ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE

Know all men, that I, A. B., of . . sideration of.

., in con

dollars, and other good considerations, the receipt of

to me paid by C. D., of . . which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby sell, assign, transfer, and set over to said C. D., his heirs and assigns, a certain indenture of lease, bearing date the . . . day of . . . . ., 19 made by G. H., of. .

to me, the

said A. B., of a certain dwelling house and lot, situate in in the county of . . . . . and state of . . with all the appurtenances thereto; to have and to hold the same unto the said C. D., his heirs and assigns, from the day of the date hereof, for and during the remainder of the term of . . . . . years mentioned in said indenture; subject, nevertheless, to the rents, conditions, and provisions therein also mentioned.

19

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

A. D. A. B. [L. s.]

BONDS

C. D., of.

SIMPLE BOND WITHOUT CONDITION Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of . the obligor, am held and firmly bound unto . ., the obligee, in the sum of lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said C. D., or his certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns; to which payment well and truly to be made, I do bind myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents.

In testimony whereof, I have set my hand and seal to this instrument, on the . . . day of . . .

Executed and deliv

ered in presence of

A. D. 19

A. B. [L. s.]

COMMON FORM OF BOND WITH CONDITION AND WARRANT

Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B., of .

am held and firmly bound unto C. D., of.

in the sum of [penal sum] lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said C. D., his certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns; to which payment well and truly to be made, I do bind and oblige myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with my seal, and dated the . . . day of . . . . ., A. D. 19

Whereas, [state the facts creating the possible liability against which the obligee is to be indemnified].

And whereas, the said obligor herein named, in consideration thereof, has agreed to save harmless and indemnify the said C. D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, of and from all loss by reason thereof:

Now, the condition of the above obligation is such, that if

the above-bounden A. B., his heirs, executors, administrators, or any of them, shall and will do well and sufficiently indemnify, save, protect, and keep harmless the said C. D., his executors, administrators, and assigns, of and from all actions, suits, loss, costs, troubles, damages, and expenses whatsoever which the said C. D., his executors, administrators, or assigns, shall be put to or sustain by reason [whatever loss is to be indemnified as above] then the above obligation to be void, or else to be and remain in full force and virtue. And the said obligor for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby authorizes any attorney of any court of record in .'. or elsewhere to confess judgment against him and his heirs, executors, administrators, in the above sum of . . . . . . dollars, with release of errors and waiver of all stay and exemption laws in force or hereafter to be passed. A. B. [L. S.]

Sealed and delivered

in the presence of

SEVERAL BOND LIMITING THE LIABILITY OF EACH OBLIGOR TO A STATED AMOUNT

Know all men by these presents, that we, A. B., of . . and C. D. and E. F., of .

are

severally and respectively held and firmly bound unto G. H., of.. in respective sums following, to wit, the said

A. B. in the sum of. .. dollars, and said C. D. and E. F. in the sum of . . . dollars each, to be paid to the said G. H., his executors, administrators, or assigns; for which said several payments well and truly to be made, each of us does hereby bind himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, severally and respectively, but not jointly, nor one for the other, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated this. . . day of . . . . A. D. 19 [Follow with the conditions.]

BUILDING-CONTRACTOR'S BOND

Know all men by these presents, that we, A. B., of . . as principal, and C. D., of . .

surety, are held and firmly bound unto E. F.,

in the sum of.

of.

as

.. dollars, to be paid the said

E. F., his executors, administrators, and assigns; to which

payment well and truly to be made, we do bind ourselves, jointly and severally, our heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this.. A. D. 19

day of . .

Now, the condition of this obligation is such that if the said A. B. shall duly perform and observe all the stipulations and agreements contained in a certain contract in writing, dated the . . . day of . . . . ., A. D. 19 made between the said A. B., of the one part, and the said E. F., of the other part, for the erection of a certain [describe the building] in the . . . . . . county of. . . . . . and state of

as by reference to said contract will more fully and at large appear, which on the part of the said A. B. is to be performed and to be observed, and so that no forbearance on the part of the said E. F. to said principal, or alteration of said recited contract, shall in any way release the said surety, his heirs, executors, and administrators from liability hereunder; then, this obligation to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this. . . day of. A. D. 19

Signed, sealed, and de

livered in the presence of

A. B. [Principal]
C. D. [Surety]

[L. S.]

[L. s.]

REFUNDING BOND TO EXECUTORS

Know all men by these presents, that we, A. B., of and C. D., of..

., are

held and firmly bound unto E. F. and G. H., as executors of the last will of I. J., deceased [or, as administrators with the will annexed of I. J., deceased], late of..

in the sum of. . . . dollars, to be paid to the said executors [or, administrators] as aforesaid, their survivor or survivors, or their or his successors or assigns, for which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated this. . . day of . . . ., A. D. 19

Whereas, the said A. B. has duly presented a claim for

... dollars against the estate of I. J., which claim has been by the said executors [or, administrators] allowed as just

and proper [or, whereas, A. B. was by the will of I. J. given and bequeathed the sum of.

.. dollars], and whereas the said executors [or, about to pay to] A. B.

at the request of the said A. B. administrators] have paid [or, are the said sum of . . . . . . dollars: Now the condition of this obligation is such that if the said sum so paid [or, about to be paid on said claim, or, legacy], or any part thereof, shall at any time be necessary to discharge any debt, liability, or legacy which the said executors [or, administrators] or their or his survivor or successors shall not have other or sufficient assets to pay, then, and in such case, if the said A. B. and C. D., their heirs, executors, and administrators, shall return to the said executors, [or, administrators] their survivors or their or his successors or assigns, the said amount or such portion thereof as shall appear to be necessary for the payment of any of the said debts, liabilities, or legacies, or any part of them, and the costs and charges, if any, incurred by reason of the aforesaid payment to the said A. B. [or, if for any reason said legacy is or shall become void, or be declared void, and A. B. shall thereupon return the whole of the said legacy, or such part thereof as shall be declared void, with interest and costs], then this obligation to be void; otherwise, to remain in full force and effect. A. B. [L. S.] C. D. [L. s.]

GUARDIAN'S BOND

Know all men by these presents, that we, A. B., of . . . ., and C. D., of.

and state of..

in the county

are held

and firmly

., in the

of. bound to the state [or, commonwealth] of. sum of . . . . . . dollars, lawful money, to be paid to the said state [or, commonwealth], her certain attorney, or assigns; to which payment well and truly to be made and done, we do bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with

our seals and dated the . . . day of . . . . A. D. 19 The condition of this obligation is such, that if the abovebounden A. B., guardian of E. F., a minor child of G. H.,

late of.

every

. ., deceased, shall at least once in years, and at any other time when required by the. . court for the . . . . ., render a just and true account of the management of the property and estate of the said minor, under his care, and shall also deliver up