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EXHIBIT 17
FORM OF PROXY
[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-XXX-XXX-XXXX OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/XXXXX
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SCUDDER CALIFORNIA TAX FREE FUND
Scudder California Tax Free Trust
Two International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-4103
(800) [ ]
PROXY FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
3:00 p.m., on May 24, 2001
The undersigned hereby appoints __________, ____________ and ____________,
and each of them, the proxies of the undersigned, with the power of substitution
to each of them, to vote all shares of Scudder California Tax Free Fund (the
"Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the offices of Scudder Kemper
Investments, Inc., 13th Floor, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110-4103,
on May 24, 2001 at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, and at any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED.
Dated ____________________________, 2001
Please sign exactly as your name or names
appear. When signing as an attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee or
guardian, please give your full title as
such.
[Name] __________________________________________
[Address]
__________________________________________
Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)
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[Logo] YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
[Address]
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-xxx-xxx-xxxx OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/xxxxx
Please fold and detach card at perforation before mailing.
All properly executed proxies will be voted as directed. If no
instructions are indicated on a properly executed proxy, the proxy will be voted
FOR approval of the proposal.
THE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SCUDDER CALIFORNIA
TAX FREE FUND. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL.
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Please vote by filling in a box below.
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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PROPOSAL
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To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization for the [_] [_] [_]
Fund (the "Plan"). Under the Plan, (i) all or
substantially all of the assets and all of the
liabilities of the Fund would be transferred to Kemper
California Tax-Free Income Fund, (ii) each shareholder of
the Fund would receive Class S shares of Kemper California
Tax-Free Income Fund in an amount equal to the value of
their holdings in the Fund, and (iii) the Fund would then
be terminated.
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The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion on any other business
which may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE
