56-118 - Freight bill; what to contain. - Virginia Statutes

§ 56-118. Freight bill; what to contain.

Every railroad company or line, doing business in this Commonwealth, shall,at the time when such company delivers any articles shipped or transportedover its line, furnish to the owner or consignee thereof, or to his agent, abill, plainly stating the class of freight to which the articles belong, theweight thereof, and the rate charged for transporting the same. Bills may befurnished by mail or contemporaneous electronic transmission.

(Code 1919, § 3917; 1996, cc. 114, 157.)