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<br />RELIANce SURETY COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCI;COMPANY
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<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />ADMINISTRATIVEOI=FICE, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br />POWER OF ATTORNEY
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<br />KNOW ALL. MEN BY Tt:iESE PRESENTS, that RELlANC¡¡; SURI.;TY COMI!-'ANY Î$ a corporation duly organize<! under the laws of the State of Delaware,
<br />and th~t R~LlANCE .INSURANC~ CqMPAN't ~ri~.uNI~[)PAClFIÇIN$(,JRANQE: CQMÞ"NY, arecOrpo(ations duly organized under the laws of the
<br />Commo,nweâlth of Pen JsYlvan~.nd tþ~t RetIANGI$. ~;rIO~LI."'t1EMNI"O' I;qMPANv isa corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of
<br />Wisepnsin (hj¡¡rein col~IÍlely ~1!1'!:I"'e tOWlp8/1Ïf¡1S")itnd th~t .theCompaniei by virt~f!t°!.$i9/'îature' 8mjseals do hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br />Donald P. Sharp. Janie Carmen¡'Betty Jo P_oek. ofVisålia,Califomiatheir true and laWful Attomey(s}-in-Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver
<br />for and on their behalf, and as their act and deed any. and all bonds and undertakings of suretyship and to bind the Companies thereby as fully and to
<br />the same extent as if such bpnds andunc:tfÞrtakings and. oUter writings obligatory in the nature thereof were signed by an Executive OffICer of the
<br />Companies and sealed and atteSte<l,by On80t"'" 9fsuåhò"cer8, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that their said Attomey(s)-in-Fact may do in
<br />pursuance hereof. '
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<br />This Power of AttorrÎe)' is granbUI Under al'!dbytÞe.authority of Article VII of the By-Laws of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RELIANCE
<br />INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY. and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY which provisions are now in
<br />full force and effect, reading as follows:
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<br />ARTICLE VH - EXECUTION OFBON(J!>'ANQ UNOERTAK1NGS
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<br />1. 1"N lIo8!dot Ð~. !be PresJdeAI. !be Chairman of IbeBoard, any Seølor Vice ~t,"'IY VI < PresÌll\lntor ~ I¡IJWI VicePresidenl: <II' oth... off""" designated by !be Board of DiRcton shall have
<br />power and aulbøl:i yll> (J)~t Auorncy(s).in-Fact and. to.~ tbe1!IlÖ ~ on!lehalf of the Compaay, Kinds anduO/.llinakI"p, ru-ogni~, ctII\InCIS of indemnity and other writings obliptory in !be nature
<br />then:of. and (b) 10 remove any such Auorney(s).it1-Fact at atiy IÍJOe and revokd thè power and authority given II> them.
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<br />2. Attomey(s).il -Faet shall hayepower l!f\IIal1thority...,.bject 10 the ICtJ'DS .and lilnltatiøns of the Power of Attorney iasoecIlo them, 10 e"eculO and deliyec on behalf of the CompanY. bonds and undertakings,
<br />reçognizanccs, c:onIlactS of¡~ity and .., writiJIPóbliPlÞli'.'líIl!oIlII IUre t/lereof:TIIc;CIxporate seal is IIOIIICCCSSItY for the validity of any bonds and uadertakings reoogni2ant:e$, ~ of iudcmnity and odtcr
<br />WtitingsobliplOlYin the nshtte'~. . .... . .
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<br />3. .o\ItorneY(sH""~IS"'" hayepowera"" IUthorltylOextl:1ì'" affII!åvilS'!I'I'I\n: IlÖbe attad1cd 10 boods, recopizanccs. CQIItnICtS of indemnity or other conditíoœl or obligJlOry uodcr1akings and they shall
<br />a1sobavc powecanà aU1h!>\ilý, lO~fy the f"ü"iiII s\lteßlentoi:~ C9!fIp8nY aÎl 11o CC!JIiU'of:.tIIe By.laws of the Company or any article or section thereof.
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<br />This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by fiu:simile under and byat tbority of the following rosoIulioh adopted by the E-..ivc and Finance Committees of !be Boords of Di- of Reliance Insurance Company.
<br />United PacifIC II1S\II1UICC Company and Reliaoce N.tionaIlndcmnity Company by U\WIÍIDOUI Consent dated as of F~ 23, 1994 and by tile Executive and Financial CommillCC of the Board of DireclOl1 of Reliance
<br />Surety Company by t¡nanbnousConseot dated as ofM~ 31.1994. .
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<br />.Rcsol~ ~tthe s"",1UÍ'cS of JllChdiRx:t0r5 and off"lÇØ and the seal of die Company may bednxc:!i.lomty S II:bPowctof AlltlfOily or IOY ccrtlfø;alcs relating thereto by fiu:similc, and any sucll
<br />Pow..- 'øfA~ 00: "",ttlftea1C "-ia& such facsimile sigtlatun:o orfacoimilc scal shall be vaIid.~nd 1IJm IÒg IIpOIÍ lIIe Company and Ø\íy s"'" Pow<or ... executed and cenif1cd by facoimilc signalUrCl
<br />and flçshhilc ~ sir8llbc Yalid and binding upon tile Çompany, m. thè future with rcspcc:t 10 any blind ..1II1dcrtaki!tt! 10 "",ìeb '.it ìs a~.'
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Complilnies have caused these presents to be signed and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this August 5. 1999.
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<br />RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY
<br />RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
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<br />STATEOF\iVashingtQI't }
<br />COUNTY OF King . } ss.
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<br />On this, August 5, 1999, before me, Laura L Santos, persol'l~lIy appeared Mark W. Alsup, who acknowledged himself to be the Vice President of the
<br />Reliance Surety COmpany, Reljance\~$urartp3P9!11Pany, United .Paciftc Insurance Company, and Reliance National Indemnity Company and that as
<br />such, being authorized to do só;eKeç(¡~eij tht¡t. fóreg(¡linginstru~ntfc¡r the purpose therein contained by signing the name of the corporation by himself as
<br />its duly authorized officer. '.' . .
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<br />NoIIry NIle
<br />State of WIIhIngb\
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<br />Laura l. Santos
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<br />s,yPtAbliC in and for the State of Washington
<br />Residing. at ..Puyallup
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<br />In witness whereof, I hereunto set r1Îy'hand anClí:lfficial ~I.
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<br />I, Robyn Laypg,A$SlStant Secretary of RELIANCE SURETY COMPANY, RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, UNITED PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPo
<br />ANY, and RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Power of
<br />Attorney executed by said Comp~lOies~ ,which isstin in ~II f9rce and effect.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I haven~~~n*o~et~Yhind~~~affiXedthðsealsolsald cOi'I1þanie$thiS 13T~aYOf DECEMBER year of 199:
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<br />A~istantSecretary
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<br />THE BACK OF THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS AN ARTIFICIAL WATERMARK - HOLD AT AN ANGLE TO VIEW
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