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Home My WebLink About08-01-06 ~ \ _ C'l.o- Q Cr\.{~ Form S-3006 ADMINISTRATORS BOND County of Cumber land ,Pennsylvania. deceased 1 r No J of Estate of late of Howard M. Bivens KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we C 1 are n c e B i v ens as Principal, and The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company , a corporation of the State of Ohio , and authorized to become sole surety in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the use of those interested in the estate, in the sum of Twen t y Thou s and Do 11 a r s ($ 2 0,000 . Dollars, to be paid to the said Commonwealth, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we do bind ourselves, jointly and severally, for and in the whole, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and each and every of them, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated t 1!1 y 2.l-L 200fl J"..JJ 10 J ~C)O(p THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS, That ifthe above bounden Clarence Bi Vl2ns Administrator or any of them, shall well and truly administer the estate according to law, this obligation, shall be void as to those who shall so administer the estate; but otherwise, it shall remain in force. , C ~ Sealed and delivered in the presence of : '~ <. /l.. ~ (Seal) '~ \l7 I '. C" , .' ! /\. j~j,~ By State of Pennsylvania 1 r ss: J o County of Cumber land I, Clarence Bivens do solemnly swear that, as the Administrator of the estate of Howard M. Bivens :~q -_J deceased, I will well and truly administer the estate of said decedent, according to law. Sworn and subscribed before me this I Cth day of --Il.l k A.D. ?...v I) II and letters of admNustratlOn granted unto 4J;t, - 1/1. 11h~ } REGISTER H NOTARIAL SEAL. M~~f:ur::i)()H, Notary Public My Commlssloil E;res~~;1g7 \ ) ?J' '" CERTIFIED COpy OF POWER OF ATTORNEY THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY No. 35-931 Know All Men by These Presents: That THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation, and WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana Corporation, in pursuance of authority granted by Article VI, Section 7 of the By-Laws of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and Article VI, Section I of West American Insurance Company, do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint: John J. Richardson, Jr. or Lisa B. Richardson of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania its true and lawful agent (s) and attorney (s)-in-fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver for and on its behalf as surety, and as its act and deed any and all BONDS, UNDERTAKINGS, and RECOGNIZANCES, not exceeding in any single instance ONE MILLION ($1,000,000.00) DOLLARS, excluding, however, any bond(s) or undertaking(s) guaranteeing the payment of notes and interest thereon And the execution of such bonds or undertakings in pursuance of these presents, shall be as binding upon said Companies, as fuBy and amply, to all intents and purposes, as if they had been duly executed and acknowledged by the regularly elected officers of the Companies at their administrative offices in Hamilton, Ohio, in their own proper persons. The authority granted hereunder supersedes any previous authority heretofore granted the above named attorney(s)-in-fact. In WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer of the said The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and West American Insurance Company has hereunto subscribed his name and affixed the Corporate Seal of each Company this 7th day of November, 2001. A~~.~ Sam Lawrence, Assistant Secretary STATE OF OHIO, COUNTY OF BUTLER On this 7th day of November, 2001 before the subscriber, a Notary Public of the State of Ohio, in and for the County of Butler, duly commissioned and qualified, came Sam Lawrence, Assistant Secretary of THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY and WEST AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, to me personally known to be the individual and officer described in, and who executed the preceding instrument, and he acknowledged the execution of the same, aud being by me duly sworn deposeth and saith, that he is the officer of the Companies aforesaid, and that the seals affixed to the preceding instrument are the Corporate Seals of said Companies, and the said Corporate Seals and his signature as officer were duly affixed and subscribed to the said instrument by the authority and direction of the said Corporations. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Official Seal at the City of Hamilton, State of Ohio, the day and year first above written. ~"'UlItJlU"" ,+...~.~,~~~( ..... ~ .' ~ ~', " ~..( )* I \ '. '/- 'll~" ..~ \-.:' tll""_~ ~'''''''''''''- ~.J )JALN Notary Public in ,md for County of Butler, State of Ohio My Commission expires August 6, 2002. This power of attorney is granted under and by authority of Article VI, Section 7 of the By-Laws of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and Article VI, Section I of West American Insurance Company, extracts from which read: Article VI, Section 7. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, ETC. 'The chairman of the board, the president, any vice-president, the secretary or any assistant secretary of each of these Companies shall be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint attorneys-in-facl: for the purpose of signing the name of the Companies as surety to, and to execute, attach the corporate seal, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, recognizances, stipulations, undertakings or other instruments of suretyship and policies of insurance to be given in favor of any individual, firm, corporation, or the official representative thereof, or to any county or state, or any official board or boards of county or state, or the United States of America, or to any other political subdivision." Article VI, Section I. APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT OFFICERS. "The Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice President, a Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall be and is hereby vested with full power and authority to appoint attorneys in fact for the purpose of signing the name of the corporation as surety or gnarantor, and to execute, attach the corporate seal, acknowledge and deliver any and all bonds, recognizances, stipulations, undertakings or other instruments of surety-ship or guarantee, and policies of insurance to be given in favor of an individual, firm, corporation, or the official representative thereof, or to any county or state, or any official board or boards of any county or state, or the United States of America, or to any other political subdivision." This instrument is signed and sealed by facsimile as authorized by the following Resolution adopted by the respective directors of the Companies (adopted May 27, 1970-The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company; adopted April 24, 1980-West American Insurance Company): "RESOLVED that the signature of any officer of the Company authorized by the By-Laws to appoint attorneys in fact, the signature of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary certifying to the correctness of any copy of a power of attorney and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorney or copy thereof issued on behalf of the Company. Such signatures and seal are hereby adopted by the Company as original signatures and seal, to be valid and binding upon the Company with the same force and effect as though manually affixed." CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned Assistant Secretary of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company and West American Insurance Company, do hereby certify that the foregoing power of attorney, the referenced By-Laws of the Companies and the above Resolution of their Boards of Directors are true and correct copies and are in full force and effect on this date. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seals ofthe Companies this ) '\ l":Jf/ day of f/147 7. 0 . I.. ~.-//r /L4- Assistant Secretary S-4300