Western Surety Company
<br /> POWER OF ATTORNEY
<br /> KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
<br /> That WESTERN SURETY COMPANY,a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of South Dakota,
<br /> and authorized and licensed to do business in the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
<br /> Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
<br /> Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
<br /> Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
<br /> Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia,
<br /> Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the United States of America,does hereby make,constitute and appoint
<br /> H. Dahlstrom _ _ --___._ of _Sioux_Falls
<br /> State of _South Dakota ----- _ its regularly elected —saistant—Secretar_v ,
<br /> as Attorney-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred upon him to sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver for
<br /> and on its behalf as Surety and as its act and deed,all of the following classes of documents to-wit:
<br /> Indemnity, Surety and Undertakings that may be desired by contract,or may be given in any action or proceeding in any court of law or
<br /> equity, polic�,�pjRftnifying employers against loss or damage caused by the misconduct of their employees; official, bail, and surety and
<br /> fidelity,(k � TO� Aitys in all cases where indemnity may be lawfully given; and with full power and authority to execute consents and
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<br /> odify o,, p�or extend any bond or document executed for this Company,and to compromise and settle any and all claims or
<br /> de.tTe inti pinst said Company.
<br /> �1] rn Surety Iter y further certifies that the following is a true and exact copy of Section 7 of the by-laws of Western Surety
<br /> U� any duly adopted andi��nr in force,to-wit:
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<br /> All psipolicies, undertakings, Powers of Attorney, or other obligations of the corporation shall be executed in the
<br /> corp tl kal�rj ne.of<tl1' ftlpany by the President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, or any Vice President, or by such other
<br /> officer fes��tf$i� f>Sirectors may authorize. The President, any Vice President, Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer
<br /> may appointtff$ftf�` s-in-Fact or agents who shall have authority to issue bonds,policies,or undertakings in the name of the Company. The
<br /> corporate seal is not necessary for the validity of any bonds,policies,undertakings,Powers of Attorney or other obligations of the corporation.
<br /> The signature of any such officer and the corporate seal may be printed by facsimile.
<br /> In Witness Whereof, the said WESTERN SURETY COMPANY has caused these presents to be executed by its
<br /> SeniorVice___President with the corporate seal affixed this 23rd day of June
<br /> 2005
<br /> ATTEST WEST N SURET OMPANY
<br /> Assistant Secretary By G�-�— --
<br /> Paul T.Bruflat, enior Vice President
<br /> STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
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<br /> COUNTY OF MINNEHAHA
<br /> On this -23rd__________ day of June _ _2005 before me,a Notary Public, personally appeared
<br /> Paul T. Bruflat _ and _ _ A.Vietor
<br /> who,being by me duly sworn, acknowledged that they signed the above Power of Attorney as _. Senior Vice President_
<br /> and Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the said WESTERN SURETY COMPANY, and acknowledged said instrument to be
<br /> the voluntary act and deed of said Corporation.
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<br /> Form 672-4-2002
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