Timber Sale Contract Clauses. 149 



will, independently, do all in power to prevent and sup- 



(My or our) 



press forest fires on the sale area and in its vicinity, and will require 



employees and contractors to do likewise 



(My or our) (I or we) 



hereby agree, unless prevented by circumstances over which 



(I or we) 



have no control, to place and em- 



(Myself or ourselves) (My or our) 



ployees at the disposal of any authorized Forest officer for the purpose of 

 fighting forest fires, with the understanding that if the fire does not 



threaten property or the area embraced in this agree- 



(My or our) 



ment shall be paid for services so rendered at the rate 



(I or we) 

 or rates to be determined by the Forest officer in charge, which rate or 



rates shall correspond to the rate or rates of pay prevailing in the 



National Forest for services of a similar 



character at the time the services are rendered, provided, however, that if 



, employees, subcontractors, or employees of 



(I or we) (My or our) 



subcontractors are directly or indirectJy responsible for the origin of the 



fire shall not be paid for services so rendered. 



(I or we) 



16. So far as is reasonable all branches of the logging shall keep pace 

 with one another, and in no instance shall the brush disposal be allowed 

 to fall behind the cutting, except when the depth of the snow or other 

 adequate reason makes proper disposal impossible, when the disposal of 

 brush may, with the written consent of the Forest officer in charge, be post- 

 poned until conditions are more favorable. 



17. Necessary logging roads, chutes, camps, buildings or other struc- 

 tures shall be located as agreed upon with the Forest officer in charge. All 



such improvements not removed within months after 



the expiration of this agreement shall become the property of the United 

 States. 



(Insert special conditions, if any) 



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The title to the timber included in this agreement shall remain in 

 the United States until it has been paid for and scaled, measured, or 

 counted, as herein provided. 



The decision of the Secretary of Agriculture shall be final in the in- 

 terpretation of the regulations and provisions governing the sale, cut- 

 ting, and removal of the timber covered by this agreement. 



Work may be suspended by the Forest officer in charge if the condi- 

 tions and requirements contained in this agreement are disregarded, and 

 the failure to comply with any one of said conditions and requirements, 

 if persisted in, will be sufficient cause fo.- the Forester to revoke this 

 agreement and to cancel all permits for other uses of the National Forest. 



No Member of or Delegate to Congress, or Resident Commissioner, 

 after his election or appointment, and either before or after he has quali- 

 fied, and during his continuance in office, shall be admitted to any share 

 or part of this contract or agreement, or to any benefit to arise there- 

 upon. Nothing, however herein contained shall be construed to extend to 

 any incorporated company, where such contract or agreement is made 

 for the general benefit of such incorporation or company. (Section 3741 

 Revised Statutes, and Sections 114 to 116, Act of March 4, 1909.) 



