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Video Update-CS 970929CNA INSURANCE COMPANIES MAINTENANCE BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THE$1~ PRE.~ENTS, TDat we SFS SECURITY FIRE SYSTEMS, INC. as P-incipal, and CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY . as Surety, are held CITY OF COPPELL, TX. and firmly bound unto as Obligee, in the penal sum of FIVE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED & 50/100 ($ 5,700-50/100 ) to which payment welt and truly to be made we do bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors, administrators, successors anc assigns jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. WHEREAS, the said Principal entered into a contract with the LONE STAR CONSTRUCTION, INC. dated 5-20-97 for VIDEO UPDATE AT VALLEY RANCH CENTER, COPPELL, TX. WHEREAS, said contract provides that the Principal will furnish a bond conditioned to guarantee for the period of town y~ar(u) after approval o! the final estimate on saicl jots, Dy the owner, against al~ detects in workmansl~ip and materiaJs which may become apparent during said period, WHEREAS, the said contract has been completed, and was approver~ on day of __ NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION I$ SUCH that, if the Princfi~al shall indemnify the Obligee for all loss that the ODligee may sustain by reason of any defective materials or workmanship whict] t~ecome 9-29-97 then this obligation shall be void, otherwise to remain in fult force and effect. SIGNED, SEALED AND DATED 9-29-97 SFS SECURITY FIRE SYSTEMS, INC. by . CONT~NEN~SUALTY COMPANY Surety: Form G-23210-B Attorney ORVIL B. COBORN JR. POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT Know All Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connecticut corporation, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA, a Pennsylvania corporation (herein collectively called '~he CNA Surety Companies"), are duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint Orvil B. Cobom, Jr., Larry Allen. Esther McBee, Individually of Piano, Texas their t~ue and lawful Attomey(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature - In Unlimited Amounts - and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations and all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed. This Power cf Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authorffy of the By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof, duly adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations. In Witness Whereof, the CNA Sureties Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Group Vice President and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 1st day of July , 1997 AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA M.C. Vonnahme Group Vice President State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss: On this 1st day of July , 1997 , before me personally came M. C. Vonnahme , to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the Village of Darien , State of Illinois; that he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument; that he knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instnJment are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed pursuant to au~ority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority, and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations. My Commiseion Expir~ June 5, 2000 Eilsen T. Pachuta Notary Public I, Robert E. Aye, Assi~ant Secr~r~ of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby cedif3t that the Power of Attorney herein above set forth is ~dll in force, and further cer~ that the By-Law and R~olu'don of the Board of Directors of each cerporation print.~d on the revarse hereof are still in force. In lei~timony wher~qof I hav~ hereunto sub.~rit~l my name and affixed the seals of the said corporations Robert E. Ayo Assistant Secretary (Rev.7/14/95) Authorizing By-Laws and Resolutions ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY: This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by au~ority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. "Article IX--Execution of Documents Section 3. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President may, from time to time, appoint by written certificates attorneys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execu'don of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of authority, shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such instruments and to attach the seal of the Company thereto. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President or the Board of Directors, may, at any time, revoke all power and authority previously given to any attorney-in-fact. This Power of Attomey is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17th day of February, 1993. "Resolved, that the signature of the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 3 of Adicie IX of the By-Laws, and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or certificate bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by certificate so executed and sealed shall, ~ respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached, continue to be valid and bindin9 on the Company." ADOPTED BY THE BOARD Of DIRECTORS Of AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA: This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following By-Law duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company. "Article Vl~Execufion of Obligations and Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact Section 2. Appointment of Attorney-in-fact. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Exect/dve, Senior or Group Vice President may, from time to time, appoint by written cerlJficates attorneys-in-fact to act in behalf of the Company in the execution of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such attorneys-in-fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their respective certificates of authority, shall have full power to bind the Company by their signature and execution of any such insb'uments and to attach the seal of the Company thereto. The President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President may at any time revoke all power and authority previously given to any attorney-in-fact." This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting duly called and held on the 17th day of February, 1993. "Resolved, that the signature of the President or any Executive, Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to Section 2 of Article VI of the By-Laws, and the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power and any power or cerlfficate bearing such facsimile signature and seal shall be valid and binding on the Company. Any such power so executed and sealed and certified by cerlJficate so executed and sealed shall, with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached, continue to be valid and binding on the Company." ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD: This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the following Resolution duly adopted on February 17, 1993 by the Board of Directors of the Company. "RESOLVED: That the President, an Execul~ve Vice President, or any Senior or Group Vice President of the Corporation may, from time to time, appoint, by written certificates, Attorneys-in-Fact to act in behalf of the Corporation in the execution of policies of insurance, bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of like nature. Such Attorney-in-Fact, subject to the limitations set forth in their respecl~ve certificates of authority, shall have full power to bind the Corporation by their signature and execution of any such instrument and to attach the seal of the Corporation thereto. The President, an Executive Vice President, any Senior or Group Vice President or the Board of Directors may at any time revoke all power and authority previously given to any Attorney-in-Fact." This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at a meel~ng duly called and held on the 17th day of February, 1993. "RESOLVED: That the signature of the President, an Executive Vice President or any Senior or Group Vice President and the seal of the Corporation may be affixed by facsimile on any power of attorney granted pursuant to the Resolution adopted by this Board of Directors on February 17, 1993 and the signature of a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and the seal of the Corpora'don may be affixed by facsimile to any certificate of any such power, and any power or cerl~ficate bearing such facsimile signature aPd seal shall be valid and binding on the Corporation. Any such power so executed and sealed and cerl~fied by certificate so executed and sealed, shall with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it is attached, continue to be valid and binding on the Corporation."