L. 1909, ch. 45 Bills of Lading 88 238-241 § 238. Interpretation shall give effect to purpose of uniformity. This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. New. Added by L. 1911, ch. 248. § 239. Definitions. (1) In this article, unless the context or subject-matter otherwise requires "Action" includes counterclaim, set-off, and suit in equity. "Bill" means bill of lading. Consignee " means the person named in the bill as the person to whom delivery of the goods is to be made. "Consignor" means the person named in the bill as the person from whom the goods have been received for shipment. 1 "Goods "" means merchandise or chattels in course of transportation, or which have been or are about to be transported. "Holder" of a bill means a person who has both actual possession of such bill and a right of property therein. "Order" means an order by indorsement on the bill. Owner" does not include mortgagee or pledgee. "Person" includes a corporation or partnership or two or more persons having a joint or common interest. To "purchase" includes to take as mortgagee and to take as pledgee. "Purchaser" includes mortgagee and pledgee. (2) A thing is done "in good faith," within the meaning of this article, when it is in fact done honestly, whether it be done negligently or not. New. Added by L. 1911, ch. 248. § 240. Article does not apply to existing bills. The provisions of this article do not apply to bills made and delivered prior to the taking effect thereof. New. Added by L. 1911, ch. 248. 8 241. Inconsistent legislation repealed. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this article are hereby repealed. New. Added by L. 1911, ch. 248. Notes to Schedule of Repeals L. 1909, ch. 45 NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF REPEALS Prepared by the Board of Statutory Consolidation and printed in their report of 1907, at page 3296. L. 1828, Ch. 20, § 15, ¶ 31, added to R. S., Pt. 2, Ch. 4, the fourth title thereof; L. 1828, Ch. 20, § 15, ¶ 45, amended R. S., Pt. 2, Ch. 7, Tit. 2, § 3; both R. S., Pt. 2, Ch. 4, Tit. 4, and R. S., Pt. 2, Ch. 7, Tit. 2, were repealed by L. 1897, Ch. 417, 40; it is therefore deemed desirable to repeal the amending act. L. 1830, Ch. 179, §§ 3-6. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 43. L. 1840, Ch 318. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 13. L. 1841, Ch. 261. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 13. L. 1846, Ch. 74. 16. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 16. L. 1892, Ch. 516. follows" by L. 1905, Ch. 393, § 1. dated in Personal Property Law, § Section 1 was "amended so as to read as Remainder of act is consoli14. L. 1893, Ch. 701. Section 2 was amended "so as to read as follows" by L. 1901, Ch. 291, § 1. Balance of act is consolidated as to personal property in Personal Property Law, § 12; consolidated as to real property in Real Property Law, § 113. L. 1896, Ch. 249. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, $ 22. L. 1897, Ch. 417. This statute, which is the "old" Personal Property Law, is recommended for repeal because its live provisions have been incorporated in Personal Property Law. L. 1897, Ch. 418, §§ 110-118. Sections 112-116 were amended so as to read as follows as noted in schedule and thus superseded. Sections 110, 111, 117 and 118 are consolidated in Personal Property Law, §§ 60, 61, 66, 67. See note 12. L. 1900, Ch. 762. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, $ 65. L. 1901, Ch. 291. Consolidated as to personal property in Personal Property Law, § 12; consolidated as to real property in Real Property Law, § 113. L. 1902, Ch. 150. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, 8 20. L. 1909, ch. 45 Notes to Schedule of Repeals L. 1903, Ch. 87. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 15. L. 1904, Ch. 77. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 42. L. 1904, Ch. 692. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, $ 32. L. 1904, Ch. 698. Section 4 was repealed by L. 1905, Ch. 503, § 1. Balance of act is consolidated in Personal Property Law, §§ 62-64. L. 1905, Ch. 393. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 14. L. 1905. Ch. 503. This statute is a repealing act. As the statutes covered by express repealing acts have been repealed by the Consolidated Laws, the repealing statutes have been recommended for repeal. L. 1907, Ch. 669. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, 8 21. L. 1907, Ch. 722. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, 8 44. Code Civil Procedure, §§ 1909, 1910, 1912. Consolidated in Personal Property Law, § 41. INDEX TO PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW [References are to sections] Acceptance of goods, what consti- tutes, § 129 Accident, law of, application to bills Accumulation, anticipation of for Accumulation of income, validity, Action (bills of lading) defined, Actions, sales of goods- action for price, § 144 conversion, § 147 definition, § 156 detaining goods, § 147 failure to deliver, § 148 237 bills of lading, law relating to, ap- stock transfers, law relating to, ap- stock transfers, powers, § 163 Advances on merchandise, notice of Agreement defined, § 30 Agreements, consideration, validity if Agreements required to be in writing, Assignees, fraudulent acts, disaffirm- Assignment of beneficiaries, right to Auction, sale of goods by, § 102 - bills of lading, application to, sales of goods, application to, § 154 Benevolent uses- gifts, grants, and bequests, § 12 alteration, effect, § 202 application of law to existing bills, attachment upon goods, $ 210 bill defined, § 239 bill issued for goods not received, buyers, form of bill as indicating cancellation on delivery of goods, claimants, interpleader of adverse, coercion, law of, application, § 237 conversion, when negotiation not creditor's remedies to reach nego- delivery as affected by terms of delivery, negotiation of negotiable draft on bills of lading as affecting duplicate bills, liability on, con- duplicate bills, not marked as such, duplicate negotiable bills to be duress, law of, application, § 237 erasure, effect, § 202 executors, law relating to, applica- factors' act, see Factors' act false statement, § 231 |