PART VII_The New Century Standard Letter-Writer Business, Family and Social Correspondence, Love-Letters, Etiquette, Synonyms, Legal Forms, Etc.

LEGAL FORMS

BILL OF SALE

+Know all Men by these Presents,+

THAT .............. of the .............. in the County

of..................and State of .............. part.. of the first

part, for and in consideration of the sum of .............. Dollars,

lawful money of the United States of America, to .............. in

hand paid, at or before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents,

by .............. of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby

acknowledged, ha... granted, bargained, sold and delivered, and, by

these Presents, do grant, bargain, sell and deliver, unto the said

part.. of the second part, all the following GOODS, CHATTELS, and

PROPERTY, to-wit:

........................................................................

=To have and to hold= the said Goods, Chattels and Property unto the

said part.. of the second part, .............. heirs, executors,

administrators and assigns, to and for .............. own proper use

and behoof, forever.

=And= the said part.. of the first part do ... vouch .............. to be

the true and lawful owner.. of the said Goods, Chattels and Property,

and have in .............. full power, good right and lawful authority,

to dispose of the said Goods, Chattels and Property, in manner as

aforesaid: And ............ do...., for .............. heirs, executors

and administrators, covenant and agree to and with the said part.. of

the second part to =Warrant and Defend= the said Goods, Chattels and

Property to the said part.. of the second part ..............executors,

administrators, and assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of

all and every person and persons whomsoever.

=In Witness Whereof,= .............. have hereunto set .............. hand

and seal.., the .............. day of .............. in the

year One Thousand Nine Hundred and ..............

Sealed and Delivered in

Presence of ......................[SEAL]

...................... ......................[SEAL]

ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE

+Know all Men by these Presents,+

THAT .............. the part ... of the first part, in consideration of

the sum of .............. Dollars, lawful money of the United States

of America, to ..................in hand paid by .............. the

part ... of the second part, at or before the ensealing and delivery

of these Presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, ha ...

granted, bargained, sold, assigned, transferred, and set over, and, by

these Presents, do ... grant, bargain, sell, assign, transfer, and set

over unto the said part ... of the second part, ...................

heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, a certain, INDENTURE OF

MORTGAGE, bearing date the ................ day of...............in the

year One Thousand Nine Hundred and...........made by .............. and

all .............. right, title, and interest to the premises therein

described, as follows, to-wit: .............. which said Mortgage is

recorded in the Recorder's Office of the County of.............in the

State of .............. in Book No. ..........of Mortgages, at page

..............

=Together= with the...............therein described, and the money due

or to grow due thereon, with interest, =to waive and to hold= the same

unto the said part ... of the second part,................ executors,

administrators, or assigns, FOREVER: .............. subject only to the

provisos in the said Indenture of Mortgage contained:

=And=.................do, for...............heirs, executors, and

administrators, covenant with the said part ... of the second

part........................heirs, executors, administrators, and

assigns, that there is now actually.....................owing on

said.....................and Mortgage, in principal and interest,

.............. Dollars, and that..............have good right to assign

the same:

=And=............do hereby make, constitute, and appoint the said

part ... of the second part,............true and lawful Attorney,

irrevocably, in.......name, or otherwise, but at............own proper

costs and charges, to have, use, and take all lawful ways and means for

the recovery of the said money and interest, and, in case of payment,

to discharge the same as fully as........... might, or could do, if

these Presents were not made.

=In Witness Whereof,=.............have hereunto set.........hand and

seal, this..............day of..............in the year One Thousand

Nine Hundred and .......................

Sealed and Delivered in

Presence of ..............[SEAL]

................... ..............[SEAL]

MORTGAGE

+This Indenture,+ MADE this.....day of........ in thy year of our Lord

One Thousand Nine Hundred and .............. BETWEEN ..............

of the...............in the County of................and State

of.................party of the first part, and, .............. of

the .............. in the County of .............. and State of

.............. party of the second part.

=Whereas=, The said party of the first part is justly indebted to the

said party of the second part in the sum of .............. Dollars

secured to be paid by .............. certain .........................

=Now, therefore, this Indenture Witnesseth,= That the said party of the

first part, for the better securing the payment of the money aforesaid,

with interest thereon according to the tenor and effect of the said

.............. above mentioned, and also in consideration of the

further sum of One Dollar to....... in hand paid by the said party of

the second part, at the delivery of these Presents, the receipt whereof

is hereby acknowledged, ha ... granted, bargained, sold, remised,

released, conveyed, aliened, and confirmed, and by these Presents do

... grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, convey, alien, and confirm,

unto the said party of the second part, and to ....................

heirs and assigns FOREVER, all the following described lot.., piece..,

or parcel.., of land, situate in the County of ............ and State

of .................. and known and described as follows, to-wit:

.........................

=To Have and to Hold the Same,= Together with all and singular the

tenements, hereditaments, privileges, and appurtenances thereunto

belonging, or in any wise appertaining; and also, all the estate,

interest, and claim whatsoever, in law as well as in equity, which the

said party of the first part ha ... in and to the premises hereby

conveyed, unto the said party of the second part......... heirs and

assigns, and to their only proper use, benefit, and behoof, forever;

=Provided always=, and these Presents are upon this EXPRESS CONDITION,

that if the said party of the first part............. heirs, executors,

or administrators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid,

to the said party of the second part.......... heirs, executors,

administrators, or assigns, the aforesaid sum of money, with interest

thereon, at the time and in the manner specified in the above

mentioned..................according to the due intent and meaning

thereof, then and in that case these Presents, and everything herein

expressed, shall be absolutely null and void.

=And= the said party of the first part, for..........and.............

heirs, executors, and administrators, do ... hereby covenant and

agree with the said party of the second part, that at the time of the

delivery hereof, the said party of the first part........... the lawful

owner, of the premises above granted, and seized thereof, in fee simple

absolute; that .............. will WARRANT AND DEFEND the above

granted premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said

party of the second part................heirs and assigns FOREVER, that

they are free from all incumbrances whatsoever, and that the said party

of the first part will, in due season, pay all taxes and assessments on

said premises, until said indebtedness aforesaid shall be fully paid.

=And= the said party of the first part do ... hereby expressly

release and waive all rights under and by virtue of the =Homestead

Exemption Laws= of the State.................in and to said premises.

...................................................................

=In Witness Whereof=, the said party of the first part...... hereunto

set.............hand.. and seal.. the day and year first above written.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

in the Presence of ..............[SEAL]

................... ..............[SEAL]

=FORM OF GENERAL SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION=

=Whereas=, differences have for a long time existed, and are now

existing and pending, between John Robinson, of C---- County of C----,

and State of I----, and James Smith, of the same place, in relation to

divers and sundry matters of controversy and dispute; =Now, therefore=,

we, the undersigned, John Robinson and James Smith, aforesaid, do

hereby mutually covenant, and to and with each other, that Joseph

Jackson, John Black, and William Johnson, of said C----, or any two of

them, shall arbitrate, award, and determine of and concerning all and

all manner of action and actions, cause and causes of actions, suits,

controversies, claims, and demands whatsoever, now pending, existing,

or held, by and between us, the parties aforesaid; and we do further

mutually covenant and agree, to and with each other, that the award

to be made by the said arbitrators, or any two of them, shall in all

things by us and each of us, be well and faithfully kept and observed;

=Provided,= however, that the award aforesaid be made in writing, under

the hands of the said Joseph Jackson, John Black, and William Johnson,

or any two of them, and ready to be delivered to the said parties in

difference, or to such of them as shall desire the same, on the second

day of January, A. D. 19--.

=Witness= our hands and Seals this seventh day of September, A. D. 19--.

Signed, sealed and delivered

in the presence of JOHN ROBINSON. [SEAL]

PETER O'DONNELL, JAMES SMITH. [SEAL]

HENRY GREEN.

RELEASE DEED

+Know all Men by these Presents,+

THAT I, .............. of the County of .......... and State of

.............. for and in consideration of one dollar, and for

other good and valuable considerations, the receipt whereof is

hereby confessed, do hereby remise, convey, release, and quit-claim

unto .............. of the County of..................and State

of .................all the right, title, interest, claim, or

demand whatsoever, I may have acquired in, through or by a certain

..............bearing date the.............day of...............

A. D. 19......, and recorded in the Recorder's Office of.........

County, in the State of...........in Book.............of Records,

page.......to the premises therein described, as follows, to-wit:

......................... situated in the ....................

of ................... County of ................ and State of

................ together with all the appurtenances and privileges

thereunto belonging or appertaining.

=Witness= my hand.. and seal.. this......................day

of................A. D. 19......

..............[SEAL]

RELEASE--GENERAL

+Know all Men by these Presents,+

THAT .............. of .............. in the County of ...............

and State of ................. for and in consideration of the sum

of .............. lawful money of the United States of America,

to ............. in hand paid by .............. ha ... remised,

released, and forever discharged, and, by these Presents, do ...,

for .............. heirs, executors, and administrators, remise,

release, and forever discharge the said .............. heirs,

executors, and administrators, .............. of and from all manner

of actions, cause, and causes of action, suits, dues, sums of money,

accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts,

controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, damages,

judgments, executions, claims, and demands, whatsoever, in law or in

equity, which ............ now have against ...............ever had, or

which..... heirs, executors, or administrators, hereafter can, shall

or may have, for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing,

whatsoever, from the beginning of the world, to the day of the date of

these Presents.

.....................................................................

=In Witness Whereof=,..............have hereunto set................

hand.. and seal.. the.............day of............in the year of our

Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and ..............

Sealed and Delivered

in the Presence of ..............[SEAL]

....................... ..............[SEAL]

WARRANTY DEED--STATUTORY FORM

+This Indenture Witnesseth+, THAT the Grantor,

......................... of the ...................... in the

County of ..................... and State of ......................

for and in consideration of the sum of .............. Dollars,

in hand paid, =Convey= ... =and Warrant= ... to ..............

of the .................. County of .................. and State

of ................ the following described Real Estate, to-wit:

situated in the ................ of ................ in the County

of .................. in the State of .................... hereby

releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead

Exemption Laws of this State.

..................................................................

Dated, this .............. day of.............. A. D. 19......

......................[SEAL]

STATE OF .......... }

} SS. =I=,.........................

COUNTY OF ......... }

..................in and for said County, in the State aforesaid,

=Do Hereby Certify=, That ............... personally known to me to

be the same person...... whose name .............. subscribed to

the foregoing instrument, appeared before me this day in person,

and acknowledged that..he.. signed, sealed and delivered the said

Instrument as...........free and voluntary act, for the uses and

purposes therein set forth, including the release and waiver of the

right of homestead.

=Given= under my hand and .............. seal, this..........day

of................ A. D. 19....

...................................

LEASE--SHORT FORM

+This Indenture+, MADE this .............. day of ..............

19...... BETWEEN ..............as lessor, and .............. as lessee:

=Witnesseth=, as follows: That the said lessor hath this day leased to

said lessee the premises known as .............. situate in the City

of ...............in the State of .............. to be occupied as a

.............. only by said lessee, for and during the term commencing

on the .............. day of .............. A. D. 19...... and ending

the .............. day of .............. A. D. 19......upon the terms

and conditions hereinafter set forth, and said lessee hereby accepts

said lease upon said conditions, and covenants to perform the same as

follows:

1st. The said lessee shall pay to the lessor, at .............. in said

City of .............. as rent for said demised premises, for said

term, the sum of .............. DOLLARS, payable as follows: The sum

of .............. DOLLARS upon the delivery hereof, for rent to the

.................. day of ..............19...... and the further sum

of ................ DOLLARS upon the first day of each and every month

thereafter during the continuance of the term hereby created, the same

being monthly rent at the rate of .............. DOLLARS per month,

payable monthly in advance.

2d. Said lessee agrees to surrender the possession of said premises to

said lessor upon the termination of the term above created, or upon the

forfeiture of this lease, as hereinafter provided; and further agrees,

during the occupancy of said demised premises, to maintain and keep the

same in as good condition and repair as the same shall be upon taking

possession thereof, natural wear, injury by fire, or other inevitable

accident excepted--damage by fire, or other calamity, rendering said

premises untenable, shall terminate this lease--there shall be no

abatement of said stipulated rent, or of any part thereof, so long as

said lessee shall retain possession of said demised premises, or any

part thereof.

3d. Said lessee agrees to pay the water tax upon said premises

......................... as the same becomes due and payable, and

will take reasonable and necessary precaution against freezing of the

water pipes, and that no rubbish of any description be allowed to

enter the drainage or waste pipes of said premises, and will pay all

damages or expense occasioned by such neglect; will clean the catch

basin and furnace as occasion may require, and allow no deposit of

ashes, or other rubbish, in or upon said premises, or upon any private

alley adjacent thereto; no cooking stove or other cooking apparatus

shall be placed in any room except the kitchen and laundry. Said lessor

shall have reasonable opportunity to inspect said premises, and do any

repairing or other work thereon which he shall deem necessary for the

preservation of the property.

4th. To allow the party of the first part free access to the premises

hereby leased for the purpose of examining or exhibiting the same, or

to make any needful repairs or alterations of said premises, which said

first party may see fit to make; also to allow to have placed upon said

premises, at all times, notice of "For Sale" and "To Rent," and will

not interfere with the same.

5th. Said lessee shall not assign this lease, or any portion thereof,

nor sub-let said premises, or any part thereof, without the written

consent of the lessor, endorsed hereon. In case said demised premises

shall be vacated during said term, said lessor may take immediate

possession thereof for the remainder of the term, and, in his

discretion, re-let the same and apply the proceeds upon this lease, the

lessee to remain liable for the unpaid balance of the rent.

6th. The neglect or failure of said lessee to keep the foregoing

conditions and covenants, or any or either of them, shall constitute a

forfeiture of all rights under this lease, and the further occupancy

of said demised premises after such forfeiture by said lessee shall be

deemed, held, and taken as a forcible detainer thereof by said lessee,

and said lessor may, without notice, re-enter and take possession

thereof, and with or without force and with or without legal process,

evict and dispossess said lessee from said above demised premises.

7th. The foregoing covenants shall be obligatory upon the heirs,

executors, administrators, and assigns of the parties hereto.

.........................

=In Witness Whereof=, The said parties hereto have hereunto set their

hands and seals, this day and year first above written.

...............................[SEAL]

=ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT FOR WARRANTY DEED=

+Articles of agreement+, MADE this .............. day of

.............. in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and

.............. =Between= .............. party of the first part, and

............... party of the second part; =Witnesseth=, That, if the

party of the second part shall first make the payments and perform

the covenants hereinafter mentioned on ...........part to be made and

performed, the said party of the first part hereby covenants and agrees

to convey and assure to the said party of the second part, in fee

simple, clear of all incumbrances whatever, by a good and sufficient

Warranty Deed, the lot..., piece..., or parcel... of ground, situated

in the County of .............. and State of .............. known and

described as .............. and the said party of the second part

hereby covenants and agrees to pay to the said party of the first

part the sum of ............... Dollars, in the manner following:

.............. with interest at the rate of........per centum per

annum, payable .............. annually, on the whole sum remaining from

time to time unpaid, and to pay all taxes, assessments, or impositions

that may be legally levied or imposed upon said land, subsequent to the

year .......... And in case of the failure of the said party of the

second part to make either of the payments, or any part thereof, or

perform any of the covenants on ........ part hereby made and entered

into, this contract shall, at the option of the party of the first

part, be forfeited and determined, and the party of the second part

shall forfeit all payments made by .............. on this contract, and

such payments shall be retained by the said party of the first part

in full satisfaction and in liquidation of all damages by ...........

sustained, and.............shall have the right to re-enter and take

possession of the premises aforesaid. ..............

=It Is Mutually Agreed=, By and between the parties hereto, that the

time of payment shall be the essence of this contract, and that all

the covenants and agreements herein contained shall extend to and be

obligatory upon the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of the

respective parties.

=In Witness Whereof=, The parties to these Presents have hereunto set

their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.

Sealed and Delivered

in Presence of ..............[SEAL]

..................... ..............[SEAL]

WILL

+The Last Will and Testament+

OF .............. of the .............. of .............. in the County

of .............. and State of .............. made and published the

.............. day of ........ in the year of our Lord One Thousand

Nine Hundred and ..............

=In the Name of God, Amen.= I, .............. of the ..............

of .............. in the County of .............. and State of

.............. of the age of .............. years, and being of sound

mind and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this my LAST WILL

AND TESTAMENT in manner following, that is to say:

FIRST--It is my will that all my funeral expenses and all my just debts

be fully paid.

SECOND--After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, I give

and .............. to ..............

LASTLY--I hereby nominate and appoint .............. to be

Execut.....of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all

former Wills by me made.

=In Witness Whereof=, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the

........... day of ............ in the year of our Lord One Thousand

Nine Hundred and ..............

..............................[SEAL]

* * * * *

The above Instrument, consisting of.........pages, was now here

subscribed by ..................... the Testat..... in the presence of

each of us; and was at the same time declared by ........ to be .......

Last Will and Testament, and we, at ..... request, and in ........

presence, and in the presence of each other, subscribe our names as

attesting witnesses.

.........................of...........

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