Timber Sale Contract Clauses. 



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circulation in the State (or Territory) in which said Forest exists, by notice published 

 for not less than thirty days before , 191 . Said timber is") 

 all the merchantable dead timber standing or down and all the live tim- 

 ber for cutting by a Forest 



("Marked" or "designated") 



officer located on an area of about acres to be definitely 



designated by a Forest officer before cutting begins in 



(Give approximate 



location and describe by relation to some well-known landmark, stream, etc. Give also 



legal subdivisions if surveyed, and approximate legal subdivisions if unsurveyed. If 



advertised, description of location should follow that given in notice of sale.) 



within the National Forest 



estimated to be 



(Give by species the quantity in proper unit of measure, state 

 whether live or dead, and kind of material, and add the words "more or less.") 



• do he reby, 



("If this sale is awarded to me (or us)" in application only.) (I or we) 



in consideration of the sale of this timber to , promise to 



(Me or us) 



pay to the National Bank of 



(United States depository) or such other deposi- 

 tory or officer as shall hereafter be designated, to be placed to the credit 

 of the United States, 



(In final agreement, "the sum of 

 dollars ($ ), more or less, as may be determined by the actual scale, 



measure or count.") 



for the timber at the rate of 



(In application, "not less than") 



(Per thousand feet b. ni., cord, lineal feet, etc.) 



in advance payments of at least dollars 



($ ) each when called for by the Forest officer in charge 



(If application for advertised sale, "50 being forwarded to the said United States 



depository at this time to cover cost of advertising, this amount to be placed to my 



(or our) credit if I am (or we are) the successful bidder, or refunded if my (or our) 

 bid is rejected.") 



credit being given for the sums, if any, heretofore deposited with the said 

 United States depository or officer in connection with this sale. 



And further promise and agree to cut and remove said 



(I or we) 

 timber in strict accordance with the following conditions and all regula- 

 tions governing timber sales prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture : 



1. Timber upon valid claims and all timber to which there exists valid 

 claim under contract with the Forest Service is exempted from this sale. 



2. No timber will be cut or removed until it has been paid for. 



3. No timber will be removed until it has been scaled, measured, or 

 counted by a Forest officer. 



4. No timber will be cut except from the area specified by a Forest officer. 

 No live timber will be cut except that marked or otherwise designated by 

 a Forest officer. 



