Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Paul A. Agathen
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Paul A. Agathen
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Donald E. Brandt
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Donald E. Brandt
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Clifford L. Greenwalt
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Clifford L. Greenwalt
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ John L. Heath
_______________________________
(SEAL)
John L. Heath
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Robert W. Jackson
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Robert W. Jackson
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Gordon R. Lohman
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Gordon R. Lohman
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Richard A. Lumpkin
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Richard A. Lumpkin
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Hanne M. Merriman
_____________________________
(SEAL)
Hanne M. Merriman
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Charles W. Mueller
_______________________________
(SEAL)
Charles W. Mueller
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exechange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ Thomas L. Shade
___________________________
(SEAL)
Thomas L. Shade
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
__________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 27, 1999
POWER OF ATTORNEY
_________________
The undersigned, as a director of Central Illinois Public Service
Company, does hereby constitute and appoint G. L. Rainwater and W. A.
Koertner, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys and
agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone and without the
other) to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned, in his or
her capacity, the Central Illinois Public Service Company Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 1997, and any amendments thereto, to be filed under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; hereby granting to such
attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of substitution and
revocation in the premises; and hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorneys and agents, or either of them, may do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th
day of March, 1998.
/s/ James W. Wogsland
______________________________
(SEAL)
James W. Wogsland
Subscribed and sworn to
before me this 27th day
of March, 1998.
/s/ Janet K. Cooper
_________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires:
March 27, 1999