General ship

One which is employed by the charterer or owner on a particular voyage, and is hired by a number of persons, unconnected with each other, to convey their respective goods to the place of destination. A ship advertised for general receipt of goods to be carried on a particular voyage. The advertisement should state the name of the ship and master, the general character of the ship, the time of sailing, and the proposed voyages. See 1 Pars. Mar. Law 130; Abb. Shipp. 123. The shippers in a general ship generally contract with the master; but in law the owners and the masters are separately bound to the performance of the contract, it being considered as made with the owners as well as with the master; Abb. Shipp. 319.

Where a ship is not chartered wholly to one person, but the owner offers her generally to carry the goods of ali comers, or where, if chartered to one person, he offers her to several subfreighters for the conveyance of their goods, she is calied a "general" ship, as opposed to a "chartered" one. Brown. A vessel in which the master or owners engage separately with a number of persons unconnected with each other to convey their respective goods to the place of the ship's destination. Ward v. Green, 6 Co.w. (N. Y) 173, 16 Am. Dec. 437.

Defined under Ship in Black's Law Dictionary.

Where a ship is not chartered wholly to one person, but the owner offers her generally to carry the guods of all comers, or where, if chartered to one person, he offers her to several subfreighters for the conveyance of their goods, she is called a “general” ship, as opposed to a “chartered” one. Brown. A vessel in which the master or owners engage separately with a number of persons unconnected with each other to convey their respective goods. to the place of the ship’s destination. 6 Cow. 173, GEWERAL SPECIAL IMPAR-

in maritime law. A ship open to all merchants; as distinguished from a chartered ship, which is contracted for by one or more exclusively. When the goods of several merchants, unconnected with each other, are laden on board without any particular contract of affreightment with any individual for the entire ship, the vessel is called a general sbtp. 3 Kmt^s Com. 202. 2 St^h. Com. 184. Smith's Merc, Law, lib. GENERAL (or PUBLIC) STATUTE. A statute relating to the whole community, or concerning all persons generally, as distinguished from a private or special statute. 4 Co. 76 a, Holland's ease. 1 Bl. Com. 86, 86. Dwarris on Statutes, 629.

When a ship is so employed that the contract by which its master or owners destine it on a particular voyage, enge separately with a number of persons unconnected with each other, to convey their respective goods to the place of destination, it is usually called a general ship. Abbott on Ship. 112. This contract although not with the owners, is considered in law to be made with them also, and that both he and they are separately bound to the performance of it. Ib. 215, 216.