Excerpt from Surety Bonds: Nature, Functions, Underwriting Requirements When the gentleman in one of Moliere's comedies was asked whether he knew Latin, he replied, Oh yes, I know Latin, very Well; but please proceed exactly as if I didn't. In writing this book I have assumed that my readers will be like the man in the comedy - they will know all about bonds, of course, but will neverthe less not mind my proceeding precisely as if they didn't. I have not hesitated, therefore, to handle the subject in an elementary way, and to make things as plain and simple as I could. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.