FREEDOM GROUP OF TAX EXEMPT FUNDS
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF
AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST
AMENDMENT NO. 3 to the Amendment and Restatement of the Agreement and
Declaration of Trust dated June 1, 1982, as amended, made at Boston,
Massachusetts as of this 15th day of June, 1990.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, Section 8.3 of the Amendment and Restatement of Agreement and
Declaration of Trust dated June 1, 1982, as amended (the "Agreement"), of
Freedom Group of Tax Exempt Funds (the "Trust") provides that the Agreement may
be amended at any time, so long as such amendment does not adversely affect the
rights of any shareholder; and
WHEREAS, Section 4.1 of the Agreement of the Trust provides that the Trustees of
the Trust may establish and designate additional Series of Shares by an
instrument in writing, signed by a majority of Trustees of the Trust.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Trustees hereby state:
1. That Section 4.2 of the Agreement and all other appropriate references in the
Agreement are amended to designate and establish a new series of shares (in
addition to the "Freedom Tax Exempt Money Fund" series heretofore established
and designated) to be known as the "Freedom California Tax Exempt Money Fund",
effective as of this date, such new series to have the relative rights and
preferences set forth in Subsections (a) through (m) of Section 4.2 of the
Agreement.
2. Furthermore, that the initial paragraph of Section 4.2 of the Agreement as
heretofore in effect is amended to read as follows:
"Section 4.2 Establishment and Designation of Series. Without limiting
the authority of the Trustees set forth in Section 4.1 to establish
and designate any further Series, the Trustees hereby establish and
designate two Series of Shares: "Freedom Tax Exempt Money Fund" Shares
and "Freedom California Tax Exempt Money Fund" Shares. The Shares of
such Series and any Shares of any further Series that may from time to
time be established and designated by the Trustees shall (unless the
Trustees otherwise determine with respect to some further Series or
Sub-Series at the time of establishing and designating the same) have
the following relative rights and preferences:"
The undersigned, being a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, hereby certify
that the Amendment set forth above has been duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions of the Amendment and Restatement of Agreement and Declaration of
Trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands and seals
for themselves and their assigns, as of this 15th day of June, 1990.
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XXX
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx.
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS )
) SS.
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK )
Then personally appeared each of the above named Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx XXX, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx. and
acknowledged this instrument to be his free act and deed, before me, this l5th
day of June, 1990.
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Notary Public
(SEAL) My Commission expire as: 12-5-91
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