law: Carriers Act, 1865
  6.
  
  In respect of what property liability of carrier not limited or affected by
  
  public notice. Carriers, with certain exceptions, may limit liability by
  
  special contract.-
  The
  
  liability of any common carrier for the loss of or damage to any property
  
  delivered to him to be carried, not being of the description contained in the
  
  Schedule to this Act, shall not be deemed to be limited or affected by any
  
  public notice; but any such carrier, not being the owner of a railroad or tram
  
  road constructed under the provisions of {See now the Land-Acquisition Act,
  
  1894 (1 of 1894), s.2} Act 22 of 1863 (to provide for taking land for works of
  
  public utility to be constructed by private persons or Companies and for
  
  regulating the construction and use of works on land so taken) may, by special
  
  contract, signed by the owner of such property so delivered as last aforesaid
  
  or by some person duly authorized in that behalf by such owner, limit his
  
  liability in respect of the same.