NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL TIMBER SALES. 19 



After approval of the application or sample contract and receipt 



Notice of sale ^ deposit ^ cover advertising, a notice of sale will 



be prepared in the district office, with two carbons, 



the original signed oy the district forester, and with one carbon sent 



to the supervisor, who will have it published in accordance with the 



instructions under "Advertisement," page 20. 



As soon as the advertisement begins, the supervisor will check the 



published notice of sale with the file copy for mis- 



tt. T adver " takes > an 4 forward Form 935 to the district forester. 



The published notice of sale (Form 935) will be 



reviewed by the district forester and filed as a promise card to check 



the expiration of the advertisement. 



The supervisor will notify the original applicant and other pros- 

 Bids and awards P ec ti ye bidders as soon as advertisement is begun, 

 instructing them to forward their bids within the 

 period specified in the notice of sale. He will furnish them with 

 copies of Form 941 and blue bid envelopes. 



After the bids are opened, the district forester will immediately 

 notify the supervisor of the names of bidders, the amount of each 

 bid, and the award. See "Bids and awards/' page 23. 



A contract, Form 202, will then be prepared by the district forester 

 contract with four carbons. One copy will be filed and the 



original and three carbons sent to the supervisor, who 

 will have the original and one carbon executed by the purchaser and 

 return them to the district office. The third copy will be retained 

 in the supervisor's files, and the fourth sent to the officer in charge 

 of the sale. The contract will be submitted to the district assistant 

 to the solicitor for examination. After the district forester has 

 approved both copies, the duplicate will be forwarded to the pur- 

 chaser through the supervisor and the original filed in the safe. 



When the approved duplicate of the contract is received by the 

 supervisor, he will enter the signature and dates of execution and 

 approval on his copy, and notify the officer in charge of the sale in 

 order that the latter may take the same action. 



The bond, if one is necessary, will be prepared in duplicate and the 

 The bond original sent to the purchaser for execution through 



the supervisor. The executed and approved original 

 will be submitted to the district assistant to the solicitor for examina- 

 tion and will be retained in the district office. The duplicate, with 

 dates and signatures filled in, will be filed with the supervisor. 



Application for advance cutting will be prepared by the supervisor 

 in quadruplicate, and executed and forwarded in 

 duplicate to the district forester. The district for- 

 ester will review the application, and approve it if satisfactory and 

 such action appears advisable, after obtaining authority from the 

 Secretary. The original will be retained in the district office and the 

 duplicate returned to the supervisor. The supervisor will make the 

 necessary entries on the remaining copies, forward the duplicate to 

 the purchaser, retain the third copy, and send the fourth to the officer 

 in charge of the sale. 



If the application is disapproved, the supervisor will be directed to 

 inform the purchaser of the reasons for such action. 



