If the goods should be received by a second person, on behalf of the consignee, he must sign the consignee's name, and under that his own.
If a package appears to be damaged in transmission, the express company must permit the receiver to examine it before signing. He may refuse to sign or to accept in any way, if the goods are injured, or not as he ordered.
Express companies are responsible for all damages sustained by goods while in their charge.
COLLECTIONS BY EXPRESS
All the large express companies have the machinery for collecting accounts and notes whenever they have branch offices.
Such companies are reliable collectors. Their services are prompt and their charges reasonable.
Where an express company fails to collect, notice is promptly given with the reasons for failure.
When you wish an express company to collect, it will be necessary for you to make out a statement of the account. This is placed in a special envelope, provided by the company. It is properly indorsed and handed to the company's representative.
The company charges a small fee for collection, whether it succeeds or not. In any case the fee is not much above a fourth of one per cent, unless there should be unusual trouble.