Alabama Statutes
§ 37-2-22 — Bills of Lading or Receipts - Not Given until Property Delivered to Carrier; Duplicates
Alabama·Title 37 Public Utilities and Public Transportation·Ch. 2 Transportation Companies·Art. 1 General Provisions·Div. 1 Rates and Other Regulations
A transportation company engaged in the business of carriage, or of keeping for shipment, or of forwarding things or property, must not give a receipt or bill of lading for the things or property for carriage, or for keeping for shipment, or for forwarding unless such things or property have been actually delivered to said company, or placed in its control; and a second receipt or bill of lading must not be issued or given, the original being outstanding, without writing across the face thereof the word “duplicate.”
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Legislative History
(Code 1886, §1175; Code 1896, §4219; Code 1907, §6132; Code 1923, §10492; Code 1940, T. 48, §134.)
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