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72d C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 128. FEBRU ARY 27, 1933. CHAPTER 45 .-CARRIAGE OF PERSONS ' So in original . 1253 CARRIAGE OF PERSONS . GRATUITOUS CARRIAGE OF PERSONS

Gratuitous nsrrlage . SEC. 890. DEGREE OF CARE REQUIRED.--A carrier of persons without Q°o,,ee of care re reward must use ordinary care and diligence for their safe carriage . Cross REFERENCES Carriers of persons, generally, see sections 966' et seq. Duty of gratuitous employee, generally, see section 889. Gratuitous carriers, see sections 888, 889, 897 . CA RRIA GE FOR REWARD SEC . 891 . GENERAL D U1'li!,s OF CARRIE R .-A carrier of persons for reward must use the utmost care and diligence for their safe carriage, must provide everything necessary for that purpose, and must exercise to that end a reasonable degree of skill . Cross RE wcE Limiting liability by contract, see sections 962 to 964 . Post, p. 1268. Ante, p. 1252. Ante, p .1262 . Carriage for reward . Gene ral du ties . Post, p . 1268 . SEC. 892 . VEHICLES .-A carrier of persons for reward is bound to saf eiy ioel t~~

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provide vehicles safe and fit for t he purpo ses to wh ich they are put, and is not excused for default in this respect by any degree of care . SEC. 893 . NOT TO OVER LOAD HIS VEHI CLE .- A carri er of per sons for Overloading . reward must not ov ercrow d or o verloa d his v ehicle . SEC. 894 . TREATMENT of PASSENGERS .-A carrier of persons for g0 T 9reatment ofpass en- reward must give to passengers all such accommodations as are usual and reasonable, and must treat them with civility, and give them a reasonable degree of attention . SEC . 895 . RATE OF SPEED AND DELAYS .-A carrier of persons for desy reward must travel at a reason able r ate of speed, and w ithout any unreasonable delay, or deviation from his proper route . Cross RE iwE Delay in delivery, damages for, see sections 977 and 1611 . CHAPTER 46 .-CARRIAGE OF PROPERTY GENERAL DEFINITIONS Cro ss REFERENCES Alteration of liability by agreement, see sections 962 et seq.

Post, p .1266 . Gratuitous carriers, see sections 888, 889, and 890. Limiting liability by contract, see sections 962 et seq. of speed and Past, pp . 1267 .1332. CARRIAGE OF PROPERTY . General definitions . SEC. 896. FREI GHT CONSI GNOR , AND SO FORTS, WHAT .-Property car- a d 0d „„~'g„„r' ried is called freight ; the reward, if any to be paid for its carriage is called freightage ; the person who delivers the freight to the carrier is called the consignor ; and the person to whom it is to be delivered is called the consignee . CROSS Ri

cE Freightage, questions relating to, see sections 946 et seq . OR LIGA TION S OF CARRIER SEC. 897 . C ARE AND DILIGENCE REQUIRED OF CARRIERS.-A carrier of property for reward must use at least ordinary care and diligence in the performance of all his duties . A carrier without reward 'must use at least slight care and diligence . Post , p. 1264. Obligations of carrier. Care and diligence .