EXHIBIT 16
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Director of one or more of the following investment
companies:
LEGG MASON VALUE TRUST, INC.
LEGG MASON GLOBAL TRUST, INC.
LEGG MASON INVESTORS TRUST, INC.
hereby severally constitute and appoint each of MARIE K. KARPINSKI, MARC R.
DUFFY, ANDREW J. BOWDEN, ARTHUR J. BROWN and ARTHUR C. DELIBERT my true and
lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to
sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacity and only for those
above-listed companies for which I serve as Director, any Registration
Statements on Form N-14, all Pre-Effective Amendments to any Registration
Statements of the Funds, any and all subsequent Post-Effective Amendments to
said Registration Statements, and any and all supplements or other instruments
in connection therewith, to file the same with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the securities regulators of appropriate states and territories,
and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection
therewith as said attorney-in-fact deems necessary or appropriate to comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of
1940, all related requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission and all
requirements of appropriate states and territories. I hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done
by virtue hereof.
WITNESS my hand on the date set forth below.
SIGNATURE DATE
/s/ John F. Curley, Jr. November 10, 2000
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John F. Curley, Jr.
/s/ Richard G. Gilmore November 10, 2000
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Richard G. Gilmore
/s/ Arnold L. Lehman November 10, 2000
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Arnold L. Lehman
/s/ Raymond A. Mason November 10, 2000
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Raymond A. Mason
/s/ Jill E. McGovern November 10, 2000
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Jill E. McGovern
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/s/ Nelson A. Diaz November 10, 2000
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Nelson A. Diaz
/s/ G. Peter O'Brien November 10, 2000
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G. Peter O'Brien
/s/ T.A. Rodgers November 10, 2000
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T.A. Rodgers
/s/ Edward A. Taber, III November 10, 2000
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Edward A. Taber, III
