Arizona republican., 1898-03-23
BILLS OF SALE.
The Livestock Board Prepares a Form
 for StOckmen.

Editor Arizona Republican-Sir: The attention of stockmen and inter- ested persons generally is called to the importance of having bills of sale for cattle and livestock made out in prop CT form. Under the new laws brands can be transferred in the same man ner as real estate and under the same safeguards, etc.
 It is important, therefore, in pur- chasing a brand of cattle that the bill of sale should emphatically specify the branding iron. We are forced every day to return bills of sale to owners for this correction, which read some thing like this:
 '.I have this day sold to John Smith all my cattle branded X on left ribs. etc." You can see that such a bill of sale does not transfer the recorded brand at all and as it is generally sup posed that in buying on bill as above the brand goes with it, we are trying to protect owners as far as we can from the errOr
 It will greatly assist this office, as well as protect buyers and sellers if the following form for a bill of sale is carefully filled out and I would sug- gest the publishing of blank forms after this style in order that some uni form method may be used. This is the form used in the state of Colorado and has. I am told, stood the test Of the courts there for several years. It is here given with some slight changes to suit our laws.
 If buyers will be careful in these matters a brand can be handed down to T easily as real estate is transferred, and the ownership through a term of years traced back just as land titles now are.
 Very Respectfully.
 WILL c. BARNES,
 Chairman Livestock Sanitary Board.
 Know all men by these presents, territory of Arizona, part. of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum Cf..... dollars, to..... in hand paid by..... of the county of P O......i in the territory of Arizona, part. of the second part, the re- ceipt of which sum is here by acknowledged, ha.. grant ed, sold, assigned and trans ferred, and by these presents do. :. grant. sell assign and transfsr unto L.. |. heirs and assigns forever, all - right, title, interest and claim iii and to the following described stock brand, tO-wit:
 (Here specify location of brand, earmark and whether for cattle, horses, sheep or mules.)
 and which said above described is of record in the office of the secretary nf 10 of kr.i1 ic olr of record in the office of the county clerk and recorder in and for the county of. .... in the territory of Ari- Zona.
 To have and to hold the said stock brand and the right to use and enjoy the same unto the said part. of the second part, ..h. heirs and assigns forever. And the said part. of the first part, h.. heirs, executors and administrators, do. hereby covenant ond part, and h.. assigns, that at the time of the ensealing and delivery of these presents ..h. lawfully possessed of the said brand as of ..h :. own property, and has good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and transfer the same in manner and form as aforesaid; and that h. will war rant and defend the same to the said part. of the second part and h. heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all per sons.
 In witness whereof, The said part. of the first part ha. .hereunto set h. hand. and seal. this. day of. A. D. 1S9..
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