POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, TOUCHSTONE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 17th
day of October, 2000.
/s/ J. Leland Brewster II
--------------------------------
J. LELAND BREWSTER II
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 23rd day of October, 2000, personally appeared before me, J. LELAND
BREWSTER II, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 23rd day of October, 2000.
/s/ Virginia K. Hartman
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Notary Public
Virginia K. Hartman
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commission Expires Sept. 17, 2001
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ W.O. Coleman
--------------------------------
WILLIAM O. COLEMAN
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, WILLIAM
O. COLEMAN, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ Phillip R. Cox
--------------------------------
PHILLIP R. COX
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, PHILLIP
R. COX, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 7th
day of January, 2000.
/s/ H. Jerome Lerner
--------------------------------
H. JEROME LERNER
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 7th day of January, 2000, personally appeared before me, H. JEROME
LERNER, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 7th day of January, 2000.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ Robert H. Leshner
--------------------------------
ROBERT H. LESHNER
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, ROBERT H.
LESHNER, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ Oscar Robertson
--------------------------------
OSCAR P. ROBERTSON
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, OSCAR P.
ROBERTSON, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ Robert E. Statuberg
--------------------------------
ROBERT E. STAUTBERG
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, ROBERT
E. STAUTBERG, known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ Nelson Schwab Jr.
--------------------------------
NELSON SCHWAB, JR.
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, NELSON
SCHWAB, JR., known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
<PAGE>
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, COUNTRYWIDE TAX-FREE TRUST, a business trust organized under
the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (hereinafter referred to as the
"Trust"), has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended, a registration statement with respect to the issuance and sale of
the shares of the Trust; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned is a Trustee of the Trust, as indicated beside
his name;
NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints TINA D.
HOSKING and DONALD J. WUEBBLING and each of them, his attorneys for him and in
his name, place and stead, to execute and file any amended registration
statement or statements and amended prospectus or prospectuses or amendments
or supplements to any of the foregoing, hereby giving and granting to said
attorneys full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do if personally
present at the doing thereof, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 16th
day of December, 1999.
/s/ Joseph S. Stern, Jr.
--------------------------------
JOSEPH S. STERN, JR.
Trustee
STATE OF OHIO )
) ss:
COUNTY OF HAMILTON )
On the 16th day of December, 1999, personally appeared before me, JOSEPH
S. STERN, JR., known to me to be the person described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument, and who acknowledged to me that he executed and delivered
the same for the purposes therein expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal this 16th day of December, 1999.
/s/ Elizabeth A. Santen
-----------------------------
Notary Public
Elizabeth Ann Santen
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commmission Expires April 6, 2002
