PART C EXHIBIT (16)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
DAVIS NEW YORK VENTURE FUND, INC.
(1933 Act No. 2-29858, 1940 Act No. 811-1701)
FORM N-14
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes and
appoints Arthur Don and Thomas Tays, and each of them, as the undersigned's
attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any
and all capacities, to sign a registration statement on Form N-14
(proxy/prospectus) and any pre-effective or post-effective amendments to the
registration statement on Form N-14, or any successor forms thereof, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and all other applicable
state or federal regulatory authorities. Each of the undersigned hereby
ratifies and confirms all that each of the aforenamed attorneys-in-fact, or his
substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney as of
the date listed below.
REGISTRANT:
DAVIS NEW YORK VENTURE FUND, INC.
BY: DATE: June 12, 2001
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Jeremy H. Biggs
Chairman of the Board of Directors
OFFICERS:
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Christopher C. Davis
Chief Executive Officer and/or President
of Davis New York Venture Fund, Inc.
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Sharra L. Reed
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Davis New
York Venture Fund, Inc.
DIRECTORS:
OF DAVIS NEW YORK VENTURE FUND, INC.
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Wesley E. Bass, Jr.,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Jeremy H. Biggs,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Marc P. Blum,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Andrew A. Davis,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Christopher C. Davis,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Jerry D. Geist,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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D. James Guzy,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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G. Bernard Hamilton,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Theodore B. Smith, Jr.,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Christian R. Sonne,
Director
DATE: June 12, 2001
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Marsha Williams,
Director
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