H. Amelia Bartleson
===========================================================================
136 of the then Book or Market value thereof, provided such option
137 and privilege shall be exercised by him within the period
138 of six (6) months after my death
139 Item Seven: I hereby name Constitute and appoint my Children
140 Charles W. Bartleson, John Frank Bartleson and Sarah Margaret Allen,
141 my Executors and Executrix, of this my last will and testament
142 and I hereby direct and stipulate that they and no one of them
143 acting as provided shall be required to enter into any bond or
144 Bonds by any person, Court or Courts, for the faithful carrying
145 out and full execution by them, or any of them, of the directions
146 gifts, bequests and trusts to and upon them laid and
147 required in and by this my last will and testament.
148 Item Eight: I do hereby direct and authorize my executors and
149 executrix and their successors, to use their own judgment and
150 absolute discretion about selling and disposing of all or any part
151 of my property, real, personal or mixed, and to that end, I
152 do hereby further authorize and empower my executors and
-3-
(signed on left margin) H. Amelia Bartleson
Witness as to signature, C.W. Smith, L.Q. carver, W.D. Sheppard.
153 executrix and their successors to sell and dispose of the whole of my
154 property, real, personal and mixed, and to divide the proceeds
155 thereof among the within named legatees and beneficiaries as soon
156 as practicable after my death: and to that end, I hereby empower
157 and clothe my executors and executrix and their successors
158 with full and sufficient right and authority to take
159 possession, of, to collect the rents, issues and profits therefrom
160 and to sell and convey the whole or any part or portion
161 of my property of whatsoever nature and wheresoever
162 situate, for cash and also to make, execute and deliver
163 all goods and if sufficient deeds, instruments of transfer and other
164 writings necessary to pass and give a proper title thereto without
165 the order or interference of any Court or Courts: and further
166 that no purchaser or purchasers from my said Executors
167 and Executrix shall be liable for and to see to the application
168 of the proceeds of any such sale by my executors
169 and Executrix so made.
170 In testimony Whereof: I H. Amelia Bartleson
171 do hereby set my hand and affix my seal to this my last will and
|