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EXHIBIT 24.1
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
executive officer of PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of North Carolina, does hereby make, constitute and
appoint David J. Dzuricky, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to (i) execute, deliver and file, on his behalf and in his name
and in his capacity as set forth below, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, together with any and all exhibits thereto and any and all other
documents in support thereof or supplemental thereto, with respect to the
registration of and continuous offering of unsecured notes, debentures and other
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation under the Registration Statement on
Form-3, and any and all further amendments to such Registration Statement, and
(ii) execute any and all applications, registration statements, notices and
other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state
securities and blue sky laws and regulations, and to file the same together with
all other exhibits and documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities and blue sky authorities; and does hereby grant to said
attorney-in-fact power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever as said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to
carry out fully the intent of this instrument, to the same extent and with the
same effect as the undersigned might or could do personally, or in his capacity
as set forth below; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all acts
and things which said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of
this instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 4th
day of May, 1995.
/s/ DONALD S. RUSSELL
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Director
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
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COUNTY OF RICHLAND
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This is to certify that before me personally came DONALD S. RUSSELL known
to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney, and he duly acknowledged that he executed same, this 4th day of
May, 1995.
/s/ KATHLEEN R. WILLIAMS
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
September 28, 2002
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EXHIBIT 24.1
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
executive officer of PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of North Carolina, does hereby make, constitute and
appoint David J. Dzuricky, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to (i) execute, deliver and file, on his behalf and in his name
and in his capacity as set forth below, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, together with any and all exhibits thereto and any and all other
documents in support thereof or supplemental thereto, with respect to the
registration of and continuous offering of unsecured notes, debentures and other
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation under the Registration Statement on
Form-3, and any and all further amendments to such Registration Statement, and
(ii) execute any and all applications, registration statements, notices and
other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state
securities and blue sky laws and regulations, and to file the same together with
all other exhibits and documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities and blue sky authorities; and does hereby grant to said
attorney-in-fact power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever as said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to
carry out fully the intent of this instrument, to the same extent and with the
same effect as the undersigned might or could do personally, or in his capacity
as set forth below; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all acts
and things which said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of
this instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd
day of May, 1995.
/s/ JOHN F. MCNAIR III
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Director
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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COUNTY OF FORSYTH
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This is to certify that before me personally came JOHN F. MCNAIR III known
to me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney, and he duly acknowledged that he executed same, this 2nd day of
May, 1995.
/s/ M. MARIE HARPER
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
February 19, 1999
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EXHIBIT 24.1
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
executive officer of PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of North Carolina, does hereby make, constitute and
appoint David J. Dzuricky, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to (i) execute, deliver and file, on his behalf and in his name
and in his capacity as set forth below, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, together with any and all exhibits thereto and any and all other
documents in support thereof or supplemental thereto, with respect to the
registration of and continuous offering of unsecured notes, debentures and other
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation under the Registration Statement on
Form-3, and any and all further amendments to such Registration Statement, and
(ii) execute any and all applications, registration statements, notices and
other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state
securities and blue sky laws and regulations, and to file the same together with
all other exhibits and documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities and blue sky authorities; and does hereby grant to said
attorney-in-fact power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever as said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to
carry out fully the intent of this instrument, to the same extent and with the
same effect as the undersigned might or could do personally, or in his capacity
as set forth below; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all acts
and things which said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of
this instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 2nd
day of May, 1995.
/s/ MURIEL W. HELMS
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Director
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
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This is to certify that before me personally came MURIEL W. HELMS known to me
to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney, and he duly acknowledged that he executed same, this 2nd day of
May, 1995.
/s/ PATRICIA COX VISER
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
September 1, 1998
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EXHIBIT 24.1
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
executive officer of PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of North Carolina, does hereby make, constitute and
appoint David J. Dzuricky, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to (i) execute, deliver and file, on his behalf and in his name
and in his capacity as set forth below, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, together with any and all exhibits thereto and any and all other
documents in support thereof or supplemental thereto, with respect to the
registration of and continuous offering of unsecured notes, debentures and other
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation under the Registration Statement on
Form-3, and any and all further amendments to such Registration Statement, and
(ii) execute any and all applications, registration statements, notices and
other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state
securities and blue sky laws and regulations, and to file the same together with
all other exhibits and documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities and blue sky authorities; and does hereby grant to said
attorney-in-fact power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever as said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to
carry out fully the intent of this instrument, to the same extent and with the
same effect as the undersigned might or could do personally, or in his capacity
as set forth below; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all acts
and things which said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of
this instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 6th
day of May, 1995.
/s/ JOHN E. SIMKINS, JR.
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Director
STATE OF MARYLAND
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COUNTY OF BALTIMORE
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This is to certify that before me personally came JOHN E. SIMKINS, JR. known to
me to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney, and he duly acknowledged that he executed same, this 6th day of
May, 1995.
/s/ ALICE W. GROFF
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
April 1, 1999
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EXHIBIT 24.1
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
executive officer of PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of North Carolina, does hereby make, constitute and
appoint David J. Dzuricky, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to (i) execute, deliver and file, on his behalf and in his name
and in his capacity as set forth below, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, together with any and all exhibits thereto and any and all other
documents in support thereof or supplemental thereto, with respect to the
registration of and continuous offering of unsecured notes, debentures and other
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation under the Registration Statement on
Form-3, and any and all further amendments to such Registration Statement, and
(ii) execute any and all applications, registration statements, notices and
other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state
securities and blue sky laws and regulations, and to file the same together with
all other exhibits and documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities and blue sky authorities; and does hereby grant to said
attorney-in-fact power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever as said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to
carry out fully the intent of this instrument, to the same extent and with the
same effect as the undersigned might or could do personally, or in his capacity
as set forth below; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all acts
and things which said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of
this instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of May, 1995.
/s/ JERRY W. AMOS
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Director
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
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COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG
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This is to certify that before me personally came JERRY W. AMOS known to me to
be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney, and he duly acknowledged that he executed same, this 16th day of
May, 1995.
/s/ REBECCA N. WYNNE
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
April 20, 1998
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EXHIBIT 24.1
PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
executive officer of PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC., a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of North Carolina, does hereby make, constitute and
appoint David J. Dzuricky, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power
of substitution, to (i) execute, deliver and file, on his behalf and in his name
and in his capacity as set forth below, a Registration Statement on Form S-3
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, together with any and all exhibits thereto and any and all other
documents in support thereof or supplemental thereto, with respect to the
registration of and continuous offering of unsecured notes, debentures and other
evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation under the Registration Statement on
Form-3, and any and all further amendments to such Registration Statement, and
(ii) execute any and all applications, registration statements, notices and
other documents necessary or advisable to comply with applicable state
securities and blue sky laws and regulations, and to file the same together with
all other exhibits and documents in connection therewith, with the appropriate
state securities and blue sky authorities; and does hereby grant to said
attorney-in-fact power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing whatsoever as said attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to
carry out fully the intent of this instrument, to the same extent and with the
same effect as the undersigned might or could do personally, or in his capacity
as set forth below; and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all acts
and things which said attorney-in-fact may do or cause to be done by virtue of
this instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 9th
day of May, 1995.
/s/ SAM J. DIGIOVANNI
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Director
STATE OF ILLINOIS
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COUNTY OF WILL
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This is to certify that before me personally came SAM J. DIGIOVANNI known to me
to be the individual described in and who executed the foregoing Power of
Attorney, and he duly acknowledged that he executed same, this 9th day of
May, 1995.
/s/ SAMUEL JOHNSON
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Notary Public
My commission expires:
May 3, 1996
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