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<br /> American Home Assurance Company POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,Pa.
<br /> Principal Bond Office-70 Pine Street,New York,N.Y. 10270 No. 31 B-33204
<br /> KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
<br /> That American Home Assumce Company, a New York corporation,and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,
<br /> Pa.,a Pennsylvania corporation,does each hereby appoint
<br /> --Mary C.Jones,William N. Burke,Jr.,Dan W.Burton,Karen D. Grammer,
<br /> Wendy W.Stuckey,Sharon J.Sweeney: of Houston,Texas
<br /> its true and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact, with hill authority to execute on its behalf bonds, undertakings, recognizances and other
<br /> contracts of indemnity and writings obligatory in the nature thereof, issued in the course of its business.and to bind the respective
<br /> company thereby.
<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF,American Home Assurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,Pa.
<br /> have each executed these presents
<br /> this 30th day of Oct o r 1996.
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<br /> � Kristian P.Moor,President
<br /> ,4lr p National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh,PA.
<br /> Executive Vice President
<br /> American Home Assurance Company_
<br /> STATE OF NEW YORK )
<br /> COUNTY OF NEW YORK)ss.
<br /> On this 30th day of October 1996 before me came the a d
<br /> above-named officer of American Home Assurance Company and
<br /> National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., to me CAROL RAGAS
<br /> personally known to be the individual and officer described herein, Notary Public, State of Now York
<br /> and acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument and Na, O1 RA5052011
<br /> atTixcd the seals of said corporations thereto by authority of his Qualified in Kings County��pp�y
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<br /> CERTffICATE
<br /> Excerpts of Resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of American Home Assurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Coropatry
<br /> of Pittsburgh.Pa.on May 18, 1976;
<br /> 'RESOLVED,that the Chairman of the Board,the President,or any Vice President be,and hereby is,authorized to appoint Attorneys-in-Fact to
<br /> represent and act for and on behalf of the Company to execute bonds,undertakings,recognizanees and other contracts of indemnity and writings
<br /> obligatory in the nature thereof,and to attach thereto the corporate seal of the Company,in the transaction of its surety business;
<br /> 'RESOLVED,that the signatures and attestations of such officers and the seal of the Company may be eff xed to any such Power of Attorney or to
<br /> any certificate relating thereto by facsimile,and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile sigoanares or facsimile seal shall
<br /> be valid and binding upon the Company when so atftxed with respect to any bond, undertaking.recognizance or other contract of indemnity or
<br /> %,Titing obligatory in the nature thereof
<br /> "RESOLVED,that any such Attorney-in-Fact delivering a secretarial certification that the foregoing resolutions still be in effect may insert in stuh
<br /> ccRitication the date thereof,said date to be not later than the date of delivery thereof by such Attorney-in-fact.*
<br /> 1, Eli2abeth M. Tuck,Secretary of American Home Assurance Company and of National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. do
<br /> hereby certify that the foregoing excerpts of Resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of these corporations,and the Powers of Attorney
<br /> is- -d pursuant thereto,are true and correct,and that both the Resolutions and the Powers of Attorncy are in full force and effect.
<br /> IIN WITNESS WHIREOB,I have hereunto set cry hand and affixed the facsimile seal of each corporation
<br /> this Sth dayof June
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<br /> Elizabeth M.Tuck,Secretary
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