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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE STATE OF TEXAS �
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF TAYLOR �
That I, JORITA HAGINS (called "Principal"), a resident of Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, and being over the age of eighteen (18) years, hereby appoint VIRGINIA (CAMMY) duMENIL (daughter), a resident of Aspermont, Stonewall County, Texas, to act in joint with LYNN INGALSBE (Attorney at Law), a resident of Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, ("Agent") as my true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact with consultation of JAMES HAYDON (son), a resident of Oatmeal, Burnet County, Texas.
GENERAL GRANT OF POWER
My agent is authorized to act in my name to do any act and thing and to exercise any power and authority that I might or could do or exercise individually, or by or through any other person, with respect to any and all of my interests in property. I intend to grant to and vest in my agent a full, complete and universal power of attorney, only in the event I have been declared unable to make any decisions, to be exercised by my agent, only upon the advise and in the sole and independent discretion of Co-agent in writing, as fully and to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if I were personally present and acting for by benefit and account.
Without limiting the full power and authority granted herein, I specifically authorize my attorney-in-fact to indemnify and hold harmless any person or persons who act or rely on this power of attorney.
By way of illustration and by way of limitation being that I have been declared unable to make any decisions and under the advise of LYNN INGALSBE in writing, I hereby grant to and vest in my agent all of the following powers and authorities.
CONVEYING AND ENCUMBERING PROPERTY
1. To buy, receive, lease, accept, or otherwise acquire; to sell, convey, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge, quitclaim, or otherwise encumber or dispose of; or to contract or agree for the acquisition, disposal, or encumbrances of, property of any kind wherever it is located, be it real, personal, or mixed, or any custody, possession, interest, or right in it or pertaining to it, upon any terms which my attorney-in-fact shall think proper as conclusively evidenced by this action.
MANAGING PROPERTY
2. To take, hold, possess, invest, lease, let, or otherwise manage any or all of my real, personal, or mixed property, and particularly that property described above, or any interest in it or pertaining to it; to eject, remove, or relieve tenants or other persons from, and recover possession of, this property by all lawful means; and to maintain, protect, preserve, insure, remove, store, transport repair, rebuild, modify, or improve the same or any part of it.
COLLECTING REVENUES AND PAYING DEBTS
3. With respect to any property and otherwise, to make, do, and transact every kind of business of whatever kind or nature, including the receipt, recovery, collection, payment, compromise, settlement, and adjustment of all accounts, legacies, bequests, interests, dividends, annuities, income, rents, claims, demands, actions, causes of action, debts, taxes, and obligations, which may now or in the future be due, owing, or payable by me or to me.
EXECUTING INSTRUMENTS
4. To make, endorse, guarantee, accept, receive, sign, seal, execute, acknowledge, and deliver deeds, assignments, bills of sale, agreements, certificates, hypothecations, checks, notes, mortgages, bonds, vouchers, receipts, releases, and such other instruments in writing of whatever kind or nature, as may be necessary, convenient, or proper in the premises.
MANAGING ACCOUNTS
5. To make deposits or investments in or withdrawals from any account, holding, or interest which I may now or in the future have, or be entitled to, in any banking, trust, or investment institution, including postal savings depository offices, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and similar institutions; to exercise any right, option, or privilege pertaining to it or them; and to open or establish accounts, holdings, or interest of whatever kind or nature, with any of these institutions, in my name or in the name of my attorney-in-fact or in our names jointly, either with or without right of survivorship.
PROPERTY LITIGATION
To institute, prosecute, defend, compromise, settle, arbitrate, assign, release, and dispose of legal, equitable, or administrative hearings, actions, suits, attachments, arrests, claims, liens, levies, distresses, or other proceedings, or otherwise engage in litigation in connection with the premises or property.
ACTING AS PROXY
7. To act as my attorney-in-fact or proxy in respect to any stocks, shares, bonds, other securities, or other investments, rights, or interests I may now or in the future hold.
MANAGING OTHER AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES
8. To engage and dismiss agents, counsels, attorneys, accountants, and employees, and to appoint and remove at pleasure any substitute for, or any agent of, my attorney-in-fact in respect to all or any of the matters or things mentioned in this document and upon any terms that my attorney-in-fact shall think fit, in connection with the premises or property.
EXECUTING AND FILING TAXATION FORMS
9. To prepare, execute, and file income, ad valorem, gift, estate, and other tax returns, and other governmental reports, declarations, applications, requests, and documents, in connection with the premises or property.
MANAGING LIFE INSURANCE
10. To act as my attorney-in-fact or proxy in respect to any policy of insurance on my life, and in that capacity to exercise any right, privilege, or option which I may have under or pertaining to it, excluding, however, the right to change the beneficiary or the method of payment of the insurance proceeds, and the right to make a cash surrender of the policy as distinguished from a surrender of the policy for loan, conversion, or other purposes as provided in it.
GIVING AND GRANTING to the attorney-in-fact, full power and authority to do and perform every act, deed, matter, and thing whatever in and about my estate, property, and affairs, as fully as I might or could do if personally present, the above especially enumerated powers being in aid and exemplification of the full, complete, and general power granted in this document, and not in limitation or definition of those powers; and by this document ratifying all that my attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done.
I declare by this instrument that any act or thing lawfully done under it by my attorney-in-fact shall be binding on myself and my heirs, legal and personal representatives, and assigns. This power of attorney may be filed for record in any appropriate public office. I agree and represent to those dealing with my said attorney-in-fact or his substitute that this power of attorney may be voluntarily revoked alone by revocation entered of record in the offices of the county clerk of Taylor County, Texas. This power of attorney shall not terminate on my disability or incompetency. The rights, powers and authority of my attorney-in-fact under this instrument shall commence immediately.
When the context requires, singular nouns and pronouns include the plural.
IN CONFIRMATION OF THIS DOCUMENT, I sign my name this ____ day of April, 2006.
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JORITA HAGINS
Witness #1:
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Witness #2:
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THE STATE OF TEXAS �
COUNTY OF TAYLOR �
This instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of April, 2006, by JORITA HAGINS.
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
THE STATE OF TEXAS �
COUNTY OF TAYLOR �
On this _____ day of September, 2001, appeared _________________ and __________________, who are personally known to me to be at least eighteen years of age who stated that they have witnessed the execution of this Power of Attorney by Principal and have signed their names as witnesses at Principal's request.
NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
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