Section 269
SEC. 269. When goods are sent from an importing vessel to a warehouse, or from one vessel or conveyance to another, or from the warehouse to vessel or car, the same, as well as all unclaimed merchandise, and all packages ordered for examination, must be delivered to lightermen, cartmen or draymen authorized by contract in appointed by the collector, and after such lightermen, cartmen, or draymen authorized by contract, have given bond to the Government of the Philippine Islands in an amount prescribed by the collector, with two sureties, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duty as draymen, cartmen, or lightermen. The following is the form of bond to be used for bonded lighter, men, draymen, or cartmen, unless otherwise prescribed by the Insular Collector, namely: "Know all men by these presents that we, ........................................, are held and firmly bound unto the Government of the Philippine Islands in the sum of ............................. dollars, for which payment, well and truly to he made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. "Sealed with our seals this ............................... day of ..............................., nineteen hundred and ................................ "Whereas the said ................................ has made application to be appointed one of the custom-house ................................., within and for the port of ...................................: Now, the condition of this obligation is such that if the said ................................. shall well and truly perform the several duties of a custom-house ......................................, according to the rules and regulations prescribed by the Insular Collector relative to lighterage, carriage, and drayage of goods in bond, and so forth, and the regulations prescribed by the collector at the port of ......................................... in relation to said lighterage, cartage, and drayage, and shall make good to whom it may concern all loss or damage which may happen in the ......................................... by said .................................. of or to any goods, wares, or merchandise from vessels to bonded warehouses, or to public store, or from one warehouse to another, or to any other place, when directed by a proper officer of the customs, then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. "............................................................. (SEAL.) "............................................................. (SEAL.) "............................................................. (SEAL.) "Signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of: "............................................................., "............................................................."