150 Forestry Quarterly. 



Refund of deposits under this agreement will be made only at the dis- 

 cretion of the Forester or District Forester. 



This agreement will not be assigned in whole or in part. 



The conditions of the sale are completely set forth in this agreement, 

 and none of its terms can be varied or modified except with the written 



consent of the Forester 



(Or, "the District Forester's sales, or, "the Supervisor," 



No other Forest officer has been or will 



in Supervisor's sales) 



be given authority for this purpose. 



And as a further guarantee of a faithful performance of the conditions 



of this agreement 



(I or we) (deliver herewith a bond in the sum of $ .) 



and do further agree that all moneys paid under this agreement shall, 

 upon failure on 



(My or our) 



part to fulfill all and singular the conditions and requirements herein set 

 forth, or made a part hereof, be retained by the United States to be 



applied as far as may be to the satisfaction of obligations 



(My or our) 

 assumed hereunder. 



Signed in duplicate this day of , 191 



(Same date as bond) 



*Witnesses: (Corporate seal, if corporation.) 



(Signature of purchaser) (See note) 



(Signature of purchaser) 



Approved at , under the above conditions, 



, 191 



(Signature of approving officer) 





(Title) 

 *Signature of two witnesses required if sale is over $100. 



Note.— 

 If contracting party is a copartnership, form of signature should be 



' X Y Z Company, 

 By John Doe, 



A Member of Firm. 

 If contracting party is a corporation, form of signature should be 

 r X Y Z Company, 

 "( By John Doe, 

 *- President {or other oMcer or agent). 



What special clauses to insert, takes, of course, judgment which 

 can only be gained by experience. It is felt, however, that if each 

 clause in its variable forms is taken up systematically and ex- 

 plained, the preparation of formal and intricate contracts will be 

 simplified. In selecting typical special clauses the writer has used 

 the National Forest Manual pp. 43-44, a specimen contract for 

 each important type in each of the six western districts of the 

 National Forests, courteously furnished by the respective District 

 Foresters. This material was used in lectures on "National 

 Forests" at the Yale Forest School in February, 1912. The notes 



