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VINCENT ESTATE

The Board adopted the following resolution granting a right-of-way to the Southern Natural
Gas Company over property, a one-half interest in which is owned by the Succession of Hugh E. Vincent

"WHEREAS, Trinity Church, the Administrators of Tulane Educational Fund and the University
of Virginia are the three Naked Owners under the will of the late Hugh E. Vincent of the one-half
interest of that estate in the property described in the following paragraphs, and

WHEREAS, under date April   , 1953, the Succession of Hugh E. Vincent, through Mildred
Saffold Vincent, Testamentary Executrix and Edmund E. Richardson, Jr., Testamentary Executor, and
Mildred Saffold Vincent, Usufructuary, entered into an agreement with the Southern Natural Gas
Company, in which there was granted to that company a right-of-way for a pipe line and its


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accessories over and through a tract of land 70 feet in width and lying within the following
described lands in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

A strip of uniform width of 45 feet on the easterly side and a strip of
uniform width of 25 feet on the westerly side of the following described
surveyed line and the continuations thereof.

Beginning at a point on the easterly section line of Section 40,
Township 12 South, Range 13 East, Orleans Parish, State of
Louisiana, which point is north 37 degrees, 35 minutes east,
16,322.9 feet from the southeast corner of said Section 40,
thence run north 16 degrees, 12 minutes west a distance of
2,216.3 feet to a point, thence run north 16 degrees, 42 minutes
west a distance of 3,600 feet to a point, thence run north 17
degrees, 12 minutes west, 3,200 feet to a point, thence run
north 3 degrees 26 minutes west a distance of 291 feet to a
point on the north boundary line of lands of Grantors which is
also the north section line of Section 41, Township 12 South,
Range 13 East.

and

WHEREAS, all of said parties have now requested this institution to join the other two
Naked Owners of the property under the will of the late Hugh E. Vincent in signing at the foot
of the above described grant, a statement and agreement reading.

"The Naked Owners of the property take cognizance of the said
agreement, and if, as and when they come into full ownership
of the property, they will assume the obligations of Grantor
under this agreement in accordance with its terms and for the
period which it designates."

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Wayne G. Borah of New Orleans, Louisiana, as the
representative of this institution, be and he hereby is authorized, empowered and directed to
join the other two Naked Owners in signing the above described statement and agreement at the
foot of said grant."