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THIRD. It is mutually understood and agreed by and between the parties 

 hereto as follows: 



(1) That this agreement shall take effect on the day it is executed by the 

 party of the second part and shall expire on the thirtieth day of June, one 



thousand nine hundred and , but the same shall be subject to renewal 



thereafter from year to year, by mutual consent of the parties hereto, which 

 renewal must be expressed in writing by said parties at least 15 days prior to 

 the date of expiration. 



(2) That the party of the second part shall have unrestricted right to pub- 

 lish and distribute the results obtained from said investigations in advance of 

 their publication by the party of the first part. 



(3) That all 



(Apparatus, implements, materials, etc.) 



furnished by the party of the first part 



and not consumed will remain the property of said party when said investiga- 

 tions are terminated. All machines, implements, and materials furnished by 

 the Forest Service, and all specimens, samples, models, plans, drawings, nega- 

 tives, and notes or manuscripts which have resulted from the investigations 

 conducted hereunder and which may be desired by the party of the second part 

 for record or publication will be retained by said party of the second part. 



(4) That this agreement may be terminated at any time by either party 



hereto by giving written notice to the 



(Specify number of days or months.) 

 other of such intention. 



(5) That the decision of the Secretary of Agriculture will be final in the 

 interpretation of the conditions and requirements of this agreement. 



(6) That this agreement shall not be assigned in whole or in part; that no 

 Member of or Delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner, after his elec- 

 tion or appointment and either before or after he has qualified and during his 

 continuance in office, and no officer, agent, or employee of the Government shall 

 be admitted to any share or part of this contract or agreement, or to any benefit 

 to arise thereupon, and that no convict labor shall be employed in carrying out 

 the terms of this agreement, in accordance with Executive order signed May 18, 

 1905. Nothing, however, herein contained shall be construed to extend to any 

 incorporated company \vhere such contract or agreement is made for the general 

 benefit of such incorporation or company. (Sec. 3741, Revised Statutes, and 

 sees. 114-116, act of Mar. 4 ; 1909.) 



IN WITNESS WHEREOF the said party of the first part has hereunto signed his 



name on this the day of , 19 , and the said party of 



the second part has hereunto set his hand on the date below written. 



WITNESSES : 



(Title.) 

 Party of the first part. 



Signed by the party of the second part this day of 



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Forester, 



Party of the second part. 



In agreements approved by District Forester substitute " District Forester, 



District No. ," for "Forester" in first clause and thereafter "District 



Forester." Similarly in agreements approved by the Director of the Labora- 

 tory use " Director, Forest Products Laboratory " and " Director," 



