LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DORIS DUKE
I, DORIS DUKE, a resident of and domiciled in the State of New Jersey, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all wills and codicils at any time heretofore made by me.
ONE: A. I direct that there be no funeral service or memorial service of any kind for me and that I be buried at sea.
B. I give my eyes to THE EYE BANK FOR SIGHT RESTORATION INC., New York, New York, and I hereby ratify all that anyone theretofore may have done toward carrying out this gift.
TWO: A. 1. I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in and to a certain portion of my real property located in Somerville, New Jersey, known as the "parks area" to my Trustees hereinafter named to be held as a new and separate wholly charitable trust which shall be created upon my death and which shall be known as the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE, and such separate wholly charitable trust shall be administered and distributed subject to the provisions of Article NINE for the purposes hereinafter set forth in this Paragraph 1. All references in this Will to the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE shall refer to such wholly charitable trust. I direct the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE to use the parks area to provide an enclosure to protect endangered species of all kinds, both flora and fauna, from becoming extinct. The funds necessary to operate the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE shall be provided by the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as set forth in Article EIGHT hereof. 2. I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in and to a certain portion of my real property located in Somerville, New Jersey, known as the "farmland and growing areas" to my Trustees hereinafter named to be held as a new and separate wholly charitable trust which shall be created upon my death and which shall be known as the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND FARM ANIMALS, and such separate wholly charitable trust shall be administered and distributed subject to the provisions of Article NINE for the purposes hereinafter set forth in this Paragraph 2. All references in this Will to the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY 3. I give, devise and bequeath all of my right, title and interest in and to the balance of my real property, located in Somerville, New Jersey, and all structures and improvements located thereon, to my Trustees hereinafter named to be held as a new and separate wholly charitable trust which shall be created upon my death and which shall be known as the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, and such separate wholly charitable trust shall be administered and distributed subject to the provisions of Article NINE for the purposes hereinafter set forth in Subdivisions A through J of Article EIGHT and Subdivision K of this Article. All references in this Will to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION shall refer to such wholly charitable trust. In no event shall the wholly charitable trust which shall be known as the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION be confused with "The Doris Duke Foundation," which was incorporated in Delaware in 1934 and which was originally known as "Independent Aid, Inc." It is my intention that The Doris Duke Foundation receive no benefit from my estate under this Will or the exercise of any power of appointment under this Will.FARMLAND AND FARM ANIMALS shall refer to such wholly charitable trust. The DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND FARM ANIMALS shall be authorized to lease this property at an annual rental of One Dollar ($1.00) to a college or university specializing in farming education. In all events, I direct that this property be used solely for agricultural and horticultural purposes, including research (provided that no animals are used to conduct such research), and that this property be used for the exclusive purpose of maintaining and protecting the wildlife located on the property. I direct that the DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, be given the first right to so lease such property, provided that such COLLEGE pay all of the expenses of operating such property during the term of any such lease. The funds necessary for the DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW JERSEY FARMLAND AND FARM ANIMALS to make required capital improvements and to purchase farm equipment shall be provided by the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION as set forth in Article EIGHT hereof. B. I give, devise and bequeath my real property located in Montague City, New Jersey to the Morristown, New Jersey chapter of the NATURE CONSERVANCY INC., upon the conditions that such property be kept in its natural state and that such property be leased for One Dollar ($1.00) per year to the Trail Blazers Camp so long as such Camp shall be in existence and shall use such property for its campsite. If the NATURE CONSERVANCY INC. shall not agree to accept such property on these conditions or if the Trustees of the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION determine in their absolute discretion that either or both of such conditions shall have been violated at any time, I direct that such property shall be distributed to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, to be held by it upon the conditions set forth in the preceding sentence, or if that is not feasible for any reason, then for the general charitable purposes for which the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is being administered.6. I give and bequeath all of my furniture, furnishings, books, linen, silver, china, glassware and other household effects, automobiles and all other similar tangible personal property of whatsoever description (hereinafter "Other Tangible Personal Property") located at my residence in Somerville, New Jersey at my death to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, to be used at its principal headquarters4. I give and bequeath all of my clothing, jewelry and other personal effects located at my residence in Somerville, New Jersey at my death to the DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
5. The Thai and Burmese objects of art located at my Somerville, New Jersey residence and the Thai houses that have been dismantled and that are presently stored on my Somerville, New Jersey property are owned by the FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND CULTURE. It is my hope and expectation that after my death, such property will either (i) be sold by the FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND CULTURE, with the proceeds thereof to be used for the general charitable purposes that I have supported or (ii) be returned to their respective countries of origin under appropriate conditions. |
