CONTENTS.

SECTION I.-NATURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONTRACT.

Article 4.-Effect of Illegality on a Contract of Affreightment

Article 5.-Effects of Blockade

Article 6.-Construction of the Contract: on what principle

Article 7.-Construction of the Contract: by what law

Article 8.-Evidence of Usage, when admissible

Article 9.-Printed Forms of Contract

Article 10.-Alterations in Contract

SECTION II.-PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT.

Article 11.-Who are Principals .

Article 12.-When an agent binds his Principal

Article 13.-When Agent is personally liable as Principal

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1-23

1, 2

2-6

(c.)-Mortgagor or Mortgagee

Article 18.-Position of Shipper of goods on Chartered Ship

(a.) Where the Shipper is also the Charterer.

(b.) Where the Shipper is other than the Charterer.

(c.)—Indorsee from Shipper.

Article 19.-Incorporation of Charter in Bill of Lading

Article 20.-Authority of Master or Broker to sign Bills of Lading

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47-49

49–54

49-51

51, 52
52-51

Article 21.-Statutory liability of Persous signing Bills of Lading

Article 22.-Through Bills of Lading .

SECTION III.-REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDER-

TAKINGS IN THE CONTRACT

Article 23.-Representations and Conditions Precedent

Article 24.-Ship's Class on the Register

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54, 55
55-57

58-78

58-61

61, 62

62-64

Article 25.-Ship's Tonnage, or Dead Weight Capacity

Article 26.-Ship's Name and National Character .

Article 27.-Whereabouts of Ship, and Time of Sailing

Article 28.-Conditions implied in the Contract

Article 29.-Undertaking of Seaworthiness.

Article 30.-Undertaking of Reasonable Despatch

64

65-67

67

68-72

72-77

Article 31.-Undertaking by Shipper not to ship dangerous

goods without notice

77,76

SECTION IV. PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT: LOADING 79-128

Article 32,-Performance of Contract before Loading

Article 33.-To proceed to a port and there load

Article 34,-To proceed to a safe port.

Article 35.-To proceed to a port as ordered

Article 36.-So near as she can safely get

Article 37.-Safely.

Article 38.-Loading under a Charter. Duty of Shipowner

Article 39.-The place where the carrying voyage is to begin

Article 40.-Readiness to load

Article 41.-Notice to Charterers of readiness to load

97

97-101

101, 102

102, 103

103-105

105, 106

106, 107

107, 108

108, 109

109-112

112-114

Article 51.-Mate's receipt

Article 52.-Shipped in Good Condition, Quantity and Quality

unknown

Article 53.-Cesser Clause

Article 54.—Demurrage and Cesser Clause

115, 116

116-118

118-128

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SECTION V.-THE BILL OF LADING AS A

DOCUMENT OF TITLE

Article 55.—Signature of the Bill of Lading .

Article 56.-Indorsement of the Bill of Lading

Article 57.-Effects of Indorsement

Article 58.-Effects by Mercantile Custom

Article 59.-Intention to Transfer the whole Property

Article 60.-Unpaid Vendor's Securities

141-143

143-146
146-148

Article 66.-Against whom the Right may be exercised.

Article 67.—Indorsement of Document of Title and Stoppage.

Article 68.-The Transit.

Article 69.-When the Transit ends

Article 70.-Notice to Stop, how given

Article 71.-Master's Duty on receiving Notice

Article 72.-Indorsement of Bill of Lading as a Mortgage

Article 73.-Indorsement of Bill of Lading as a Pledge

Article 74.-Ineffectual Indorsements.

Article 75.-Bills of Lading Act.

153

153, 154

154, 155

155-157

157

157-160

161-191

Article 78.-Liability of Shipowner in absence of Express

189, 190

Article 91.-Operations of Exceptions.

Article 92.-Who can sue for failure to carry Goods safely
Article 93.-Who can be sued for negligent carriage of the Goods

198-200

200-202

Article 99.-Master's duty to proceed without deviation.

Article 100.-Master's authority, to delay or deviate in case of

Necessity.

Article 101.-Master's duty to take care of Goods

Article 102.-Master's power to sell Damaged Goods

Article 103.-Master's power of Transhipment

Article 104.-Master's power of raising Money on Cargo.

Article 105.-Bottomry

Article 106.-Conditions Justifying Bottomry.

Article 111.-Cargo damaged by Fire .

Article 112.-Sale of Cargo

Article 113.-Sacrifice of Ship or Tackle

Article 114.-Sacrifice of Freight

Article 115.-Extraordinary Expenditure by Shipowner

Article 116.-Expenses in Port of Refuge

219, 220
220
220, 221

221

221-223

223

Article 117.-Master's duty to Collect General Average Con-

tribution.

Article 118.-Who can Sue for General Average Contribution

Article 119.-Who is liable for General Average Contribution.

Article 120.-General Average Contribution, how adjusted

Article 121.-Salvage

Article 122.-Collision

SECTION VIII. PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT:

UNLOADING.

Article 123.-Unloading under a Charter

Article 124.-Notice of Readiness to Discharge, not required

Article 125.-Duty of Master as to Delivery at Port of Dis-

Article 126.-Master's Power to Land or Carry on Goods at

Common Law

Article 127.-Statutory Provisions as to Unloading

225-227

Article 132.-To load or unload in reasonable time

Article 133.-To load or unload with customary despatch or in

Article 134.-Who are liable for Demurrage on a Charter

Article 135.-Who are liable for. Demurrage on a Bill of Lading

SECTION X.-FREIGHT..

Article 136.-Freight, what it is

235-237

237, 238

238-241

241, 242
243, 244

245-273

Article 141.-Full freight for delivery of damaged goods or for

Article 143.-Freight pro rata for delivery short of destination 256-259

Article 147.-Freight; to whom payable

I. The Shipowner

II.

The Master

III.-The Broker

IV. A third person

V.-The Charterer.

VI.-Assignee of Ship or freight

VII.-Mortgagee of Ship and freight

Article 148.-Freight; by whom payable

III.-Indorsee of the Bill of Lading, or person

taking delivery under it.

269, 270

270-273