EXHIBIT 17
FORM OF PROXY
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SCUDDER OHIO TAX FREE FUND
PROXY SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS - JULY 13, 2000
The undersigned hereby appoints John Millette, Kathryn L. Quirk and
John R. Hebble, and each of them, the proxies of the undersigned, with the power
of substitution to each of them, to vote all shares of the above-referenced fund
(the "Fund") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of
Shareholders of the Fund to be held at the offices of Scudder Kemper
Investments, Inc., Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110, on July 13, 2000,
at 3:00 p.m., Eastern time, and at any adjournments thereof.
PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS
REQUIRED.
Dated ____________________________,2000
Please sign exactly as your name or
names appear. When signing as an
attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, please give your
full title as such.
[Name]
[Address]
________________________________________
Signature(s) of Shareholder(s)
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT!
VOTE TODAY BY MAIL,
TOUCH-TONE PHONE OR THE INTERNET
CALL TOLL FREE 1-888-221-0697 OR
LOG ON TO WWW.PROXYWEB.COM/xxxxx
Please fold and detach card at perforation before mailing.
All properly executed proxies will be voted as directed. If no
instructions are indicated on a properly executed proxy, the proxy will be voted
FOR approval of the proposals.
THE PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF THE FUND. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSALS.
Please vote by filling in the boxes below.
FOR all WITHHOLD
nominees authority to
listed vote for all
(except as nominees listed
noted in
space
provided)
PROPOSAL 1
To elect Trustees to hold office until
their respective successors have been
duly elected and qualified or until ______ ______
their earlier resignation or removal.
NOMINEES:
(01) Henry P. Becton, Jr. (02) Linda C.
Coughlin (03) Dawn-Marie Driscoll (04)
Edgar R. Fiedler (05) Keith R. Fox (06)
Joan Edelman Spero (07) Jean Gleason
Stromberg (08) Jean C. Tempel (09)
Steven Zaleznick
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to
vote for any individual nominee, write
the name(s) on the line immediately
below.
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PROPOSAL 2 FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
To approve an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization for the Fund whereby all
or substantially all of the assets and
liabilities of the Fund would be ___ ___ ___
acquired by Scudder Managed Municipal
Bonds in exchange for shares of the
Class S Shares class of Scudder Managed
Municipal Bonds.
PROPOSAL 3
To ratify the selection of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Fund's
independent accountants for the current
fiscal year. The proxies are authorized ___ ___ ___
to vote in their discretion on any other
business which may properly come before
the meeting and any adjournments
thereof.
PLEASE SIGN ON REVERSE SIDE