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THE HOME, FAKM AXD BUSINESS CYCLOPEDIA. 



forever discharged, and I do hereby, for 

 myself, my heirs, executors, administra- 

 tors and assigns, remise, release, and for- 

 ever discharge the said C.D. , his heirs, 

 executors and administrators, of and from 

 all debts, demands, actions, and causes of 

 action which I now have, in law or equity, 

 or uhich may result from the existing 

 state of things, from any and all contracts, 

 liabilities, doings, and omissions, from 

 the beginning of the world to this day. 



In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 

 set my hand and seal, this sixteenth day 

 of May, eighteen hundred and eighty- 

 two. 



JOHN SMITH. [L.S. ] 



AGREEMENT FOR A LEASE. 



THIS agreement, made the day of 



, in the year eighteen hundred and 



eighty-two, between A. B. of , and 



C-D., of said city, merchant, witnesstth, 

 That A.B. agrees, by indenture, to be ex- 

 ecuted on or before the day ot 



next, to demise and let to the said C.D. a 

 certain house and lot in said city, now or 

 late in the occupation of E. F. , known as 



No. , in street, to hold to the said 



C. D., his executors, administrators and 

 assigns, from the day of - afore- 

 said, for and during the term of 



years, at or under the clear yearly rent of 

 - dollars, payable quarterly, clear of 

 all taxes and deductions except the ground 

 rent. In which lease there shall be con- 

 tained covenants on the part of the said 

 C.D., his executors, administrators and 

 assigns, to pay the rent (except in case the 

 premises are destroyed by fire, the rent is 

 to cease until they are rebuilt by the said 

 A.B.), and to pay all taxes and assess- 

 ments (except the ground rent): to repair 

 the premises (except damages by fire); not 

 to carry en any offensive business on the 

 same (except by written permission of the 

 said A.B.); to deliver the same up at the 

 end of the term in good repair (except 

 damages by fire, aforesaid); with all other 

 usual and reasonable covenants, and a 

 proviso for the re-entry of the said C.D., 

 his heirs and assigns, in case of the non- 

 payment of the rent for the space of fifteen 

 days after either of the said rent-days, or 

 the non-performance of any of the cove- 

 nants. And there shall also be contained 

 covenants on the part of the said A.B., 



his heirs and assigns, for quiet enjoyment; 

 to renew said lease at the expiration of 



said term, for a further period of 



years at the same rent, on the said C.D. , 

 his executors, administrators or assigns, 

 paying the sa'd A.B.. his executors, ad- 

 ministrators or assigns, the sum of 

 dollars, as a premium for such renewal ; 

 and that in case of accidental fire at any 

 time during the term, the said A. P.. will 

 forthwith proceed to put the premises in 

 as good repair as before such fire, the rent 

 in the meantime to cease. And the said 

 C.D. hereby agrees to accept such lease on 

 the terms aforesaid. And it is mutually 

 agreed, that the cost of this agreement, 

 and of making and recording said lease, 

 and a counterpart thereof, shall be borne 

 by the said parties equally. 



As witness our hands and seals, the day 

 and year first above written. 



In presence of ) 

 J.S. f 



A.B. 

 C.D. 



[1.8.] 



[L.S.] 



LANDLORD'S AGREEMENT OF LEASE. 



This is to certify, that I have, this 



day of , 18 , let and rented unto 



Mr. C.D. my house and lot, known as 



No. , in street, in the city of , 



with the appurtenances, and the sole and 

 uninterrupted use and occupation thereof, 



for one year, to commence the day 



of next, at the yearly rent of 



dollars, payable quarterly, on the usual 

 quarter-days ; rent to cease in case the 

 premises are destroyed by fire. 



A.B. 



TENANT'S AGREEMENT. 



THIS is to certify, that I have hired and 

 taken from Mr. A.B. his house and lot, 



known as No. , in street, in the 



city of , with the appurtenances, for 



the term of one ; ear, to commence the 



first day of next, at the yearly rent 



of dollars, payable quarterly on 



the usual quarter-days. And I do hereby 

 promise to make punctual payment of the 

 rent in manner aforesaid, except in case 

 the premises become untenantable from 

 fire or any other cause, when the rent 

 is to cease ; and do further prom- 

 ise to quit and surrender the prem- 

 ises, at the expiration of the term, in 



