G. O. No. 98, A. G. O., of 1872, the paying officer will at once report the pay- ment to the Quartermaster General, as required by G. O. No. 62, A. G. O., of 1875.
Particular attention is invited to that part of paragraph 8 of G. O. No. 62, A. G. O., of 1875, which is as follows, to wit: "That there may be no unnecessary delay in making payment for such military transportation, officers are instructed to receipt, record, and forward the duplicate Bill Lading to the paying officer immediately on delivery of the stores to them. Paragraph 10 of said order is in part as follows, to wit: "The insertion of rates in Bills of Lading by carriers is unauthorized. If so inserted, the Government is not held to pay them.
For full instructions in relation to shipments of public property and pay. ment for the transportation, see G, O. No 98 of 1872, 48 of 1873, 107 of 1874, 62 and 107 of 1875, 24 and 43 of 1876, and 44 of 1879, A. G. O,
The total weight to be expressed in words as well as figures by the Shipping and Receiving officers.
Attention is invited to the Certificate on the face of the Bill of Lading. Shipping officers will date, fill up, and sign said Certificate in each and every shipment.
Blank leaves have been prepared in which nearly all the printed matter has been omitted from the face of the Bill of Lading, to be used when sey. eral sheets are required to complete the Bill of Lading. They will be fur- nished, same as other blanks are furnished, on application to the Quarter- master General.
The number of the voucher on which payment is made for services ren- dered on this Bill of Lading, the date of payment, and the name of the pay ing officer, will be written at time of payment, (in the places prepared for that purpose, on each Bill of Lading and each sheet composing the Bill of Lading. [Two to be taken, Original and Duplicate, and to be so marked.]
QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT, U, S. A.
Quartermaster, United States Army, the following articles and packages of Public Property specified below, (contents and value unknown,) in apparent good order and condition, to be forwarded by the------and connecting lines from. there to be delivered in like good -----, Quartermaster, United States Army. Freight
to be paid on the ORIGINAL BILL OF LADING to the ‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ by the Disbursing
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