. triplicate, one copy being sent with the express goods, one retained by the Forwarding Agent, and a third sent to the company's Auditor. In interline shipments additional copies are furnished to the connecting express companies (Form 3). A prepaid slip, showing the amount collected on prepaid shipments, the name of consignor and consignee, destination and article, is issued daily by each agent and sent to the Auditor (Form 4). In forwarding C. O. D. ship INSTRUCTIONS Return proceeds in this Envelope CAREFULLY SEALED, without delay. Do not deliver the whole or any part of the goods accompanying this Bill until you receive pay therefor, and be careful to notice what money you receive, and as far as practicable, send the same as received, and follow the special instructions of the shipper, if any are given on the bills. If goods are refused, or the parties cannot be found notify the office from whence received, with names and dates, and await further instructions. Never forward C. O. D. packages beyond destination without direct orders from the Shipper, received through the shipping office, or until the collection and charges are paid. When shippers require us to collect of consignees our charges for returning money, add such charges to the bill, and in EVERY CASE MARK THE TOTAL AMOUNT ON THE GOODS. Printed instructions MUST NOT BE DEVIATED FROM without the written consent of the Shipper, received through shipping office. INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING FORM 6. ments a C. O. D. sticker, showing plainly the amount to be collected, the return charges, in case the article is to be returned, and the name and address of the shipper, is attached to the package (Form 5). In returning money collected from the consignee a special C. O. D. envelope is used, the money being placed into it and the envelope sealed, stitched and waybilled; or the agent may send an express money order, mailing it in this envelope to the agent at point of original shipment (Form 6). Upon delivery of the article to the consignee, a receipt is taken from him in a receipt book. An express bill (Form 7) is rendered with the delivery of goods not prepaid, and this when signed by the express agent acts as a receipt to the consignee. In shipping live stock by express a limited liability live-stock contract is signed by the shipper. This corresponds to the live-stock contract used by railroads, and limits the company's liability to a stated maximum value. An excess charge is made if the shipper declares higher values. There is, likewise, a special contract for the transportation by express of paintings, statuary, and fragile merchandise upon an agreed valuation-$1,000 and upward, with a maximum of $5,000. In foreign shipments of single articles the usual express receipt is issued. For larger shipments, however, and in any case upon demand of the shipper, an export bill of lading is issued (Form 8). In shipments from the interior the provisions "with respect to the service until delivery at the port of New York" are those of the usual domestic express receipt, with the attempt to limit liability to that of forwarders only. The provisions with respect to the service after delivery at the port of New York are those of the usual bill of lading of steamship companies. Neither express nor steamship company is liable for less or damage resulting from the risks of the sea, but only for loss or damage resulting from fraud or gross negligence, improper inspection of the craft before leaving port, and bad loading and handling of cargo, as fixed by the Act of Congress of February 13, 1893. Further risks are accepted by the |