Shipping - 46 USC Appendix Section 193
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01/19/04 Sec. 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.
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.
Last modified: April 20, 2006
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