arbitrate, award, order, judge and determine of and concerning [&c. here set out such parts of the bond as bear upon the award, and state the enlargement, if any]. Now, I, the said A. A., having taken upon myself the burthen of the said arbitration, and having heard and duly and maturely weighed and considered the several allegations, vouchers and proofs made and produced on both sides, do in pursuance of the said submission make and publish this my award of and concerning the said premises in manner following; that is to say, I do award [&c.].

In witness, &c. (as in last form).
Signed in presence of

W. W.

A. A.

Award where the Submission was by Agreement, and stating an assent to an enlargement.

To all to whom these presents shall come, we A. A., of, &c., and T. A., of, &c., send greeting: Whereas, by a certain agreement in writing under the hands of A. B., of, &c., and C. D., of, &c., bearing date on or about the day of last, reciting that [&c. here set out such parts of the agreement as bear upon the award :] And whereas by an endorsement on the said agreement, bearing date on or about the day of last under

the hands of all the said parties to the said agreement, they the said parties mutually and reciprocally consented and agreed that the time for the said arbitrator's making the said award should be

day of

enlarged to the
then next, and
that they would in all other respects abide by the
terms of the said agreement. Now know ye that
we the said arbitrators having taken upon us the
burthen of the said reference, and having examined
all such witnesses as were produced before us by
the said parties respectively, and having fully weigh-
ed and considered all the allegations, proofs and
vouchers made and produced before us, do award
[&c.].

In witness, &c., [as in preceding forms].
Signed in the presence of

W. W.

A. A.

T. A.

Clauses which may be inserted in an Award where they

suit the circumstances.

1. I award that C. D. do pay to A. B. the sum

days after demand.

B. do pay to C. D. the sum

days after demand.

3. I award and direct that C. D. do, within one month after demand, pay to the said A. B. the sum of $ and that the said A. B. do, upon such payment, deliver to the said C. D. a good and sufficient conveyance in fee simple, free from incumbrances of all and singular, &c., [describe lands].

4. I award and direct that the said A. B. do pay to the said C. D. the sum of $ and that thereupon the said A. B. and C. D. do execute and deliver the one to the other good and sufficient releases of all claims and demands which they may have one against the other.

5. I award that the costs of the reference and award be paid by C. D. to A. B.

6. I award that each party bear his own costs of the reference, and that the costs of the award be paid by the said A. B. [or C. D., or in equal portions by the said A. B. and C. D].

7. I award and direct that the said C. D. do pay to the said A. B., the costs incurred by the said A. B., of, and incidental to, the reference and award, [when the arbitrator is to ascertain the amount add the following words] and I assess the amount of the said costs of the said A. B., at $

costs of my award at $

and the

8. And I further award and direct that the said A. B. and C. D. do each bear his own costs of the reference, and pay one-half the costs of the award, and if either party shall, in the first instance, pay the whole or more than half of the costs of the award, the other party shall repay him so much of the amount as shall exceed the half of the said costs.

9. I award and direct that one moiety of the costs of the reference and award be borne and paid by A. B., and the other moiety by C. D.

Affidavit of execution of Arbitration Bond.

County of

to wit:

} I, Y. Z., of, &c., make oath and

say,

1. That I was present and did see the annexed Arbitration Bond duly signed, sealed and delivered by the therein named A. B., and that I am the subscribing witness to the execution of the said bond.

Y. Z.

If the affidavit is intended for use in a Court of law, it must be entitled in the Court.

An affidavit of the execution of a submission by deed or otherwise, may be easily framed from the

} and say,

1. That I was present and did see the within [or annexed] award duly signed by the therein named A. A. and T. A., and that I am the subscribing witness thereto.

Sworn, &c.,

W. W.

CHAPTER IV.

ASSIGNMENTS.

An assignment, in its general acceptation, is the transfer of any kind of property, whether real or personal. The person making the assignment is called the assignor; he to whom the assignment is made, the assignee.

An assignment of land, or of any interest in land, should be registered in the County Registry Office. An assignment of goods and chattels, whether absolute, as a bill of sale, or conditional, as a chattel mortgage, not accompanied by immediate delivery and followed by an actual and continued change of possession, requires to be filed in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of the county wherein the goods are. See Con. Stat. U. C., c. 45, ss. 1-4.

An assignment requires to be executed with the same formalities as other deeds. For a longer notice of these formalities the reader may refer to the chapter upon DEEDS.

The following forms will be found to meet cases of common occurrence. In matters of difficulty the services of a professional man should be procured.