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M~hants Bonding ComJeny ~ . ...- <MUTUAL) POWER OF ATTORNEY Know All Men By These Presents. that the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL), a corporation duly organized under the laws of the Slate of Iowa. and having its principal office in the CIIy of Des Moines, County of Polk. State of Iowa. hath made, constituted and appointed. and does by these presents make. constitute and appoint Ray Watson and/or Don E. Smith of Richardsa1 and State of Texas its true and lawful Attorney-in-Fact. with fuD power and authority hereby conferred in its name, place and stead. to sign, execute. acknowledge and deliver in its behalf as surety any and aD bonds. undertakings. recognizances or other written obligations in the nature thereof, subject to the limitation that any such instrument shall not exceed the amount of: SEVEN BONI:m'D AND FIFn' TlDJSAND ($750,000.00) OOLLARS and to bind the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such bond or undertaking was signed by the duly authorlzecl officers of the MERCHANrS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAl), and all such acts of said Attomey-in-Fact. pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confinned. ThIs Power-of-Attomey is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following Amended Substituted and Restated By-Laws adopted by the Boan:I of Directors of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAl) on October 3, 1992. ARTIClE II, SECTION 8. - The Chairman of the Board or President or any Vice Prasldent or Sec:relaly shaD have power and author- ity to appoint Attorneys-in-Fact. and to authorize them to execute on behalf of the Company, and attach the Seal of the Company thereto. bonds and undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof. ARTICLE II, SECTION 9. - The signature of any authorlzecl officer and the Seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimDe to any Power of Attorney or Certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery of any bond, undertaking, recognizance, or other suretyship obligations of the Company, and such signature and seal when so used shall have the same force and effect as though manually fixed. In Witness Whereof. MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) has caused these presents to be signed by its VIce-President and its corporate seal to be he" affixed. this 1st day of January 1998 A.D.. ..... ... ;"G CO... MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAL) · ~~.."....~.o.. ..~..\\~PO.,~..~.. · . CO,) "1'""". ;.c.. . c:.,:~ ",... .....- -0- c.-. ~;:.. 1933 .J:: · ~.... .. :'Y. · "6i.. ...J..fI::'. .. ~..."....\:\'.. ... * .. ....... ~/t 7ayL- -- STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF POLK sa. On this 1st clay of J~ 1998 , before me appeared Lany Taylor. to me personally known. who being by me duly swam did say thet he Is 'lice-President of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAl), the corporation described in the foregoing instrument, and that the Seal affixed to the said instrument Is the Corporate Seal of. the said Corporation and that the said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said Corporation by authority of its Board of Directors. In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my OffIcial Seal at the City of Des Moines. Iowa, the clay and year first above written. STATE OF IOWA COUNTY OF POLK sa. ...0.... ..- -.. .. '/0.. Me" .. .. A.,. ~ ._ .. _. ( e. . .:) ..- -.. ~ . :Q:l \z: : : IOWA: : .. .. . ",. e. ... -.J . e. o~ ........... ~'t- .. ... 41l'A\.lb ... -.. ..- ....... 0r4 ;( J;~ Notary Public. Polk County. Iowa My Commission Expires 2-19-01 I, W1D1am Warner. Jr., Secretary of the MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAl). do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the POWER-QF.ATTORNEY. executed by said MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY (MUTUAl), which is still In force and effect. In WItness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Company on this 22ndclayof February, 19,99 ....... ~:.<< ~ ~ .. ~~G Cn.. . . ..~~.......~+.o.. ~ It.~ ~ . . ",~..~~PO".f..~......., . c:.,:~ ;...a..;.c.. . .....:= -0- "': · .z. c.-. ..c~ 1933 ::c: MSC 0114 .. ~.. : c:::. . vJ;. .:i::t. . V~. . .J......-. . .,..........\'\...... ... * .. .......