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Koe Manufacturing Co., on January 5, 1923, a copy of which is hereto annexed as a part hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1922.

In the presence of

John Jones.

[Annex Copy of Contract.]

John Doe (L.S.).

No. 19.

Assignment of contract, with covenants by assignee to perform the contract and to deliver to assignor bond to secure performance."

KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignor"), in consideration of one ($1) dollar, paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 37 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in a certain contract made by me with the Koe Co., Inc., dated the 5th day of January, 1923, for the making of motion pictures.

And the said Assignee hereby covenants, as follows:

1. To assume and faithfully perform and discharge all the terms, covenants and obligations assumed, or to be performed or discharged, by the Assignor, under his said contract with the Koe Co., Inc.

2. To deliver to the Assignor, within ten (10) days from the date hereof, a bond executed by the Jones Surety Company, or by some other surety company of a like financial standing, in the principal sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance and discharge by the Assignee, as aforesaid, of all terms, covenants, and obligations of the said contract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones.

John Doe (L.S.).
Richard Roe (L.S.).

Adapted from Helgar Corporation v. Warner's Features, Inc. (1918), 222 N. Y. 449, 119 N. E. 113.

No. 20.

Assignment of contract of conditional sale by conditional vendor, with covenant of amount due."

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KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111% Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignor"), in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the certain contract of conditional sale, dated March 5, 1922, made by the Assignor and Henry Koe, and filed in the office of the register of the county of New York on March 5, 1922, at 10.30 A.M., together with all my right, title and interest in the property described therein, and in the debt, or obligation, secured thereby, and all moneys due, or which may grow due, thereon, with the interest.

And I, the said Assignor, covenant that there is now due to me upon said contract of conditional sale, without offset, or defense, of any kind, the principal sum of five thousand ($5,000) dollars, with interest thereon, at the rate of five (5%) per cent per annum, from March 5th, 1922.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Doe (L.S.).

John Jones.

No. 21.

Assignment of contract of conditional sale by conditional vendee.11

KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the certain contract of conditional sale, dated March 5, 1922, made by the Assignor and Henry Koe, and filed in

10 Cf. Bean v. Edge (1885), 84 N. Y. 510.

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"Cf. Tweedie v. Clark (1906), 114 App. Div. 296, 99 N. . Supp. 856.

the office of the register of the county of New York on March 5, 1922, at 10.30 A.M., together with all my right, title and interest in the property described therein.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones.

John Doe (L.S.).

No. 22.

Assignment of copyright.12

KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 112 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the copyright of the certain literary work, entitled "My Man," and in all renewals and extensions of said copyright, which may be secured under the laws, now, or hereafter, in force and effect, in the United States, or in any other country or countries.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones,
Henry Koe.

John Doe (L.S.).

No. 23.

Assignment of debt.1

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KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 112 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in the certain debt of one hundred ($100) dollars due to me from Henry Koe, for moneys loaned by me on January 5,

12 Cf. New Fiction Pub. Co. v. Star Co. (1915), 220 Fed. 994.

13 Cf. Prindle v. Caruthers (1857), 15 N. Y. 425.

1922, to the said Henry Koe, at his request, and upon his promise to repay the same to me on or before February 5, 1922.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones.

No. 24.

John Doe (L.S.).

Assignment of dividends, with covenant by the assignor to pay an equivalent amount, upon transfer of his stock.14

KNOW ALL MEN, that I, John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignor"), in consideration of one ($1) dollar paid by Richard Roe, residing at No. 372 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called "the Assignee"), hereby assign to the said Assignee all my right, title and interest in all dividends, which are now due, or which may, on or before January 5, 1925, become due, upon one hundred (100) shares of the capital stock of the Koe Co., Inc., now owned by me.

And I, the said Assignor,

(a) represent that I am registered upon the transfer books of the Koe Co., Inc., as the holder of one hundred (100) shares of its capital stock; and

(b) covenant that if I shall, prior to January 5, 1925, sell, assign, transfer, or pledge, all, or any, of said shares of capital stock, or otherwise perform any act, or acts, which may, or shall, cause, or permit all, or any, of said shares of capital stock to be registered upon said transfer books in any name other than my own, that then, and in such event, I will pay to the Assignee, as and when any dividends shall be declared and paid by the Koe Co., Inc., prior to January 5, 1925, a sum equal to the dividends, which the Assignee would have received in respect of all of such shares of stock, if I had continued to be the registered holder thereof, until January 5, 1925.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 5th day of January, 1923.

In the presence of

John Jones.

John Doe (L.S.).

14 Cf. Willis v. Lauridson (1911), 161 Cal. 106, 118 Pac. 530.

No. 25.

Assignment of dower by heir.15

THIS INDENTURE, made January 5, 1923, between John Doe, residing at No. 111⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called the "First Party"), and Jane, Doe, residing at No. 371⁄2 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City (herein called the "Second Party"), WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the First Party is the son of Richard Doe, deceased, late of the County, City and State of New York, and the Second Party is the widow of the said Richard Doe; and

WHEREAS, the said Richard Doe died seized in fee simple of certain lands and tenements hereinafter more particularly described, which have descended to the First Party, subject, however, to the right of dower therein of the Second Party; and

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to admeasure the dower of the Second Party in the said lands and tenements:

Now, THEREFORE, THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the First Party does hereby endow and assign to the Second Party, and the Second Party agrees to receive and accept in full satisfaction of her right of dower, one-third of the lands and tenements of which the said Richard Doe died seized, which said one-third of such lands and tenements are more particularly bounded and described, as follows:

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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises unto the Second Party, as aforesaid, for and during her natural life, in the name of dower, and in lieu, recompense and satisfaction of all dower, which the Second Party might, or could, have in the said lands and tenements, of which the said Richard Doe died seized.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals, the day and year first above written.

In the presence of

John Jones.

John Doc (L.S.).

Jane Doe (L.S.).

15 Cf. White v. Spaulding (1883), 50 Mich. 22, 14 N. W. 684; Clark v. Muzzey (1861), 43 N. H. 59; Aickman v. Harsell (1885), 98 N. Y. 186.

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