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19 <br />10. Amendment. If circumstances arise under which an amendment to or <br />modification of this Agreement would be appropriate, Grantors and <br />Grantee are free to jointly amend this Agreement. Any such amendment <br />shall be recorded in the Orange County Register of Deeds. <br />11. Transfers. Grantors agree to give written notice to Grantee of the <br />transfer of any interest at least ten (10) days prior to the date of <br />such transfer. The failure of Grantors to perform any act required by <br />this paragraph shall not impair the validity of this Agreement. <br />12. Notices. Any notice, request or communication that either party <br />desires or is required to give to the other shall be in writing and <br />either served personally or sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, <br />addressed as follows: <br />To Grantors: Victor Carl Walters, Sr. <br />Lucille Walters <br />7501 High Rock Road <br />Efland, North Carolina 27243 <br />Victor Carl Walters, Jr. and <br />Elizabeth T. Walters <br />7119 High Rock Road <br />Efland, North Carolina 27243 <br />To Grantee: Orange County <br />c/o Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />P.O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />or to such other address as either party from time to time shall <br />designate by written notice to the other. <br />13. Recordation. Grantee shall record this instrument in timely fashion <br />in the Orange County Register of Deeds and may re- record it at any <br />time as may be required to preserve its rights in this Agreement. <br />14. General Provisions. <br />(a) Controlling Law. The interpretation and performance of this <br />Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of North <br />Carolina and, in particular, by the Farmland Preservation <br />Enabling Act (Chapter 106, Article 61) and by the Historic <br />Preservation and Conservation Agreements Act (Chapter 121, <br />Article 4) of the North Carolina General Statutes, and by the <br />Orange County Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program Ordinance. <br />(b) Liberal Construction. Any general rule of construction to the <br />contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement shall be liberally <br />construed in favor of the grant to effect the purpose of this <br />Agreement. If any provision in this instrument is found to be <br />ambiguous, an interpretation consistent with the purpose of this <br />Agreement that would render the provision valid shall be favored <br />over any interpretation that would render it invalid. <br />