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<br />TRA~ ",LERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
<br />TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY
<br />FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY
<br />Hartford, Connecticut 06183-9062
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<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)-IN-FACT
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<br />KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF
<br />AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY,
<br />corporations duly organized under Ole laws of the State of Connecticut, and having their principal offices in the City of Hartford,
<br />County of Hartford, State of Connecticut, (hereinafter the "Companies") hath made, constituted and appointed, and do by these
<br />presents make, constitute and appoint: M. R Stewart, Paul Ramatici, of Petaluma, California, their true and lawful Attorney(s)-
<br />in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and acknowledge, at any place within the United States, the
<br />following instrument(s):by his/her sole signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other
<br />writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents incident thereto and to
<br />bind the Companies, thereby as fully and to the same extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized officers of the
<br />Companies, and all the acts of said Attorney(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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<br />This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Companies, which Resolutions arc
<br />now in full force and effect:
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<br />VOTED: That the Chainnan, the President, any Vice Chainnan, any Executive Vice President, ony Senior Vice President, any Vice President, ony
<br />Second Vice President, Ule Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporute Secretary or any Assistant Secretory may appoint Allomeys-in-Fact
<br />and Agents to oct for and on behalf of the company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority moy prescribe
<br />to sign wiUI the CompwlY's nome ond seal with Ule Company's seal bonds, recognizonces, contrncts of inclcnmity, and other writings obtignlory in
<br />Ute noture of a bond, recognizance, or conditionalundcrtuking, IInd IIIIY of sllid oflicers or the Bollrd of Directors lit OilY time mllY remove !IllY slich
<br />IIPpointee IIlId revoke the power given him or her.
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<br />VOTED: That the Chainnan, the President, any Vice Chainnan, any Executive Vice President, allY Senior Vice President or any Vice President
<br />may delegate all or wlY part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of Ulis CompwlY, provided Ulat each such delegotion is
<br />in writing wid a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary.
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<br />VOTED: Thut any bond, recognizwlce, contmct of indemnity, or writing obligatory in Ule nature of u bond, recognizllnce, or conditionul
<br />undertaking sholl be valid and binding upon the Company whcn (a) signed by Ule President, ony Vice Choinnail, any Executive Vice President, any
<br />Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assislant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any
<br />Assistant Secretory and duly attested and sealed WiUI the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistw1! Secretary, or (b) duly executed (under seal, if
<br />required) by one or more Attomeys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificote or their certificnles of outhority or
<br />by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority.
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<br />This Power of Attorney ami Certilìcate of Authority is signed and scaled by facsimile (mechanical or printed) under ¡lnd by
<br />authority of the following Standing Resolution voted by the Boards of Directors of TRÁ VELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY
<br />COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY
<br />COMPANY, which Resolution Is now In full force and effect:
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<br />VOTED: Thut the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, ony Senior Vice President, OilY Vice
<br />President, any Assislnnt Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and Ule seal of the Company may be offixed by focsimile to ony
<br />power of attorney or to ony certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretories or Attorneys-in-Foct for
<br />pUrposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other wri.tings obligotory in the nature thereof, ond any such power of lI!lomey
<br />or certificote bearing such facsimile signoture or fncsimile seal shull be vlllid ond binding upon the Compllny and tIny slich power so exccnted IIntl
<br />certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal sholl be valid and binding upon the Compony in the future with respect to tIny bond or
<br />undertaking to which it is attoched.
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