§193. Bills of lading to be issued; contents

It shall be the duty of the owner or owners, masters, or agents of any vessel transporting merchandise or property from or between ports of the United States and foreign ports to issue to shippers of any lawful merchandise a bill of lading, or shipping document, stating, among other things, the marks necessary for identification, number of packages, or quantity, stating whether it be carrier's or shipper's weight, and apparent order or condition of such merchandise or property delivered to and received by the owner, master, or agent of the vessel for transportation, and such document shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt of the merchandise therein described.

(Feb. 13, 1893, ch. 105, §4, 27 Stat. 445 .)

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 1893, see section 8 of act Feb. 13, 1893, set out as a note under section 190 of this Appendix.

Cross References

Bills of lading for carriage of goods by sea, see section 1303 of this Appendix.

Section inapplicable to the transportation of live animals, see section 195 of this Appendix.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 194, 195, 196, 1311 of this Appendix.