Whenever any article of freight shall be shipped to any point within the limits of this State, whether shipped from a point beyond the limits of this State or not, it shall be lawful for the consignee of such article to demand and receive from the agent of the railroad company delivering it, and before the payment of any charges upon it, a full and correct statement of such charges, the class to which such article belongs, the rates of freight charged for such class and the total amount to be paid by the consignee together with the proportion thereof to be paid to each road over which, or any part of which, such freight may have passed, whether such road be beyond the limits of this State or not. If such itemized statement be not incorporated in the waybill the agent shall deliver the article on the payment of the freight and procure as soon as possible such required items when demanded. If any errors should then appear it shall be immediately corrected by such agent.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1088; 1952 Code Section 58-1088; 1942 Code Section 8300; 1932 Code Section 8300; Civ. C. '22 Section 4847; Civ. C. '12 Section 3171; Civ. C. '02 Section 2089; G. S. 1446; R. S. 1652; 1889 (20) 378.