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Sample Bequest Provision Language

(For review by donor's attorney)

UNRESTRICTED BEQUEST
For a Percentage of an Estate
I hereby give and bequeath to Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, __________% of the residue of my estate as an unrestricted bequest to be used for its general purposes.

UNRESTRICTED BEQUEST
For a Specific Amount or Specific Property
I hereby give and bequeath to Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, [the sum of __________ dollars] [the following described property: [___________] as an unrestricted bequest to be used for its general purposes.

RESTRICTED BEQUEST
I hereby give and bequeath to Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, [__________% of the residue of my estate][the sum of __________ dollars] [the following described property: (___________)] to be used for ___________________ (state particular program or other purpose).

RESIDUARY BEQUEST
I hereby give and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.

CONTINGENCY BEQUEST
In the event that none of the beneficiaries named above is living or in existence on the date of my death, I hereby give and bequeath all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, both real and personal, to Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.



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