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Aetna Casualty & Surety Company of America
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CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE BOND
Bond No. 10088717096150
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we, SCRIPPS HOWARD CABLE COMPANY
as Principal and AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Connecticut, as Surety, are held and firmly bound unto
THE COUNTY OF WELD, COLORADO as Obligee in the sum of
Twenty -Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($25,000.00 ), lawful money
of the United States of America, for the payment of which sum the Principal and the Surety bind themselves, their
successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
WHEREAS, the Principal has entered into a written agreement (hereinafter called the "Agreement") with the Obligee dated
19 , wherein the Obilgee has granted a franchise to the Principal to use its public
streets and places to transmit and distribute electrical impulses through an open line -coaxial antenna system located
therein; and wherein the Principal has agreed to faithfully perform all of the obligations as detailed in the Agreement,
which is hereby referred to and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that if the Principal shall well and truly keep all the terms
and conditions as outlined in said Agreement, then this obligation shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force
and effect.
THIS BOND is executed by the Principal and Surety and accepted by the Obligee subject to the following conditions:
1. Regardless of the number of renewals issued extending the term of this Bond, the liability of the Surety
shall not be cumulative and in no event shall the aggregate liability of the Surety exceed the sum of
$ 25,000.00
2. The Surety has the right to terminate this Bond provided it notifies the Obligee, by registered mail, at least
Thirty (30) days in advance. All claim and legal proceedings against the Bond shall be brought
in the name of the Obligee and all rights of recovery against the Bond shall cease and terminate unless
legal proceedings shall have been commenced within twelve (12) months following the expiration and
termination of the Bond.
The effective date of this bond is \AI\ lirkMt`Ci 13, tiSia .
SIGNED, SEALED AND DATED this 30th day of
This bond replaces Bond Number
400JP8115 written with
St. Paul Fire 8 Marine Insurance Company
Countersigned By:
Resident Agent
Not Required
September , 1996
SCRIPPS HOWARD CABLE COMPANY
(Principal)
By;A'g
AETNACA$1JALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
(Surety)
By: { , -
ouglas R.41ite
970409
Attorney in Fact
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Harford, Connecticut 06156
POWER OF ATTORNEY AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEYISI{N-FACT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA. a corporation duly organized under the laws of the
State of Connecticut, and having Its principal office in the City of Hartford- County of Hartford, Stale of Connecticut- bath made. constituted and appointed,
and does by these presents make. constitute and appoint Douglas R. Hite or Tracy E. Griffith - -
of Arlington, Virginia , its true and lawful Attorneysin-Fact. with lull power and authority hereby conferred
to sign. execute and acknowledge. at any place within Ilse United Stales, or. if the following line be filled in, within the area there designated
, the following instrument(s):
by his sole signature and act, any and all bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond. recognizance.
or conditional undertaking- and any and all consents incident thereto
and to bind AETNACASUALTY &SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, therebyas fully and to the same extent as if the samewere signed bythe duly aulhodsed
officers of AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA and all the acts of sold Attorneys -in -Fact, pursuant to the authority herein given, are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
This appointment Is made under and by authority of the following Standing Resolutions of said Company which Resolutions are now in full force and effect:
VOTED: That each of the following officers: President, Any Executive Vice President- Any Senior Vice President Any Vice President. Any Assistant Vice
President, AnySecretary,AnyAssistant Secretary,mayfrom time 1o11me appointResident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries, Attorneys.in-Fact,
and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give any such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority may prescribe to
sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings obligatory in the nature
of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking. and anyol said officers or the Board of Directors may at anytime remove any such appointee and revoke
the power and authority given him or her.
VOTED: That any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognirance, or conditional undertaking shall
be valid and binding upon the Company when (al signed by the President, an Executive Vice President. a Senior Vice President a Vice President, an Assistant
Vice President or by Resident Vitt President. pursuant tothe power prescribed in the certificate of authorityofsuch Resident VicePresident, and duly anested
and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or by a Resident Assistant Secretary, pursuant to the power prescribed in the
certificate of authority of such Resident Assistant Secretary: or fb) duly executed (under seal, if required] by one or more Attorneys -in -Fact pursuant to the
power prescribed in his or her certificate or their certificates of authority.
This Power of Attorney and Certificate of Authority is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by authority of the following Standing Resolution voted
by the Board of Directors of AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA which Resolution is now In full force and effect:
VOTED: That the signature of each of the following officers: President, Any Executive Vice President. Any Senior Vice President, Any Vice President, Any
Assistant Vice President. Any Secretary, Any Assistant Secretary, end the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to any power of attorney or to
any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents. Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys -in -Fact for purposes only of executing and
attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such power of attorney or certificste bearing such facsimile
signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed and certified by such facsimile signature end
facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company In the future with respect to any bond or undertaking to which it Is attached.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA has caused this Instrument to be signed by its Vice President, and its
corporate seal to be hereto affixed this 27th day of July , I9 95
AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA
State of Connecticut
} as. Hanford
County of Hartford
By 1'1t 4 1 • U
Terry F. Luken./
Vice President
On this 27th day of July , 19 95 , before me personally came TERRY F. LUKOW to me known, who, being by me duly
sworn, diddepose end ear that Ite/site Is Vice President of AETNACASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANYOFAMERICAthecorporatiiondescribedinandwhich
executed the above instrument; that he/she knows the seal of said corporation; that the seal affixed to the said Instrument Is such corporate seal; and that
he/she executed the said Instrument bn behalf of the corporation by authority of Mather office under the Standing Resolutions thereof.
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Dorothy L. Marti
Mount Nelk
CERTIFICATE
Ltheunderaigned, Assistant SecreteryofAETNACASUALTY&SURETY COMPANYOFAMERCIAastockcorporationoflhesteteofConnectleut.DOHEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing and attached Power of Attorney end Certificate of Authorityremains In full force end has not been revoked; and furthermore, that
the Standing Resolutions of the Board of Directors, as set forth In the Certificate of Authority, are now in force.
Signed and Sealed at the Home Office of the Company, In the City of Hanford, State of Connecticut Dated this 30th day of
September , 19 96
By
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Mac Gonsotilin, Assistant Secretary
State of Virginia
County of Arlington
On this 30th day of September 1996, before me personally appeared Douglas R. Hite known to me to
be the Attorney -in -fact of Aetna Casualty & Surety Company of America, the corporation that
executed the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, at, my office in
the aforesaid county, the day and year in this certificate first above written
Tr: cy E. `fi th (Notary P
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: July 31, 1999
January 15, 1997
Ms. Cindy Giauque
Assistant County Attorney
Weld County Attorney
PO Box 1948
Greeley, CO 80632
Dear Cindy,
Please find the enclosed replacement bonds for your location due to the
acquisition by Comcast of the Colorado cable systems. This bond has been in
effect since the date of close - November 13, 1996.
Please call if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Greg Griffin
General Manager
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