Exhibit 99.B16
The Hartford Mutual Funds II, Inc.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
August 6, 2008
| | Lynn S. Birdsong | Robert M. Gavin | |
| | Duane E. Hill | Sandra S. Jaffee | |
| | William P. Johnston | Thomas M. Marra | |
| | Phillip O. Peterson | Lemma W. Senbet | |
| | Lowndes A. Smith | David M. Znamierowski | |
do hereby constitute and appoint as their attorneys-in-fact Edward P. Macdonald, Catherine E. Marshall, Alice A. Pellegrino, and/or Michael G. Phillips to sign on their behalf the Registration Statement on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganization of The Hartford Tax-Free Minnesota Fund and The Hartford Tax-Free New York Fund into The Hartford Tax-Free National Fund, and any amendments to the Registration Statement, including pre-effective amendments and post-effective amendments, with all exhibits thereto, and to file the same documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the above-referenced investment companies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney to be effective as of the date first written above.
/s/ Lynn S. Birdsong | | /s/ Robert M. Gavin |
Lynn S. Birdsong | | Robert M. Gavin |
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/s/ Duane E. Hill | | /s/ Sandra S. Jaffee |
Duane E. Hill | | Sandra S. Jaffee |
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/s/ William P. Johnston | | /s/ Thomas M. Marra |
William P. Johnston | | Thomas M. Marra |
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/s/ Phillip O. Peterson | | /s/ Lemma W. Senbet |
Phillip O. Peterson | | Lemma W. Senbet |
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/s/ Lowndes A. Smith | | /s/ David M. Znamierowski |
Lowndes A. Smith | | David M. Znamierowski |
