Carriers Act 1830
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1830 c. 68 |
(11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4) C A P. LXVIII.
[23d July 1830]
'WHEREAS by reason of the frequent Practice of Bankers and others of sending by the public Mails, Stage Coaches, Waggons, Vans, and other public Conveyances by Land for Hire, Parcels and Packages containing Money, Bills, Notes, Jewellery, and other Articles of great Value in small Compass, much valuable Property is rendered liable to Depredation, and the Responsibility of Mail Contractors, Stage Coach Proprietors, and common Carriers for Hire is greatly increased: And whereas through the frequent Omission by Persons sending such Parcels and Packages to notify the Value and Nature of the Contents thereof, so as to enable such Mail Contractors, Stage Coach Proprietors, and other common Carriers, by due Diligence, to protect themselves against Losses arising from their legal Responsibility, and the Difficulty of fixing Parties with Knowledge of Notices published by such Mail Contractors, Stage Coach Proprietors, and other common Carriers, with the Intent to limit such Responsibility, they have become exposed to great and unavoidable Risks, and have thereby sustained heavy Losses;' Be it therefore enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authorityof the same, That from and after the passing of this Act no Mail Contractor, Stage Coach Proprietor, or other common Carrier by Land for Hire shall be liable for the Loss of or Injury to any Article or Articles or Property of the Descriptions following; (that is to say,) Gold or Silver Coin of this Realm or of any Foreign State, or any Gold or Silver in a manufactured or unmanufactured State, or any Precious Stones, Jewellery, Watches, Clocks, or Time-pieces of any Description, Trinkets, Bills, Notes of the Governor and Company of the Banks ofEngland, Scotland , and Ireland respectively, or of any other Bank in Great Britain or Ireland , Orders, Notes, or Securities for Payment of Money, English or Foreign, Stamps, Maps, Writings, Title Deeds, Paintings, Engravings, Pictures, Gold or Silver Plate, or plated Articles, Glass, China, Silks in a manufactured or unmanufactured State, and whether wrought up or not wrought up with other Materials, Furs, or Lace, or any of them, contained in any Parcel or Package which shall have been delivered, either to be carried for Hire or to accompany the Person of any Passenger in any Mail or Stage Coach or other public Conveyance, when the Value of such Article or Articles or Property aforesaid contained in such Parcel or Package shall exceed the Sum of Ten Pounds, unless at the Time of the Delivery thereof at the Office, Warehouse, or Receiving House of such Mail Contractor, Stage Coach Proprietor, or other common Carrier, or to his, her, or their Book-keeper, Coachman, or other Servant, for the Purpose of being carried or of accompanying the Person of any Passenger as aforesaid, the Value and Nature of such Article or Articles or Property shall have been declared by the Person or Persons sending or delivering the same, and such increased Charge as hereinafter mentioned, or an Engagement to pay the same, be accepted by the Person receiving such Parcel or...
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