2. The right (a) Io clear and Io keep the slrip(s) free of trees (except fru~l trees below 15 ft. in
<br /> heigh0, structures, buildings, mobile hames and trailers, human groves, wells, seplic tanks, underground
<br /> slorage lanks, garbage, lrash, rubble, flammable material, building material, iunk, and wrecked or dis-
<br /> abled vehicles; (b) Ia keep said strip(s) free and dear from all other objects, whether above or below
<br /> graurd, which may inlerfere in any way wilb or endanger lhe transmission line, or the maintenance and
<br /> operalion of lhe line by Company; (c) ~o fell all trees on Grantor'.~ land outside of said strip(s) boJh now
<br /> and in the fulure, loft enough Io fa~l on a Iransmission llne (or any component of same) on said strip(s);
<br /> (d) Io pul gates in Gran~or's fences on Ihe strip(s) Io give Company access through Granlor's fences on
<br /> the strip(s); and (e) to plant or maintain shrubs and ornamental Irees wilhln said strip(s} at selecled
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<br /> AIl trees which Company is authorized to cai by this agreement shall be lhe properly of Duke Power
<br /> Company.
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<br /> Company's righl to enler Grantor's land shall be confined Io slreets, roads, and driveways when
<br /> Ihey exist at lbo l/me enlry is necessary and When Ihey are adequale for Company's purposes; but when
<br /> lhey do nol exisl or are r~ol adequate, such righl 1o enler shall be over the nearest most practicable
<br /> roule or reales la said strip(s). Company shall repair damage Io Grantor's land, roads, driveways, and
<br /> fences caused by Company's exercise of the righls herein granted and shall compensole Grantor for
<br /> damages occurring 1o crops Grief lhe line is construcled.
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<br /> Granlor reserves oll other righls to said strip(s) not inconsislent with Ihe rights and easements herein
<br /> granted. Such reserved righls shall include, but shall not necessarily be limited Io, lhe following: (1) the
<br /> right to cultlvale crops, plants, shrubs, and fruit Irees Ihal do not exceed 15 feet in heighl; (2) the right
<br /> to pave, improve, and use lhe strip(s) for lemporary aulomobile parking provided Grantor installs ada-
<br /> quale proteclive barriers for Company's slruclures; (3) Ihe right Io use Ihe strip(s) for recreation, provided
<br /> no slruclul-es are erected; (4) lhe righl 1o retain existing roods, drives, sewer, waler, end Giber utilily
<br /> lines on the slrip(s) at Iheir existing Ioc~lions os of the date of this inslrument; (5) lhe righl 1o conslrucl
<br /> and mainlah~ new streels, roads, water, sewer, and utilily lines across said slrip(s) provided they cross
<br /> Ihe slrip(s) at an angle of more lhan 30 degrees and are nol Iocaled wghin 20 feet Df Company's strut.
<br /> lures and meet legal clearance requirements; (6) the right to maintain existing fences and the right 1o
<br /> build new fences on said slrlp(s) provided they are iocaled al least 10 feet from Company's slructures;
<br /> a~d (7) lbo rlg~t to excavate, grade, and fill provided sucl~ is in accordance with goad engineering proc-
<br /> ments.tice' does not end~ qger Company's structures and their foundations, and meets legal clearance require-
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<br /> The failure of Grantee to exercise any of Ihe righls herein granted shall hal be conslrued os a waiver
<br /> or abandon rnenl of Ihe right lbereafler ¢ t any time and from time 1o time Ia exercise any or oll of Ihem.
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<br /> TO HAVE AND TO HOLD sold Irocl(s) or parcel(s) of land togelher with oil privileges and appurten-
<br />forever.ances lhereun~o belongin~ for the use and purposes aforesaid, unlo Grantee, its successors and ossigns
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<br /> And Grc r~lor, far the Granlor and for lhe Gronlor's heirs, executors, odmlnislralors, successors and
<br />assigns, covenanls to and with Granlee, its successors and assigns, thai grantor is lawfully seized of lhe
<br />above described land in lee and hcls the righl to cor~vey the said rights and eosemenls; lhol the some is
<br />free and clear fram any and all incumbrances a ~d will forever ~uarranl and defend Ihe lille Io the said
<br />rigbls an~ eosemenls againsl I~e lawful claims of all persons w~omsoever.
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<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I~is inslrumenl is execule~ on lhe dale ~irsl a~ove wrillen.
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