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and if the auction has resulted in favour of the secret asso- 

 ciation, or the parties to the aforesaid negotiation, it shall be 

 declared null and void. 



The cases provided against to be declared null and void 

 under Arts. 20, 21, and 23 form part of the regulations for 

 public safety as well as those set forth under the present article. 



Art. 25. No verdict or ruling shall be admitted unless it 

 is made immediately after the auction, before those assembled 

 are dispersed. 



Art. 26. In case of the purchaser failing to give bail or 

 the securities required by the specifications within the pre- 

 scribed time it shall be declared forfeit by order of the prefect, 

 and a new auction of the felled timber shall in consequence be 

 proceeded with, in the manner prescribed above. 



The original purchaser shall be held responsible for the dif- 

 ference between his price, and that of the re-sale, if there is any. 



Art. 27. Every bid shall be considered final the moment 

 it has been uttered; under no circumstances can it be outbid. 



Art. 28. The auctions of the cutting areas shall be trans- 

 acted in accordance with the regulations in force in the State, 

 save only in respect of an order from the Paymaster General 

 of the Treasury. 



Art. 29. At the time of the sale by auction purchasers are 

 expected to take up their residence in the place where the sale 

 shall be held; in default of which, all subsequent proceedings 

 will be communicated to them in due form by the secretary 

 of the prefecture or sub-prefecture, according to the "arron- 

 dissement" in which the auction shall have taken place. 



Art. 30. Every action against a purchaser conveys the right 

 of summary execution upon him, his associates and sureties 

 for the payment of the initial purchase price of the auction as 

 well as incidental expenses. 



Art. 31. All purchasers of felled timber and forest products, 

 and the beneficiaries of sales by agreement, above 200 francs 

 in value, shall furnish security either in cash or in transferable 

 securities guaranteed by the State or by the Colony, which shall 

 be fixed by the specifications or by agreement. 



