Common use of Trust Not a Partnership; Taxation Clause in Contracts

Trust Not a Partnership; Taxation. It is hereby expressly declared that a trust and not a partnership is created hereby. No Trustee hereunder shall have any power to bind personally either the Trust's officers or any Shareholder. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or the Trustees shall look only to the assets of the Portfolio or of the Trust for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders, the Trustees, nor the Trust's officers nor any of the agents of the Trustees whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. It is intended that the Trust and the Portfolio, as applicable, be classified for income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, and the Trustees shall do all things that they, in their sole discretion, determine are necessary to achieve that objective, including (if they so determine), electing such classifications on Internal Revenue Form 8832. The Trustees, in their sole discretion and without the vote or consent of the Shareholders, may amend this Agreement to ensure that this objective is achieved.

Trust Not a Partnership; Taxation. It is hereby expressly declared that a trust and not a partnership is created hereby. No Trustee hereunder shall have any power to bind personally either the Trust's officers or any Shareholder. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or the Trustees in their capacity as such shall look only to the assets of the Portfolio or of the Trust for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders, the Trustees, nor the Trust's officers nor any of the agents of the Trustees whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. It is intended that the Trust and the Portfolio, as applicable, be classified for income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, and the Trustees shall do all things that they, in their sole discretion, determine are necessary to achieve that objective, including (if they so determine), electing such classifications on Internal Revenue Form 8832. The Trustees, in their sole discretion and without the vote or consent of the Shareholders, may amend this Agreement to ensure that this objective is achieved.

Trust Not a Partnership; Taxation. (a) It is hereby expressly declared that a trust and not a partnership is created hereby. No Trustee hereunder shall have any power to bind personally either the Trust's ’s officers or any Shareholder. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or the Trustees in their capacity as such shall look only to the assets of the Portfolio or of the Trust for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders, the Trustees, nor the Trust's ’s officers nor any of the agents of the Trustees whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. . (b) It is intended that the Trust and the Portfolio, as applicable, be classified for income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, and the Trustees shall do all things that they, in their sole discretion, determine are necessary to achieve that objective, including (if they so determine), electing such classifications on Internal Revenue Form 8832. The Trustees, in their sole discretion and without the vote or consent of the Shareholders, may amend this Agreement to ensure that this objective is achieved.

Trust Not a Partnership; Taxation. (a) It is hereby expressly declared that a trust and not a partnership is created hereby. No Trustee hereunder shall personally have any power to bind personally either the Trust's ’s officers or any Shareholder. All persons extending credit to, contracting with or having any claim against the Trust or the Trustees in their capacity as such shall look only to the assets of the Portfolio or of the Trust for payment under such credit, contract or claim; and neither the Shareholders, the Trustees, nor the Trust's ’s officers nor any of the agents of the Trustees any of them whether past, present or future, shall be personally liable therefor. . (b) It is intended that the Trust and the Portfolio, as applicable, be classified for income tax purposes as an association taxable as a corporation, and the Trustees Board shall do all things that theyit, in their its sole discretion, determine determines are necessary to achieve that objective, including (if they so determine), electing such classifications on Internal Revenue Form 8832. The TrusteesBoard, in their its sole discretion and without the vote or consent of the Shareholders, may amend this Agreement to ensure that this objective is achieved.