from...

RECEIVED,

18

pounds.

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.]