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HomeMy WebLinkAbout904591~u~Lm~c GENE~L POWER OF ATTORNEY . F<~ ~HARDSON, e~ng OZD s zzxzz P.O. BOX 502, PINEDALE, WY 82941, hereby appoint:<S~ENR.~l'YOM~4~ ROBERTS of P.O. BOX 502 PINEDALE, WY 8794], as OUR Attorney-in- Fact ("Agent ") . RECEIVED LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK If our Agent is unable to serve for any reason, WE designate ROBERT A. HARROWER, of P.O. BOX 67, PI~4EDALE, WY 82941, as OUR successor Agent. WE hereby revoke any and all general p~)wers of attorney that previously have been signed by US. However, the preceding sentence shall not have the effect of revoking any powers of attorney that are directly related to OUR health care that previously have been signed by US, or each one of us individually. OUR Agent shall have full power and au[hority to act on our behalf. This power and authority'shall, at]thorize our Agent to manage and conduct all of our affairs c~d to exercise all of our legal rights and powers, including ali rights and powers that we may acquire in the future. Our Agent's [-~owers shall include, but not be limited to, the power to: 1. Open, maintain or close bank accou~[s (including, but not limited to, checking accounss, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit), and other s]m.lar accounts with financial institutions such as The Jack~on State Bank and Trust; Rock Springs National Bank; Trona Validly Credit Union; FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO; ~d our Battlefield, Inc. Corporate account with First National Bank of Kemmerer and/or its branch, Bank of Pinedale, etc. a. Conduct any business with any banking or financial institution with respect to any of ou~ accounts, including, but not limited to, making deposits and w~hdrawals, obtaining bank statements, passbooks, drafts, money o~'~ters, warrants, and certificates or vouchers payable to us by any person, firm, corporation or political entity. b. Perform any act necessary to deposi-, negotiate, sell or transfer any note, security, or draft of the United States of ~Jnerica, including U.S. Treasury Securi~ ~es. c. Have access to our safe deposit box at the Bank of Pinedale, including its contents. 2. Sell, exchange, buy, invest, or re±nvest any assets or property owned by us. Such assets or p~-c~perty may include income producing or non-income producing assels and property. 3. Purchase and/or maintain insurance, including life insurance upon our lives or the life of any othe~~ appropriate person. 4. Take any and all legal steps necessary to collect any amount or debt owed to us, or to one of us, or to settle any claim, whether made against us, or against on~ of us, no matter which one of us, or asserted on our behalf agai. nst any other person or entity. 5. Enter into binding contracts on our behalf. , o9o459/, 05 79 6. Exercise.all stock rights on my b¢?h,~lf as my proxy, including all rights with respect to s' ~cks, bonds, debentures, or other~investments. 7. Maintain and/or operate any business that we may own. 8. Employ and/or discharge professional and business assistance as may be appropriate, including attorneys, accountants, builders, and real estate agents. 9. Sell, convey, lease, mortgage, manage, insure, improve, repair, or perform any other act with respect to any of our properties (now owned or later acquired) including, but not limited to, OLD BRAZZILL LARGE TRACT DEVELOPMENT AND OLD BRAZZILL RANCH SUBDIVISIONS PHASE I, ]~, III, IV, V, VI AND VII, LOCATED IN SUBLETTE COUNTY, STATE OF W¥C)MING; COMMISSARY RANCH AND .SPRING CANYON RANCH, BOTH LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, STATE OF WYOMING~ APPROXIMATE 14.9 ACRES OF I.AND KNOWN AS BOSQUE (OR BOSQUE BEDADO) LOCATED IN DONA ANA COUNTY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO; AND ANY OTHER LAND WE MAY OWN NOW OR I~ THE FUTURE, OR THAT MAY BE HELD UNDER BATTLEFIELD, INC. wHICH 1S A WYOMING CORPORTION, OWNED BY JACK D. RICHARDSON AND HAVING (~ECILIA C. RICHARDSON AS SECRETARY; IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER real estate and real estate rights (including the right to remove ~enants and to recover possession). This includes the right to sell or encumber any homestead that WE now own or may own ~n the future. 10. Prepare,.. sign, and file documents with any governmental body or agency, including, but not limited to, authorization to: a. Prepare, sign and file income and or_her tax returns with federal,.'state, local, and other gover~mental bodies. b. Prepare and sign any and all docume~ts required by Planning and Zoning, Board of Commissioners, or any other local governmental agency for the approval princess for the Old Brazzill Ranch Development and Subdivis~©ns. c. Prepare and sign Warranty Deeds and Mortgage Releases, Contracts for Sale and/or Sale Agreeme~l.s, etc. for all the properties list'ed in Item 9 above. In a~dition, sign any other Mortgage as ~ may become necessary in ~he process of running our business. d. Sign Old Brazzill Subdivision Plats for Phase IV, V, VI and VII,. or an¥..other plat that may be necesnary. e. Obtain information or documents fr(-~m any governmenE or its agencies, and negotiate, compromise, o~~ semele any matter with such government or agency (including tax matters). f. Prepare or sign Service Contracts w~h Telephone Company (Century Tel), Power Company (Pacific t~ower), and Natural Gas Company as they become necessary. g. Prepare applications, provide info~mauion, and perform any other act reasonably requested by any government or its agencies in connection with governmental benefils (including military and social security benefits). h'. 'Prep~re~.~and sign documents or application to go before the Wyoming Board of Control to establish ~r One Thousand Acre Feet of Reservoir Water Rights. ll, ~ake gifts from O~R assets to member's of O~R family and to such other persons or charitable organizations with whom WE have an established pattern of giving. Howev~r, OUR Agent may not make gifts of OUR property to the AgenL. WE appoint ROBERT A. HARROWER, of P.O. Box 67, Pinedale, Wy~mting, as OUR substitute Agent for the sole purpose of making gJ fLS of OUR property to OUR Agent, as appropriate. 12. Transfer any of OUR assets to the trustee of any revocable trust created by US, if such trust is ~ existence at the time of such transfer. 13. Disclaim any interest which might ~t_herwise be transferred or distributed to US from any other person, estate, trust, or other entity, as may be appropriate. This Power of Attorney shall be construed broadly as a General Power of Attorney. The listing of spec.fic powers is not intended to limit or restrict the general powers granted in this Power of Attorney in any manner. Any power or authority granted to OUR Agent under this document shall be limited to the extent necessary to prevent this Power of Attorney from causing: (i) OUR income to be taxable to OUR Agent, (ii) OUR assets to be subject to a general power of appointment by OUR Agent, and (iii) OUR Agent to have any incidents of ownership with respect to any life insurance policies that WE may own on the life of OUR Agent. OUR Agent shall not be liable for any ]~ss that results from a judgment error that was made in good f~]th. However, OUR Agent shall be liable for willful misconduct (~ the failure to act in good faith while acting under the auth~-i, ty of this Power of Attorney. I authorize my Agent to indemnify and l~old harmless any third party who accepts and acts under this ~t~cument. OUR Agent shall be entitled to reasona[~]e compensation for any services provided as OUR Agent. OUR Ag~nl~n shall be entitled to reimbursemen5 of all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this Power of Attorney. OUR Agent shall provide an accounting for all funds handled and all acts performed as OUR Agent, if WE so request or if such a request is made by any authorized personal representative or fiduciary acting on our behalf. This Power of Attorney shall become effecnive immediately and shall not be affected by my disability ~>r lack of mental competence, except as may be provided otherwise by an applicable state statute. This is a Durable Power <>f Attorney. This Power of Attorney shall continue effective un%il our death. This Power of Attorney may be revoked by us at any time by providing written notice to my Agent. Dated this 3 /? JJACK D. RICHARDSON WITNESS' PRATED FULL LEGAL WITNESS' SIGNATURE: WITNESS' PRINTED FULL LEGAL NAME: NAME: CECILIA C. RICHARDSON Acknowledgement: STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF SUBLETTE The foregoing instrument was acknowled~j~d before me this 8th day of November, 2004 by JACK D. RICHARDSOn] AND CECILIA C. RICHARDSON. WITNESS my hand and Official Seal N~t a ry Public 4