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Local Bill of Lading to New-York. [[image - Flag N.A.S.M.]] [[image - 25 Seal AMST. 1925 C.]] HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE. (Netherlands-American Steam Navigation Company.) Direct Line of Steamers BETWEEN ROTTERDAM/AMSTERDAM and NEW-YORK. AGENTS: ROTTERDAM/AMSTERDAM...Wambersie & Zoon. NEW-YORK... Holland-America Line. 21/24 State street. CHARGES [[blank]] Freight to NEW-YORK on: [[blank]] Kos. at [[blank]] pr. 1000 Kos.[[blank]] [[blank]] " "[[blank]]" 1000 " [[blank]] [[blank]] " "[[blank]]" 1000 " [[blank]] [[blank]] cft. "[[blank]]" 40 cft. [[blank]] [[blank]] " "[[blank]]" 40 " [[blank]] [[blank]] " "[[blank]]" 40 " [[blank]] [[blank]] M3 "[[blank]]" M3 [[blank]] [[blank]] " " [[blank]]" " [[blank]] [[blank]] " " [[blank]]" " [[blank]] [[stamped]] Freight prepaid [[/stamped]] Total [[blank]] Form. L 2 B. Printed by Wed S. Benedictus, Rotterdam, 20,000-3271.24.423.25, C1. We, WAMBERSIE & ZOON, Agents for the Holland-America Line, hereby acknowledge having received in apparent good order and condition from Mr. J. Goudstikker in and upon lighter and/or loadingberth, or shed for transhipment on board of the steamer "Nieuw-Amsterdam" Captn [[blank]] or other Steamship which shall be appointed to sail from ROTTERDAM/[[strikethrough]] AMSTERDAM [[/strikethrough]] for NEW-YORK (or as near thereto as she may safely get) on the 23rd of September 1925 and failing shipment by such steamer, then by one of the following steamers, either from Rotterdam or Amsterdam belonging to, or employed by the Holland-America Line, with liberty to forward the goods by lighter, steamer or railroad from port of shipment to sailingport at shipper's risk, but Company's account (conveyance from or to Amsterdam subject to the conditions of the companies carrying the goods) JG 91 One case of antique oilpaintings said to be marked and numbered as in the margin, and are to be delivered from the Ship's Deck (Where the Ship's Owner's responsibility shall cease) in the like good order and well conditioned, (subject to the exceptions and restrictions of the following and undermentioned clauses) within the jurisdiction of the Custom House of the aforesaid port of New-York, unto Mr.essrs. Jacques Seligmann & Co.Inc. 705 Fifth Avenue New-York, N.Y. or to his or their Assigns. Freight and Charges for the said goods to be paid as per margin, with primage and average accustomed in the hands of the consignee, the Holland-American Line. It is hereby mutually agreed, that all shipments are subject to the following terms, conditions and exceptions upon which the basis of freight has been adjusted: The Act of God, enemies, pirates, robbers, thieves, vermin, barratry of master and mariners, restraints of princes and rulers or people, sweating, insufficiency of package in size, strength or otherwise, drainage, leakage, breakage, pillerage, wastage, rain, spray, rust, frost, decay, contact with or smell or evaporation from any other goods, inaccuracies, obliterations, insufficiency or absence of marks, numbers or addresses or description of goods shipped, injury to wrappers, however caused, lighterages to or from the vessel, transhipment, jettison, explosion, heat, fire, at any time or in any place, boilers, steam, machinery, (including consequence of damage thereto), or of any latent defect in hull, machinery or appurtenances, even existing at time of shipment or sailing on the voyage, provided the owners have exercised due diligence to make the vessel seaworthy, collision, stranding, straining, or other perils of the seas, rivers, navigation, or land-transit, of whatsoever nature or kind, and all damage, loss or injury arising from the perils or things above mentioned, and whether such perils or things arise from the negligence, default, or error in judgement of the pilot, master, mariners, engineers, stevedores, and other persons whatsoever in the service of the shipowner. Steamers are at liberty to take any route which owners or captain may deem advisable, to sail with or without pilots, to call at any port or ports, for any purpose, to tow and assist vessels in all situations, to ship the goods by rail, lighters or steamers to one of the outports and in case the steamer shall put into a port of refuge or be prevented from any cause from proceeding in the ordinary course of her voyage, to tranship the goods their destination by any other steamer. The carrier not to be responsible for any damage or loss to the goods, while awaiting shipment or delivery during their stay in lighter, warehouse, sheds, or loading-quay, nor for any loss or damage, caused by the prolongation of the voyage. The carrier is entitled to the benefit of all liberties and exemptions provided for in the Act of Congress of the United States of America relating to the liability of carriers approved the 13th. February 1893 and known as the Harter Act. It is further mutually agreed that: 1. Weight, measure, gauge, quality, condition, quantity, brand, contents and value are unknown, and the shipowner not accountable for the same. 2. Also, that the steamer has the right to carry cargo on deck at shipper's risk. 3. Also, that goods of an inflammable, explosive, or otherwise dangerous character, shipped without permission, and without full disclosure of their nature may be seized and confiscated, or destroyed by the shipowner, at any time before delivery, without any compensation to the shipper or consignee. 4. Also, that the steamer is not accountable for unprotected goods, nor for the corruption and/or freezing of perishable goods such as potatoes, vegetables, fruit etc. The master shall be at liberty (without however being under any duty to do so) to remove and/or make jettison any fruit and/or similar articles found damaged, so as to avoid contamination of the sound goods. The only condition on which glass, earthenware, china, marble, castings, or other goods of a fragile character will be carried is, that the carrier shall not be held liable for any loss, breakage or injury which may occur, whether from negligence or any other cause whatever. 5. Also, that the steamer is not responsible for the package and marks, in case the nature of the goods should have a corrosive action on the tissues, nor for any consequence thereof; also not responsible for the marks that might have become illigible, either entirely or partly, through the dust of the goods. 6. Also, that the steamer is not accountable for accident, mortality or disease by whatsoever circumstance of Live-Stock. 7. Also, that the ship may proceed to her port or ports of discharge in any order and may tranship at any port for any other. 8. Also, that that in case of blockade or interdict of the port of discharge or if without such blockade or interdict the proceeding to, the entering of or discharging in the port shall be considered by the master at any stage of the voyage unsafe be reason of war or disturbance or ice or from any other cause, the master may land the goods at any other port which he may consider safe, or being her cargo back to port of shipment and warehouse it there, in either case, at the expense and risk of the owners of the goods; such discharge shall then be deemed a final delivery under this contract and full Bill of Lading freight shall be due. 9. Also, that in case of quarantine the goods may be discharged into quarantine depot, hulk or other vessel as required for the ship's despatch or should this be impracticable, or the ship not be admitted, the master may proceed on his voyage and land the goods at the nearest safe port -- in his opinion -- at the risk and expense of the owner of the goods or retain them on board till quarantine or landed at an other safe port as expressed herein. Quarantine expense upon the goods, of whatever nature of kind shall be borne by the owner of the goods. 10. Also, that strikes or lock-outs of seamen and/or shorelaborers, whether partial or otherwise and any consequence thereof are always mutually excepted. If discharge of the goods is, or in the judgement of the master or agent of the steamer is likely to be directly of indirectly prevented, delayed or rendered unusually difficult, dangerous or costly by conditions at port of discharge or elsewhere of civil commotion, riot, insurrection, strikes, labor disturbances or stoppage of labor of carrier's employees of others, or lockouts by carriers or others, the steamer shall have liberty, without notice, in the discretion of the master or agent, at the risk and expense at all times of the shipper and/or consignee and/or owner of the goods, either with or without or before or after proceeding on the same or return voyage, or to return to port of shipment with the goods, or any part on board, and at any such port to discharge and store the goods and/or return, transport or forward same to destination, all responsibility of the carrier as such being ended without notice immediately the goods leave the ship's tackles, and all responsibility whatever being ended upon the same being delivered to warehouse or other carrier, and the carrier hereunder shall have a lien thereon for freight, backfreight and all expenses and charges hereunder. 11. also, that should the steamer be detained by the authorities of any country and be required to discharge at or return to any port all of some of the goods, the master at his option is authorized either to so discharge such goods or, after reaching a subsequent port of the port of destination, to forward the goods to such ports as the said authorities may require, to store the goods there and/or deal with them in such manner as the said authorities may direct, at the risk and expense of the owner of the goods. The port where the goods are so discharged or to which they are so forwarded shall then be deemed to be the port of destination, the ship having a lien on such goods for the freight as per B/L and for all expenses incurred, including the forwarding freight from the port of transhipment. 12. Also, that if the owner of the ship shall have exercised due diligence to make said ship in all respects seaworthy and properly manned, equipped and supplied, it is hereby agreed that in case of danger, damage or disaster resulting from fault or negligence of the pilot, master or crew, in the navigation or management of the ship, or from latent of other defects or unseaworthiness of the ship, whether existing at time of shipment of at the beginning of the voyage, but not discoverable by due diligence, the consignees or owners of the cargo shall not be exempted from liability for contribution in General average, or for any special charges incurred, but with the shipowner shall contribute in General Average, and shall pay such special charges, as if such danger, damage or disaster had not resulted from such fault, negligence, latent or other defect or unseaworthiness in case of General Average, same shall be adjusted according to York-Antwerp rules 1924. All costs, sacrifices and expenditures incurred when on the ground to bring the ship afloat (including towage and/or lighterage etc.) even if the ship and cargo were not in immediate or prospective peril, to be considered as General Average to which the consignees and/or holders of the Bills of Lading hereby agree to contribute. 13. Also, that full freight is payable on damaged or unsound goods and on goods diminished by leakage or shrinkage but no freight is due on any increase in bulk or weight cause by the absorption of water during the voyage. 14. Also, that freight on goods to order, liquids, and brittle or perishable goods, are payable by shippers, if required. 15. Also, that freight, if payable by shippers, is due in full in exchange for Bill of Lading, or if payable by consignees, on arrival of goods at the lace of destination, in exchange for Delivery-Order; settlement in either case to be made without discount or abatement. Prepaid freight will not be returned, ship or goods lost of not lost; not prepaid friend is to be paid by shippers in the event ship or goods do not arrive within three months after shipment. Sterling freight payable by consignee to be in currency of gold, to be paid at the current rate of exchange for Banker's Sight Bills on London, on the date of the steamer's report at the customhouse. A;; prepaid freight to be calculated at current rate of exchange for gold at time of steamer's departure. 16. Also, that the agents of the steamer be at liberty to have the goods weighed, and/or measured, either at port loading or at destination, and should the weight and/or measurement thus ascertained, exceed the weight and/or measurement entered in the Bill of Lading, double freight to be paid by the receivers of such goods, besides the expense of weighing and/or measuring and the agents to have a lien on the goods for such charges. 17. Also, that if at a sale of the goods at destination for freight and charges, the proceeds fall to cover said freight and charges, the carrier shall be entitled to recover the difference from the shipper. 18. Also, that unless a higher value be stated in the Bill of Lading and declared to be the basis for freight the value of the goods does not exceed $100,-- per package for bullion, specie, precious metals, manufactured or unmanufactured, plated articles, glass, china, jewellery, articles used for jewellery, precious stones, trinkets, watches, clocks timepieces, mosaics, bills, bank notes of any country, orders, notes, or securities for payment of money, stamps, maps , letters, writings, title-deeds, paintings, engravings, pictures, statuary, silks, furs, lace or cashmere, manufactured or unmanufactured, made up into clothes or otherwise contained in any package or parcel, whatever may be the value of such articles, not for any other goods of whatever description unless the value be herein expressed and extra freight as may be agreed on be paid. The carrier is entitled to the full benefit of all exemptions from liability provided in Sections 4281 and 4282 of the United States Revised Statutes. 19. Also, that goods are to be received by the consignee immediately the vessel is ready to discharge, or otherwise they will be landed and stored at the sole expanse and risk of the consignee, in the warehouse provided for that purpose or in the Public Store, as the collector of the Port of NEW-YORK shall direct, and when deposited in the Public Store to be subject to rent, and the keys of the warehouse to be delivered to and kept in charge of the officer of customs, under the direction of the collector; the collector of the port being hereby authorized to grant a general order for discharging immediately after the entry of the ship. 20. Also, that, if the goods are discharged on wharf or pier and are not removed by the consignee within forty-eight hours thereafter, the consignee and/or owner shall pay a wharfage charge of $1 per 100 Ko. or cubic meter (ship's option) per day, or any part thereof, and the steamship company shall have a lien for the whole of said charge upon the goods, of any part thereof, which lien shall survive delivery to the consignee, and said charge shall continue and be payable for any period that the goods may be held by or on behalf of the steamship company as security for the payment of said charge. 21. Also, that goods shipped in coolroom or refrigerator must be received by the consignees immediately upon steamer's arrival; otherwise same will be stored in the Customhouse even if cold storage is not available there. 22. Also, that the consignees of the party applying for their goods are to see that they get their right marks and numbers, and after the lighterman or wharfinger, or the party applying for the goods has signed for same, the ship and the owners are respectively discharged from all responsibility for mis-delivery or non-delivery. 23. Also, that single packages exceeding 2 tons in weight shall be liable to pay extra charges if any, for loading, handling, transhipping or discharging. The steamer or any of the servants of the company shall not be liable for any damage or loss occurring from any accident in loading, handling discharging or transhipping, if packages exceed 2 tons in weight and in case of any damage or loss resulting to the steamer, cargo, lighters, cranes or hoisting tackle owing to incorrect weight having been declared, the shippers and/or consignees of such cargo, shall be responsible for such loss or damage. 24. Also, that parcels for different consignees collected or made up in single packages addressed to one consignee, pay full freight on each parcel. 25. Also, that all fines, expenses, losses or damage, which the shipowner or his agent or servant of the ship or cargo may incur or suffer on account of incorrect or unsufficient marking of the packages, or description of their contents, of the dangerous nature of such contents, shall be paid by the shipper or consignee, as may be required, and the shipowners shall have a lien upon the goods for the payment thereof. 26. Also, that no claim shall under any circumstances whatever attach to the ship or her owners for failure to notify consignees or any other party of arrival of goods. 27. Also, that all questions, arising under this Bill of Lading, shall be decided according to the laws of the Netherlands, as administered in the Netherlands, and shippers and consignees by accepting this Bill of Lading expressly waive and renounce article 700 of the Dutch Commercial Code. 28. Also, that this Bill of Lading duly endorsed is to be given in exchange for Delivery-Order. And finally, in accepting this Bill of Lading the shipper or other agent of the owner of the property carried, expressly accepts and agrees to all its stipulations, exceptions and conditions whether written, printed, stamped or pasted. In WITNESS whereof the above Agents of the said ship have affirmed to two Bills of Lading besides captain's copy all of this tenor and date, the one of which Bills being accomplished, the others to stand void. Dated in ROTTERDAM/AMSTERDAM this 19th of September 1925 p.p. WAMBERSIE & ZOON AGENTS. [[signature]]
