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<br />RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
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<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Del-
<br />aware, and that RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY and UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, are corporations duly organized under the laws
<br />of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY is a corporation duly organized under the laws of
<br />the State of Wisconsin lherein coHectively called "the Companies") and that the Companies by virtue of signature and seals do hereby make,
<br />constitute and appoint John A. Miller, Sheryl A. Klutts, John A. Miller, II.. of Fort Worth, Texas their true and lawful Attorneyls)-in-Fact, to make,
<br />execute, seal and deliver for and on their behalf, and as their act and deed any and all bonds and undertakings of suretyship and to bind the
<br />Companies thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof were
<br />signed by an Executive Officer of the Companies and sealed and attested by one other of such officers, and hereby ratifias and confirms all that
<br />their said Attorneyls)-in-Fact may do in pursuance hereof.
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<br />This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of Article VII of the By-Laws of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY,
<br />= 'ANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY which
<br />isions are now in full force and effect, reading as follows:
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<br />ARTICLE VII. EXECUTION OF BONDS AND UNDERTAKINGS
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<br />1. The Boerd of Directors. the Praident. the Cheirmon of the Boerd, eny Senior Vi.. Praident. eny Vice Praident or _Int Vice Preeident or other officer daigneted by the Boord of
<br />Director. .hell h.ve power end euthority to leI eppomt Attorney(.J-jn-Fect end to euthorae them to execute on behelf of the Compeny. bondo end undertel<ings, recognizen.... controcto of indemnity
<br />and otner writing. obligltory in the natwe thereof, end {b~ to remove eny such AnornevllH""Fact et any time end revoke the power.-ad .uthority given to tt.m.
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<br />2. Attorney(al-in-Fact shin hive power and luthority, eubject to the terma end limitltions of the Power of Attorney...uect to them, to execute deliver on behelf of the Comp.ny. bonda
<br />and undertakings, recognizances, contrlcts at indemnity and other writings obligatory in the Nture thereof. The corporate Ie.t a. not necea.,-y for the v*idity of any bonda and l.M"tdenaking.,
<br />recognizances, contract. of indemnity and other writings Obligatory in the nature thereof.
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<br />3. Attorney(sl-i"..Fact .han have power and authority to execute afhdaVIb: required to be attached to bonds, recognizancea, contracts of indemnity or other conditional or obligatory
<br />undertakings and they .hall alao have power and authority to certify the financial atatem4tftt of the Company and to copies of the By.law. of the Company or any article or netion thereof.
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<br />This Power of Attorney te signed and .ated by facsimile under and by authority of the following raolution adoPted by the Executive and Finance Committees of the Boards of Director. of Reliance
<br />Insurance Company, United Pacific Insurance Company and Reliance NationAt Indemnity Company by Unanim~ Co,..nt dated .. of February 28, 1994 and by the Executive and Financial
<br />Committee of the Board of Directors of Reliance Surety Company by Unanimous Corwent dated _ of March 31,1994.
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<br />-Reeolved that the aignaturee of auch directors and office,. end the ..al of the Company may be effixed to any auch Power of Attorney or .ny certificata relating thereto by
<br />faQ:imile.and any euch Power of Attorney or certificate bearing euch facsimile etgnaturea or facatmile Me! ahall be veltd and binding upon the Company and any auch Pow.r aD
<br />executed and certified by facaimile aignatur.. and facaimile ..aI ahall be vahd and binding upon the Company, in the tutti. with r.pect to any bond or ...-.denakin; to which it;'
<br />att,ac'-d. .
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused these presents to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this April 23,
<br />1996.
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<br />C:T ll. TE OF Pennsylvania
<br />JNTY OF Philadelphia
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<br />RELIANCE SURIITY COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />~a:7;~PANY
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<br />this, April 23, 1996, before me, Tammy Sue Kayati. personally appeared David T. Akers, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior Vice
<br />;ident of the Reliance Surety Company, and the Vice President of Reliance Insurance Company, United Pacific Insurance Company, and
<br />Reliance National Indemnity Company. and that as such, being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing instrument for the purpose therein
<br />contained by signing the name of the corporation by himself as its duly authorized officer.
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<br />In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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<br />Notary Public I and for the State
<br />Residing at P . adelphia
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<br />I. Anita Zippert, Secretary of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, and
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true. a~.. correc....t. copy of the Power of Attorney
<br />executed by said Companies. which is still in full force and effect. <Jf5. (L
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I havo h",""to ," mv h.... .oo .ff;,,' 'h. ...., of "i' Comp.";.' 'hi, W~' if.
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<br />Secretary
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