Applicable to all Express Companies. Express Classification AS ADOPTED BY The Virginia As Amended to December 31, 1913. For use in connection with Rates and Charges prescribed for Express Companies in the State of Virginia. GRADUATED SCALE OF CHARGES AS SHOWN IN EXPRESS CLASSIFICATION FOR PACKAGES TAKING MERCHANDISE RATES AND WEIGHING LESS THAN 100 POUNDS. (For use between Virginia points only on matter handled by two or more express companies and only as provided in Rule 4 of Express Tariff No. 3.) If the 100 lb. rate applying between two given points is not shown below, use graduate under the next higher 100 lb. rate for making price, which must not exceed the actual rate per 100 pounds. .75 75 :::: 1 lb. 25 1 35 2 45 3 50 4 55 5 25 1 lb. 25 25 25 2 3 551 4 35 2 70 7 75 10 75 10 85 15 60 4 5 :::: 35 35 45 35 2 " 45 3 60 4 1 lb. 25 70 5 75 7 85 15 100 15 110 15 "110 15 120 20 " 130 25 125 20 125 20 " 85 7 " 90 7 " 30 90 7 " " 100 10" 100 10 " 100 10 140 25 " " 115 15" 115 15 "125 150 25" 160 " 170 30 170, 30 175 "100 45" 225 45 " 240 " When the rate per 100 lbs. is $2.00 or more, charge pound rates for 50 lbs. or over; but the charge on a package less than 50 lbs. in weight must not be greater than the charge for 50 lbs. If less than $2.00 per 100 lbs, graduated charge must be made; but the charge for a shipment at a rate of less than $2.00 per 100 lbs. shall not be more than the charge on the same shipment when the rate is $2.00 or more per 100 lbs. RULES FOR AGENTS OF EXPRESS COMPANIES. 1. (a) Give a receipt of the prescribed form for all matter received. Always ask shippers to declare the value, and when given insert it in the receipt, mark it on the package and enter amount on the way-bill. If shippers refuse to state value, write or stamp on the receipt "Value asked and not given." 2. (a) Require prepayment or guarantee of charges for, and so waybill, all matter evidently not worth charges. Shipper's name and address must be entered on tags attached to old grips or bags. (b) Require prepayment of charges On all matter addressed to persons restrained of their liberty in prisons, penitentiaries and insane asylums. On passengers' baggage which is to be delivered at railroad stations or steamship piers. Charges must be prepaid on personal packages for officers or men belonging to the regular Army or Militia when to be delivered in the field or in camp; for officers, sailors and marines in the Navy on sea duty; for cadets at military or naval academies and for students at military schools. 3. (a) All explosives, or dangerous inflammable oils, acids, or materials, including gas cylinders charged at a higher pressure than 500 pounds per square inch., must not be received for transportation, with the exception of small arms ammunition as permitted by the State Corporation Commission. (b) Men, Women or Children must not be received for transportation. 4. Agents are positively forbidden to make any agreement whatever as to time of delivery of express matter. 5. (a) All matter must be charged for at actual gross weight at time of shipment unless otherwise specially provided for. In calculating charges at the rate 100 pounds (pound rates), the exact amount must be entered on waybills, and when fractions occur the next higher whole number must be charged. (b) Estimated weights on shipments usually made with ice are only to be applied when it is necessary to use ice for preservation, and it is used for that purpose only. When no ice is used charge upon gross weight. (c) Any package containing articles of more than one class will be charged at the rate applicable to the highest classed article contained therein. 6. (a) As to traffic chargeable according to Graduated Scale on two preceding pages, the graduated charges shown therein apply to matter weighing less than 100 pounds when the rate is under $2.00 per 100 pounds, and to matter weighing less than 50 pounds when the rate is $2.00 or more per 100 pounds. Examples:-Between points where the rate per 100 pounds is $1.25, a box weighing 63 pounds must be charged the graduate under $1.25, which makes the proper charge on "over 60 to 65 pounds" $1.15. (b) When the rate between any two points is not given in the table of graduated charges, use the next higher rate for making price, but do not |