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Home My WebLink About99-07804d v V O ?I Q'a CONSTITUTIONAL OATH OF OFFICE CONINIONwEALT11 OF PENNSYLVANIA SS: County of Cumberland I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth and that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. Taken, sworn and subscribed before me this 28` day of SIGNATURE Harold E Bender NAME tPnnt or Type) ,7??r'f'nilY JuJI"Yu. OFFICE it, LM NOTE: The foregoing oath shall be administered by some person authorized to Administer oaths. The oaths of STATE OFFICERS. JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT and JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR AND COMMONWEALTH COURTS shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. The oaths of other judicial and county officers shall be filed with the Prothonotary of the county in which oath is taken. ?etre....t tr A.D.19 ?I G w IZ, P ,] a Q W z a J 'V+ ? Cl) ~ o LL z u~i w LL CL L r LL. C . L LL F = W J i- o wa 0o z r ° o Q 0 v t1-`- LL d A 0 0 O 0 N O PUBLIC OFFICIAL BOND - FOR INDEFINITE TERM TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA Hartford, Connecticut 06183.9062 Bond No. 57 S 103251653 BCM KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we Harold E. Bender, of 145 Shippensburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257, as Principal, and TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation of Hartford, Connecticut, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto County of Cumberland in the penal sum of Twenty Five Thousand and 00/100---($25,000.00) Dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, said Principal binds himself/herself, his/her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and said Surety binds itself, its successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents, the liability of the Surety, however, being limited to the penal amount above named regardless of the number of years this bond remains in force or the number of premium paid. SEALED and dated this 13th day of December, 1999. WHEREAS, the said Principal has been elected to the office of District Justice for an indefinite term beginning January 3, 2000 and is required to furnish a bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the said office or position. NOW, THEREFORE THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that if the above bounden Principal shall (except as hereinafter provided) faithfully perform the duties of his/her said office or posttIon during the time this bond remains In force, and shall pay over to the persons authorized by law to receive the same all moneys that may come into his/her hands during the said time without fraud or delay, and at the expiration of said time, shall turn over to his/her successor all records and property which have theretofore come into his/her hands, then this obligation to be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the above named Surety shall not be liable hereunder for any loss of any public funds resulting from the Insolvency of any bank or banks in which said funds are deposited; and, if this provision shall be held void, this entire bond shall be void. AND PROVIDED FURTHER, that any party to this instrument may cancel the same at any time, with or without cause, by notifying both of the others by certified mail of an intention thereby to cancel, in which event such cancellation shall be fully effective at the expiration of thirty (30) days from the mailing of such notice. In the absence of such a notice, and if there should be no cancellation by agreement between all of the parties hereto, the bond shall remain continuously in full force and effect, in the penal amount above named, as long as the Principal holds the said office or position. WITNESS: nrllq e L.r??r/cn w/ lIe (SEAL) Harold E. bender (Principal) (S-719M 1.76 TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANYfQF AN)ERICA c1. By: .14 Catherine L. Hamilton, Attorney-in-Fact ' 4 c; r r. l % CAT. - 409960.,..•,.... PRINTED IN U.S.A. BOOK 55 P,,;[ 851 TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMMUCA Il2r1ford, Connecticut 06187-9062 POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)4N-FACT KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Connecticut, and having its principal office In the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, Slate of Connecticut, halh made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint Milton D. Lylle, Ronald C. Kinsey, Mark E. Farina, Dana S. Leach, Jane Seiner, Dorothy E. Trefz, Allison A. Duplak, Nancy C. Karts, Catherine L. Hamilton, Sandra L. Readinger, Thomas R. Herendeen, Forrest L. Slrachan or Bunny C. Burman of King of Prussia: Mechicsburg, PA its true and lawful Altomey(s)-in-Fad, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and acknowledge, at any place within the United States, or, if the following line be filled In, within the area there designated , the following Instrument(s): by his/her sole signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of Indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents Incident thereto and to bind TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, thereby as fully and to the same extent as If the same were signed by the duly aothorized officers of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, and all t6c acts of said Attomey(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed. This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Company, which Resolutions are now in full force and effect: VOTED: That each of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Any Executive Vice President, Any Group Executive, Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any Assistant Vice President, Any Secretary, Any Assistant Secretary, may from time to time appoint Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries, Atlomeys-tn- Fad, and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give any such appointee such authority as his certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of Indemnity, and outer writings obligatory In the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors may at any time remove any such appointee and revoke the power and authority given him or her. VOTED: That any bond, recognizance, contract of Indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the President, an Executive Vice President, a Group Executive, a Senior Vice President, a Vice President, an Assistant Vice President or by a Resident Vice President, pursuant to the power prescribed in the certificate of authority of such Resident Vice President, and duly attested and scaled with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or by a Resident Assistant Secretary, pursuant to the power prescribed In the certificate of authority of such Resident Assistant Secretary; or (b) duly executed (under seal, If required) by one or more Allomeys-In-Fact pursuant to the power prescribed in his or their certificate or certificates of authority. This Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority is signed and scaled by facsimile under and by authority of the following Standing Resolution voted by the Board of Directors of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, which Resolution is now in full force and effect: VOTED: That the signature of each of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, President, Any Executive Vice President, Any Group Executive, Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any Assistant Vice President, Any Secretary, Any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by far-simile to any power of attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident `Ace Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Allomeys-in-Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory In the nature thereof, and any such power of attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the company and any such power so executed and codified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached. tP*0 BOOK 55 Na,E 652 t IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA has caused.,this -' elrumen to be signed by Its Senior Vice President, and Its corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 20th day of February, 1998. ?e wy?? COUNTY OF HARTFORD TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA STATE OF CONNECTICUT rO ass. Hartford 3 wmra+ BY- George W. Thompson Senior Vice President On this 26th day of February, 1998, before me personally came GEORGE W. THOMPSON to me known, who, being by me duly swom, did depose and say: that he/she Is Senior Vice President of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, the corporation described in and which executed the above Instrument; that he/she knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to the said instrument Is such corporate seal; and that he/she executed the said Instrument on behalf of the corporation by authority of his/her office under the Standing Resolutions thereof. ? My commission expires June 30, 2001 Notary Public Marie C. Tetreault CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a stock corporation of the Slate of Connecticut, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing and attached Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority remains in full force and has not been revoked; and furthermore, that the Standing Resolutions of the Board of Directors, as set forth In the Certificate of Authority, are now In force. Signed and Sealed at the Home Office of the Company, in the City of Hartford, Slate of Connecticut. Dated this 13th dayor December -19 99 • N ? N O E L Rose Gonsoulin r N Assistant Secretary 'ou. v O L. G. J :l S•2435 (7.93) BOOK 55 P,',E 853 '0 U7 ct M - RIDER To be attached to and form part of Bond No. 5[?Sj (32j16 'B($ 05 in favor of Harold E. Bender It is agreed that: 1. The Underwriter gives its consent to the change of the Obligee from County of Cunberland to bound unto the Cannonwealth and its political subdivisions and all persons who may sustain injury from the district justice in his official capacity PROVIDED, however, that the liability of the Underwriter under the attached bond and under the attached bond as changed by this Rider shall not be cumulative. 2. This Rider is effective as of noon on April 12, 2002. Signed, sealed and dated (enter below) TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURM 'bo' 7'w OF M 4/12/02 ; c n.. 'v All Nancy C. Karns Accepted: Harord E. Bender BOOK :.95'7p.UE2454 f! t- v TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY Hartford, Connecticut 06183-9062 POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY(S)-IN-FACT KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and -FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY, corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having their principal otLccs in the city of Hartford, County of Hanford, State of Connecticut, (hereinafter the "Companies") hath made, constituted and appointed, and do by these presents make, constitute and appoint: Christopher B. Valley, Edward N. Hackett, Johnna L. Henderson, Jason Hessenlhaler, Scott A. Bombard, Samantha A. Montgomery, Milton D. Lytle, Thomas R. Herencicen, Jeffrey M. Johnson, Dorothy E. Trefz, Nancy C. Karns, Catherine L. Hamilton, Stacey N. Miller, Mark A. Citrone, Susan R. Batdorf, Loretta M. Dradransky, Ronald C. Kinsey, Alexander P. Notaristefano, Justin M. Leisure, Melissa Dicciani, Laura A. Rosbach, Stephcn J. Moore, IQmberlce A. Lance, Karen M. Harris, of Troopcr/Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact, with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, execute and acknowledge, at any place within the United Stales, the following instrument(s): by his/her sole signature and act, any and all bonds, rccognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking and any and all consents incident thereto and to bind the Companies, thereby as fully and to the same extent as if the same were signed by the duly authorized officers of the Companies, and all the acts of said Attorney(s)-in-Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are hereby ratified and confirmed. This appointment is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Companies, which Resolutions are now in full force and effect: VOTED: That the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint Attorneys-in-Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizanees, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her. VOTED: That the Chapman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary. VOTED: That any bond, recognisance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary, or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attomeys-in-Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority. This Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority is signed and scaled by facsimile (mechanical or printed) under and by authority of the following Standing Resolution voted by the Boards of Directors of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY, which Resolution is now in full force and effect: VOTED: That the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attomeys-in-Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such power of attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company in the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached. 800K 057 PAE 2455 (11-00 Standard) IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY have caused this instrument to be signed by their Senlor Vice President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed this 26th day of February 2002. STATE OF CONNECTICUT )SS. Hartford COUNTY OF HARTFORD 6 U,,?J t3?' u . sr . F? Goo TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY On this 26th day of February, 2002 before me personally came GEORGE W. THOMPSON to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he/she is Senior Vice President of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY, the corporations described in and which executed the above instrument; that he/she knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument arc such corporate seals; and that he/she executed the said instrument on behalf of the corporations by authority of his/her office under the Standing Resolutions thereof. ?6.TET? Uw My commission expires June 30, 2006 Notary Public Marle C. Tetreault CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY and FARMINGTON CASUALTY COMPANY, stock corporations of the State of Connecticut, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing and attached Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority remains in full force and has not been revoked; and furthermore, that the Standing Resolutions of the Boards of Directors, as set forth in the Certificate of Authority, are now in force. 1 Signed and Sealed nat the Home Office of the Company, in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut. Dated this , otc? day of Q} ,200,/ owe+rr •? ?Y,e wr>, ,J??rY .lyp. a??? ?r ' n?a1FON, 1ltl?' o ?? d Lin ej • f a ?¢ . tai 8 r•?a Ha, ?y • F? 6 ? By By ?V - - George W. Thompson Senior Vice President Kod M. Johanson Assistant Secretary, Bond n BOOK 197 ?AyE2456 C-D