Title 18 — Business Structure and Function
60 chapters · 1,419 sections in this title.
18 GCA § 63101 Common Carriers
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Every one who offers to the public to carry persons, property, or messages, excepting only telegraphic messages, is a common carrier of whatever he thus offers to carry. SOURCE: CC § 2168.
18 GCA § 63102 Obligations to Accept Freight
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A common carrier must, if able to do so, accept and carry whatever is offered to him, at a reasonable time and place, of a kind that he undertakes or is accustomed to carry. SOURCE: CC § 2169.
18 GCA § 63103 No Preferences
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A common carrier must not give preferences in time, price, or otherwise, to one person over another. SOURCE: CC § 2170.
18 GCA § 63104 Preferences to United States & Guam
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COL120106 A common carrier must always give a preference in time, and may give a preference in price, to the United States and to the Government of Guam. SOURCE: CC § 2171. NOTE: No CC § 2172 existed.
18 GCA § 63105 Compensation
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A common carrier is entitled to a reasonable compensation and no more, which he may require to be paid in advance. If payment thereof is refused, he may refuse to carry. SOURCE: CC § 2173. NOTE: No CC § 2174 existed.
18 GCA § 63106 Certain Agreements Void
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A common carrier cannot be exonerated by any agreement made in anticipation thereof, for liability for the gross negligence, fraud, or willful wrong of himself or his servants. SOURCE: CC § 2175.
18 GCA § 63107 Written Contract
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A passenger, consignor, or con-signee, by accepting a ticket, bill of lading, or written contract for carriage, with knowledge of its terms, assents to the rate of hire, the time, place, and manner of delivery therein stated; and also to the limitation stated therein upon the amo…
18 GCA § 63108 Loss of Valuable Letters
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A common carrier is not responsible for loss or miscarriage of a letter, or package having the form of a letter, containing money or noted, bills of exchange, or other papers of value, unless he be informed at the time of its receipt of the value of its contents. SOURCE: CC § 217…
18 GCA § 63201 Obligations for Luggage
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A common carrier of persons, unless his vehicle is fitted for the reception of persons exclusively, must receive and carry a reasonable amount of baggage for each passenger without charge, except for an excess of weight over 100 pounds to a passenger; if such carrier is a proprie…
18 GCA § 63202 Baggage Defined
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Luggage may consist of whatever the passenger takes with him for his personal use and convenience, according to the habits or wants of the particular class to which he belongs, either with reference to the important necessities or to the ultimate purposes of his journey. Luggage …
18 GCA § 63203 Liability for Luggage
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The liability of a carrier for luggage received by him with a passenger is the same as that of a common carrier of property. SOURCE: CC § 2182. NOTE: No CC §§ 2183-2185 existed.
18 GCA § 63204 Regulation of Business Generally
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A common carrier of persons may make rules for the conduct of its business, and may require passengers to conform to them, if they are lawful, uniform in their application, and reasonable. SOURCE: CC § 2186. NOTE: Carriers operating between Guam and other places are regulated by …
18 GCA § 63205 When Fare Payable
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A common carrier may demand the fare of passengers, either at starting or at any subsequent time. SOURCE: CC § 2187.
18 GCA § 63206 Ejection of Passengers
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A passenger who refuses to pay his fare or to conform to any lawful regulation of the carrier, may be ejected from the vehicle by the carrier. But this must be done with as little violence as possible, and at any usual stopping place or near some dwelling house. SOURCE: CC § 2188…
18 GCA § 63207 Carrier's Lien
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A common carrier has a lien upon the luggage of a passenger for the payment of such fare as he is entitled to from him. This lien is regulated by Part 2 of this Division of this Title (Liens). SOURCE: CC § 2191. NOTE: No 1970 Civil Code '§ 2192-2193 existed. COL120106 ---------- …
18 GCA § 63301 Liability of Inland Carriers
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Unless the consignor accompanies the freight and retains exclusive control thereof, an inland common carrier of property is liable, from the time that he accepts until he relieves himself from liability pursuant to '' 62105 to 62108, for the loss or injury thereof from any cause …
18 GCA § 63302 When Exemptions Excepted
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A common carrier is liable, even in the cases excepted by the last section, if his want of ordinary care exposes the property to the cause of the loss. COL120106 SOURCE: CC § 2195.
18 GCA § 63303 Liability for Delay
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A common carrier is liable for delay only when it is caused by his want of ordinary care and diligence. SOURCE: CC § 2196.
18 GCA § 63304 Liability of Marine Carriers
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A marine carrier is liable in like manner as an inland carrier, except for loss or injury caused by the perils of the sea or fire. SOURCE: CC § 2197.
18 GCA § 63305 U.S. Regulation of Marine Carriers
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The liability of a common carrier by sea is further regulated by Acts of Congress of the United States. SOURCE: CC § 2198.
18 GCA § 63306 Perils of the Sea
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Perils of the sea are from: 1. Storms and waves; 2. Rocks, shoals and rapids; 3. Other obstacles, though of human origin; 4. Changes of climate; 5. The confinement necessary at sea; 6. Animals peculiar to the sea; and 7. All other dangers peculiar to the sea. SOURCE: CC § 2199.
18 GCA § 63307 Consignor to Declare Valuables
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A common carrier of gold, silver, patina, or precious stones, or of imitations thereof, in a manufactured or unmanufactured state; of time pieces of any description; of negotiable paper or other valuable writings; of pictures, glass, or chinaware; of statuary, silk, or laces; or …
18 GCA § 63308 Liability of Stage Lines, etc., Operating Over Highways
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The liability of any stage line, transfer company, or other common carriers operating over the public highways for the loss of or for damage to any baggage shall not exceed the sum of $100.00 for each trunk and its contents; $25.00 for each valise, suitcase, or travelling bag and…
18 GCA § 63401 Order of Transmission of Telegraphic Messages
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A carrier of messages by telegraph or cable must, if it is practicable, transmit every such message immediately upon its receipt. But if this is not practicable, and several messages accumulate upon his hands, he must transmit them in the following order: 1. Messages from public …