EXHIIT 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Ian Arnoff
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IAN ARNOF
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Hermann Moyse, Jr.
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HERMANN MOYSE, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
ersonally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Michael A. Flick
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MICHAEL A. FLICK
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Thomas L. Callicutt, Jr.
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THOMAS L. CALLICUTT, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ James J. Bailey III
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JAMES J. BAILEY III
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ John W. Barton
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JOHN W. BARTON
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Sydney J. Besthoff III
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SYDNEY J. BESTHOFF III
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Robert H. Bolton
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ROBERT H. BOLTON
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
Robert C. Cudd III
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ROBERT C. CUDD III
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Frances B. Davis
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FRANCES B. DAVIS
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Laurance Eustis, Jr.
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LAURANCE EUSTIS, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ William P. Fuller
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WILLIAM P. FULLER
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Arthur Hollins III
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ARTHUR HOLLINS III
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ F. Ben James, Jr.
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F. BEN JAMES, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Erik F. Johnsen
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ERIK F. JOHNSEN
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Joseph Merrick Jones, Jr.
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JOSEPH MERRICK JONES, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Mary Chavanne Martin
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MARY CHAVANNE MARTIN
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Hugh G. McDonald, Jr.
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HUGH G. MCDONALD, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Saul A. Mintz
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SAUL A. MINTZ
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ O. Miles Pollard, Jr.
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O. MILES POLLARD, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ G. Frank Purvis, Jr.
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G. FRANK PURVIS, JR.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Thomas H. Scott
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THOMAS H. SCOTT
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ H. Leighton Stewart
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H. LEIGHTON STEWARD
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, in his
capacity or capacities as an officer or a member of the Board of
Directors or both of First Commerce Corporation (the "Company"), does
hereby make, constitute, and appoint IAN ARNOF and MICHAEL A. FLICK, and
each of them acting individually, the true and lawful attorney of the
undersigned with power to act without the others and with full power of
substitution and resubstitution to execute, deliver, and file, for and on
behalf of the undersigned and in the name of the undersigned and in the
capacity or capacities of the undersigned as aforesaid, (i) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 providing for the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") of shares of
Company common stock that may be issued under the 1997 Dividend and
Interest Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan of the Company, and any
amendment or amendments to such Form S-3 Registration Statement and any
other document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and (ii) a
Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-8 providing for the
registration under the Act of shares of Company common stock that may be
issued under the 1997 Stock Option Plan of the Company, and any amendment
or amendments to such Form S-8 Registration Statement and any other
document in support thereof or supplemental thereto, and the undersigned
hereby grants to said attorneys and each of them full power and authority
to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that said
attorney or attorneys may deem necessary or advisable to carry out fully
the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do
personally or in the capacity or capacities as aforesaid, hereby
ratifying and confirming all acts and things that said attorney or
attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of
attorney this 21st day of April, 1997.
/s/ Robert A. Weigle
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ROBERT A. WEIGLE