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EXHIBIT (b)(ii)
AMENDMENT TO
THE BY-LAWS OF
HILLIARD LYONS RESEARCH TRUST
(FORMERLY NAMED HILLIARD LYONS INVESTMENT TRUST)
Pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Declaration of Trust establishing the
Hilliard Lyons Research Trust dated January 12, 1999, as amended, and Section
7.1 of the By-Laws, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the trustees at a
meeting duly called and held on May 4, 1999, the By-Laws are amended as follows:
"Section 2.8 OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Trustees may appoint from
among its members other committees composed of one or more of its Trustees
which shall have such powers as may be delegated or authorized by the
resolution appointing them."