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Specific Powers of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1 hereof, the Trustees shall have the following specific powers in addition to any powers conferred upon them by any other Section or provision of this Agreement of Trust or by virtue of any present or future statute or rule of law, in all instances without any action or consent required by the Beneficiaries; provided, however, that the enumeration of the following powers shall not be considered in any way to limit or control the power of the Trustees to act as specifically authorized by any other Section or provision of this Agreement and to act in such a manner as the Trustees may deem necessary or appropriate, in their sole discretion, to conserve, protect, and administer the Trust Corpus or otherwise to confer upon the Beneficiaries the benefits intended to be conferred upon them by this Agreement: (a) To retain and set aside such funds out of the Trust Corpus as the Trustees shall deem necessary or expedient to pay, or provide for the payment of, (i) unpaid claims, liabilities, debts or obligations of the Trust, (ii) contingencies, and (iii) the expenses of administering the Trust Corpus; (b) To do and perform any acts or things necessary or appropriate for the conservation and protection of the Trust Corpus, and in connection therewith to employ any agents or representatives as the Trustees deem expedient and to pay reasonable compensation therefor; (c) To sell, transfer, assign, borrow against, pledge, hypothecate or deal in any other manner with any of the Trust Corpus, in such manner as the Trustees may deem advisable for any Trust purpose;
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Specific Powers of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Board shall have the following specific powers in addition to any powers conferred upon it by any other Section or provision of this Agreement or the Maryland Act; provided that the enumeration of the following powers shall not be considered in any way to limit or control the power of the Board to act as specifically authorized by any other Section or provision of this Agreement and to act in such a manner as the Board may deem necessary or appropriate to conserve and protect the Trust Assets or to confer on the Beneficiaries the benefits intended to be conferred upon them by this Agreement: (a) to determine the nature and amount of the consideration to be received with respect to the sale or other disposition of, or the grant of interest in, the Trust Assets; (b) to collect, liquidate or otherwise convert into cash, or such other property as it deems appropriate, all property, assets and rights in the Trust Assets, and to pay, discharge, and satisfy all other claims, expenses, charges, Liabilities and obligations existing with respect to the Trust Assets, the Trust, the Trustees or any officer or agent; (c) to elect, appoint, engage or retain any Persons as officers, agents, representatives or independent contractors (including without limitation real estate advisors, investment advisors, accountants, transfer agents, attorneys-at-law, managers, appraisers, brokers, or otherwise) in one or more capacities, and to pay reasonable compensation from the Trust Assets for services in as many capacities as such Person may be so elected, appointed, engaged or retained (provided that any such agreements or arrangements with a person or entity affiliated with the Trust or the Trustees shall be on terms no less favorable to the Trust than those available to the Trust in similar agreements or arrangements with unaffiliated third parties), to prescribe the titles, powers and duties, terms of service and other terms and conditions of the election, appointment, engagement or retention of such Persons and, except as prohibited by law, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, to delegate any of the powers and duties of the Board to officers, agents, representatives, independent contractors or other Persons; (d) to retain and set aside such funds out of the Trust Assets as the Board shall deem necessary or expedient to pay, or provide for the payment of (i) unpaid claims, expenses, charg...
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Specific Powers of Trustees. The Trustees may employ administrative and clerical personnel to whom they may delegate such portion of their duties as they may, in their sole discretion, deem proper or necessary for the sound and efficient administration of the Trust; enter into working agreements with any other organization in connection with the Trust; retain and compensate consultants, bonding agents, arbitrators, legal counsel, and auditors, as they may in their discretion, deem proper or necessary; the Trustees may direct a licensed public accountant or chartered accountant designated by them to inspect such payrolls and other records of each employer as may relate to the Trust and may require such employer to permit such inspection and to furnish statistical information relating to employees. The Trustees shall be entitled to open such bank accounts as they may deem necessary. All cheques and other documents shall be signed by two (2) Trustees, one of whom shall be a trustee appointed by the employer, and one of whom shall be a trustee appointed by the Union.
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Specific Powers of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Trustees shall have the following specific powers in addition to any and all powers conferred upon them by any other Section or provision of this Agreement or any laws of the State of Maryland; provided that the enumeration of the following powers shall not be considered in any way to limit or control the power of the Trustees to act as specifically authorized by any other Section or provision of this Agreement and to act in such a manner as the Trustees may deem necessary or appropriate to conserve and protect the Trust Assets and the Holdco Assets or to confer on the Beneficiaries the benefits intended to be conferred upon them by this Agreement:
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Specific Powers of Trustees. Except for those of the following powers which are investment powers, and which have been delegated specifically by the Administrator to an Investment Manager separate from the Trustees, and subject to all limitations stated elsewhere in the Plan and this Agreement, the Trustees shall have the following powers affecting the Trust and Trust Fund: (a) To hold, invest and reinvest, the principal or income of the Trust Fund in bonds, common or preferred stock, other securities, or property (personal, real or mixed, improved or unimproved, and tangible or intangible). (b) To hold, invest and reinvest, in any type of interest-bearing account maintained by any bank or savings and loan association selected by the Trustee, including: any owned by a Trustee or any of its affiliates; or any common or collective trust fund, or pooled investment fund, established and maintained by the Trustees for trusts exempt under Section 501 of the Code. The assets so invested shall be subject to all the provisions of the instruments establishing and governing such funds. Those instruments of group trusts, including any subsequent amendments, are hereby incorporated and made a part of this Agreement. (c) To acquire an interest as a limited partner in any partnership or joint venture, all in accordance with the provisions of ERISA and any regulations issued pursuant thereto. (d) To manage, control, purchase, sell, convey, exchange, partition, divide, subdivide, improve, or repair, any or all property of the Trust Fund. In connection with any disposal of property, to grant options and sell upon deferred payments. Upon termination of the Trust, to sell forthwith any or all property of the Trust Fund and convert the same into cash. (e) To borrow or raise money for the purpose of the Trust upon such terms as the Trustees may determine. (f) If the Trust Fund shall at any time contain any real property, to lease such property or any part thereof, for terms within or extending beyond the duration of the Trust. To grant for like terms the right to mine or drill for and remove therefrom gas, oil, and other minerals; to create restrictions, easements, and other servitudes thereon. (g) With respect to bonds, shares of stock, and other securities: to have all the rights, powers, and privileges of an owner, including though without limiting the foregoing, the power of voting, giving proxies, payment of calls, assessments, and other powers deemed expedient for the protection of the interests of t...
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Specific Powers of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustees shall have the following specific powers in addition to any powers conferred upon them by any other Section or provision of this Agreement or any statutory laws of the State of New York; provided, however, that the enumeration of the following powers shall not be considered in any way to limit or control the power of the Trustees to act as specifically authorized by any other Section or provision of this Agreement and to act in such a manner as the Trustees may deem necessary or appropriate to conserve and protect the Trust Assets or to confer on the Beneficiaries the benefits intended to be conferred upon them by this Agreement: (a) To determine the nature and amount of the consideration to be received with respect to the sale or other disposition of, or the grant of interests in, the Trust Assets. (b) To collect, liquidate or otherwise convert into cash, or such other property as they deem appropriate, all property, assets and rights in the Trust Assets, and to pay, discharge and satisfy all other claims, expenses, charges, Liabilities, and obligations existing with respect to the Trust Assets, the Trust or the Trustees.
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Specific Powers of Trustees. Without limiting the generality of any other power or authority herein granted to the Trustees, they shall have full power and authority to do any of the following acts: TO PAY TAXES
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Specific Powers of Trustees. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.1, the Trustees shall have the following specific powers in addition to any powers conferred upon them by any other Section or provision of this Agreement or any statutory laws of the State of New York; provided, however, that the enumeration of the following powers shall not be considered in any way to limit or control the power of the Trustees to act as specifically authorized by any other Section or provision of this Agreement and to act in such a manner as the Trustees may deem necessary or appropriate to conserve and protect the Trust Assets or to confer on the Beneficiaries the benefits intended to be conferred upon them by this Agreement:
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  • Powers of Trustees Subject to the provisions of this Declaration of Trust, the business of the Trust shall be managed by the Trustees, and they shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out that responsibility and the purpose of the Trust. Without limiting the foregoing, the Trustees may adopt By-Laws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust providing for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust and may amend and repeal them to the extent that such By-Laws do not reserve that right to the Shareholders; they may as they consider appropriate elect and remove officers and appoint and terminate agents and consultants and hire and terminate employees, any one or more of the foregoing of whom may be a Trustee, and may provide for the compensation of all of the foregoing; they may appoint from their own number, and terminate, any one or more committees consisting of two or more Trustees, including without implied limitation an executive committee, which may, when the Trustees are not in session and subject to the 1940 Act, exercise some or all of the power and authority of the Trustees as the Trustees may determine; in accordance with Section 3.3 they may employ one or more advisers, administrators, depositories and custodians and may authorize any depository or custodian to employ subcustodians or agents and to deposit all or any part of such assets in a system or systems for the central handling of securities and debt instruments, retain transfer, dividend, accounting or Shareholder servicing agents or any of the foregoing, provide for the distribution of Shares by the Trust through one or more distributors, principal underwriters or otherwise, set record dates or times for the determination of Shareholders or certain of them with respect to various matters; they may compensate or provide for the compensation of the Trustees, officers, advisers, administrators, custodians, other agents, consultants and employees of the Trust or the Trustees on such terms as they deem appropriate; and in general they may delegate to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees and to any employee, adviser, administrator, distributor, principal underwriter, depository, custodian, transfer and dividend disbursing agent, or any other agent or consultant of the Trust such authority, powers, functions and duties as they consider desirable or appropriate for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Trust, including without implied limitation the power and authority to act in the name of the Trust and of the Trustees, to sign documents and to act as attorney-in-fact for the Trustees. Without limiting the foregoing and to the extent not inconsistent with the 1940 Act or other applicable law, the Trustees shall have power and authority:

  • Powers of Trustee 10.9.1 At the direction of the person authorized to direct such action as referred to in Section 10.5.1, but limited to those assets or categories of assets acceptable to the Trustee as referred to in Section 10.4, or at its own discretion if no such person is so authorized, the Trustee, or the Trustee's designee or a broker/dealer as referred to in Section 10.5.5, is authorized and empowered: (A) To invest and reinvest the Trust Fund, together with the income therefrom, in assets specified in Section 10.4; (B) To deposit or invest all or any part of the assets of the Trust in savings accounts or certificates of deposit or other deposits in a bank or savings and loan association or other depository institution, including the Trustee or any of its affiliates, provided with respect to such deposits with the Trustee or an affiliate the deposits bear a reasonable interest rate; (C) To hold, manage, improve, repair and control all property, real or personal, forming part of the Trust Fund; to sell, convey, transfer, exchange, partition, lease for any term, even extending beyond the duration of this Trust, and otherwise dispose of the same from time to time; (D) To have, respecting securities, all the rights, powers and privileges of an owner, including the power to give proxies, pay assessments and other sums deemed by the Trustee necessary for the protection of the Trust Fund; to vote any corporate stock either in person or by proxy, with or without power of substitution, for any purpose; to participate in voting trusts, pooling agreements, foreclosures, reorganizations, consolidations, mergers and liquidations, and in connection therewith to deposit securities with or transfer title to any protective or other committee; to exercise or sell stock subscriptions or conversion rights; and, regardless of any limitation elsewhere in this instrument relative to investments by the Trustee, to accept and retain as an investment any securities or other property received through the exercise of any of the foregoing powers; (E) Subject to Section 10.5.4 hereof, to hold in cash, without liability for interest, such portion of the Trust Fund which it is directed to so hold pending investments, or payment of expenses, or the distribution of benefits; (F) To take such actions as may be necessary or desirable to protect the Trust from loss due to the default on mortgages held in the Trust including the appointment of agents or trustees in such other jurisdictions as may seem desirable, to transfer property to such agents or trustees, to grant to such agents such powers as are necessary or desirable to protect the Trust Fund, to direct such agent or trustee, or to delegate such power to direct, and to remove such agent or trustee; (G) To settle, compromise or abandon all claims and demands in favor of or against the Trust Fund; (H) To invest in any common or collective trust fund of the type referred to in Section 10.5.8 hereof maintained by the Trustee; (I) To exercise all of the further rights, powers, options and privileges granted, provided for, or vested in trustees generally under the laws of the State of New Jersey, so that the powers conferred upon the Trustee herein shall not be in limitation of any authority conferred by law, but shall be in addition thereto; (J) To borrow money from any source and to execute promissory notes, mortgages or other obligations and to pledge or mortgage any trust assets as security, subject to applicable requirements of the Code and ERISA; and (K) To maintain accounts at, execute transactions through, and lend on an adequately secured basis stocks, bonds or other securities to, any brokerage or other firm, including any firm which is an affiliate of the Trustee. 10.9.2 To the extent necessary or which it deems appropriate to implement its powers under Section 10.9.1 or otherwise to fulfill any of its duties and responsibilities as trustee of the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall have the following additional powers and authority: (A) to register securities, or any other property, in its name or in the name of any nominee, including the name of any affiliate or the nominee name designated by any affiliate, with or without indication of the capacity in which property shall be held, or to hold securities in bearer form and to deposit any securities or other property in a depository or clearing corporation; (B) to designate and engage the services of, and to delegate powers and responsibilities to, such agents, representatives, advisers, counsel and accountants as the Trustee considers necessary or appropriate, any of whom may be an affiliate of the Trustee or a person who renders services to such an affiliate, and, as a part of its expenses under this Trust Agreement, to pay their reasonable expenses and compensation; (C) to make, execute and deliver, as Trustee, any and all deeds, leases, mortgages, conveyances, waivers, releases or other instruments in writing necessary or appropriate for the accomplishment of any of the powers listed in this Trust Agreement; and (D) generally to do all other acts which the Trustee deems necessary or appropriate for the protection of the Trust Fund. 10.9.3 The Trustee shall have no duties or responsibilities other than those specified in the Plan.

  • Powers of the Trustees Without limiting the provisions of Section 5.1, the Trustees shall have power and authority: 5.3.1. To operate as, and to carry on the business of, an investment company, and exercise all the powers necessary and appropriate to the conduct of such operations; 5.3.2. To invest and reinvest cash and cash items, to hold cash uninvested, and to subscribe for, invest in, reinvest in, purchase or otherwise acquire, own, hold, pledge, sell, assign, transfer, exchange, distribute, write options on, lend or otherwise deal in or dispose of contracts for the future acquisition or delivery of all types of securities, futures contracts and options thereon, and forward currency contracts of every nature and kind, including, without limitation, all types of bonds, debentures, stocks, preferred stocks, negotiable or non-negotiable instruments, obligations, evidences of indebtedness, certificates of deposit or indebtedness, commercial paper, repurchase agreements, bankers’ acceptances, and other securities of any kind, issued, created, guaranteed, or sponsored by any and all Persons, including, without limitation, states, territories, and possessions of the United States and the District of Columbia and any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, any foreign government or any political subdivision of the U.S. Government or any foreign government, or any international instrumentality or organization, or by any bank or savings institution, or by any corporation or organization organized under the laws of the United States or of any state, territory, or possession thereof, or by any corporation or organization organized under any foreign law, or in “when issued” contracts for any such securities, futures contracts and options thereon, and forward currency contracts, to change the investments of the assets of the Trust; and to exercise any and all rights, powers, and privileges of ownership or interest in respect of any and all such investments of every kind and description, including, without limitation, the right to consent and otherwise act with respect thereto, with power to designate one or more Persons, to exercise any of said rights, powers, and privileges in respect of any of said instruments; 5.3.3. To sell, exchange, lend, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, lease, or write options with respect to or otherwise deal in any property rights relating to any or all of the assets of the Trust or any Series; 5.3.4. To vote or give assent, or exercise any rights of ownership, with respect to stock or other securities or property; and to execute and deliver proxies or powers of attorney to such person or persons as the Trustees shall deem proper, granting to such person or persons such power and discretion with relation to securities or property as the Trustees shall deem proper; 5.3.5. To exercise powers and right of subscription or otherwise which in any manner arise out of ownership of securities; 5.3.6. To hold any security or property in a form not indicating that it is Trust Property, whether in bearer, book entry, unregistered or other negotiable form, or in its own name or in the name of a custodian or subcustodian or a nominee or nominees or otherwise or to authorize the custodian or a subcustodian or a nominee or nominees to deposit the same in a securities depository, subject in each case to the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act; 5.3.7. To consent to, or participate in, any plan for the reorganization, consolidation or merger of any corporation or issuer of any security which is held in the Trust; to consent to any contract, lease, mortgage, purchase or sale of property by such corporation or issuer; and to pay calls or subscriptions with respect to any security held in the Trust; 5.3.8. To join with other security holders in acting through a committee, depositary, voting trustee or otherwise, and in that connection to deposit any security with, or transfer any security to, any such committee, depositary or trustee, and to delegate to them such power and authority with relation to any security (whether or not so deposited or transferred) as the Trustees shall deem proper, and to agree to pay, and to pay, such portion of the expenses and compensation of such committee, depositary or trustee as the Trustees shall deem proper; 5.3.9. To litigate, compromise, arbitrate, settle or otherwise adjust claims in favor of or against the Trust or a Series, or any matter in controversy, including but not limited to claims for taxes; 5.3.10. To enter into joint ventures, general or limited partnerships and any other combinations or associations; 5.3.11. To borrow funds or other property in the name of the Trust or Series exclusively for Trust purposes; 5.3.12. To endorse or guarantee the payment of any notes or other obligations of any Person; to make contracts of guaranty or suretyship, or otherwise assume liability for payment thereof; 5.3.13. Subject to ARTICLE IX, to purchase and pay for entirely out of Trust Property such insurance as the Trustees may deem necessary, desirable or appropriate for the conduct of the business, including, without limitation, insurance policies insuring the assets of the Trust or payment of distributions and principal on its Series investments, and insurance policies insuring the Shareholders, Trustees, officers, employees, agents, Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriters, or independent contractors of the Trust, individually against all claims and liabilities of every nature arising by reason of holding Shares, holding, being or having held any such office or position, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted by any such Person as Trustee, officer, employee, agent, Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter, or independent contractor, including any action taken or omitted that may be determined to constitute negligence; 5.3.14. Subject to the provisions of Section 3804 of the Delaware Act, to allocate assets, liabilities and expenses of the Trust to a particular Series or to apportion the same between or among two or more Series, provided that any liabilities or expenses incurred by a particular Series shall be payable solely out of the assets of that Series; 5.3.15. To adopt, establish and carry out pension, profit-sharing, share bonus, share purchase, savings, thrift and other retirement, incentive and benefit plans, trusts and provisions, including the purchasing of life insurance and annuity contracts as a means of providing such retirement and other benefits, for any or all of the Trustees, officers, employees and agents of the Trust; 5.3.16. To adopt, amend and repeal By-Laws not inconsistent with this Declaration of Trust providing for the regulation and management of the affairs of the Trust; 5.3.17. To elect and remove such officers and appoint and terminate such agents as they consider appropriate; 5.3.18. To appoint from their own and establish and terminate one or more committees consisting of two or more Trustees and such persons as may be designated by the Board of Trustees who may exercise the powers and authority of the Board of Trustees to the extent that the Trustees determine and to adopt a committee charter providing for such responsibilities; 5.3.19. To employ one or more custodians of the assets of the Trust and may authorize such custodians to employ subcustodians and to deposit all or any part of such assets in a system or systems for the central handling of securities or with a Federal Reserve Bank; 5.3.20. To retain one or more transfer agents or shareholder servicing agents; 5.3.21. To provide for the issuance and distribution of Shares by the Trust directly or through one or more Principal Underwriters or otherwise; 5.3.22. To set record dates for the determination of Shareholders with respect to various matters; declare and pay dividends and distributions to Shareholders of each Series from the assets of such Series; 5.3.23. To establish from time to time separate and distinct Series with separately defined investment objectives and policies and distinct investment purposes in accordance with ARTICLE III hereof; 5.3.24. To interpret the investment policies, practices or limitations of any Series; 5.3.25. To establish, from time to time, a minimum investment for Shareholders in the Trust or in one or more Series, or to require the redemption of the Shares of any Shareholder whose investment is less than such minimum upon giving notice to such Shareholder or in accordance with Section 8.4; 5.3.26. To delegate such authority as they consider desirable to any officer of the Trust, to any committee of the Trustees and to any agent or employee of the Trust or to any such custodian, transfer or servicing agents, Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter; and 5.3.27. In general to carry on any other business in connection with or incidental to any of the foregoing powers, to do everything necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of any purpose or the attainment of any object or the furtherance of any power set forth herein, either alone or in association with others, and to do every other act or thing incidental or appurtenant to or arising from the businesses, purposes, objects or powers set forth above. The Trust shall not be limited to investing in obligations maturing before the possible termination of the Trust or one or more of its Series and the Trust shall not be required to diversify each individual Series of the Trust. The Trust shall not in any way be bound or limited by any present or future law or custom in regard to investment by fiduciaries. The Trust shall not be required to obtain any court order to deal with any assets of the Trust or take any other action hereunder.

  • Terms of Office of Trustees The Trustees shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust, and until its termination as herein provided; except that (A) any Trustee may resign his trusteeship or may retire by written instrument signed by him and delivered to the other Trustees, which shall take effect upon such delivery or upon such later date as is specified therein; (B) any Trustee may be removed at any time by written instrument signed by at least two-thirds of the number of Trustees prior to such removal, specifying the date when such removal shall become effective; (C) any Trustee who has died, become physically or mentally incapacitated by reason of disease or otherwise, or is otherwise unable to serve, may be retired by written instrument signed by a majority of the other Trustees, specifying the date of his retirement; (D) a Trustee may be removed at any meeting of the Shareholders by a vote of the Shareholders owning at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the Outstanding Shares; and (E) a Trustee shall be retired in accordance with the terms of any retirement policy adopted by the Trustees and in effect from time to time.

  • Powers and Duties of Trustees Section 3.1 General 6 Section 3.2 Investments 6 Section 3.3 Legal Title 6 Section 3.4 Issuance and Repurchase of Shares 7 Section 3.5 Borrow Money or Utilize Leverage 7 Section 3.6 Delegation; Committees 7 Section 3.7 Collection and Payment 7 Section 3.8 Expenses 7 Section 3.9 By-Laws 7 Section 3.10 Miscellaneous Powers 7 Section 3.11 Further Powers 8