Reliance on Certificates and Instructions The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any Certificate, notice or other instrument in writing received by the Custodian and reasonably believed by the Custodian to be genuine and to be signed by an officer or Authorized Person of the Fund. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon any Written Instructions or Oral Instructions actually received by the Custodian pursuant to the applicable Sections of this Agreement and reasonably believed by the Custodian to be genuine and to be given by an Authorized Person. The Fund agrees to forward to the Custodian Written Instructions from an Authorized Person confirming such Oral Instructions in such manner so that such Written Instructions are received by the Custodian, whether by hand delivery, telex or otherwise, by the close of business on the same day that such Oral Instructions are given to the Custodian. The Fund agrees that the fact that such confirming instructions are not received by the Custodian shall in no way affect the validity of the transactions or enforceability of the transactions hereby authorized by the Fund. The Fund agrees that the Custodian shall incur no liability to the Fund in acting upon Oral Instructions given to the Custodian hereunder concerning such transactions provided such instructions reasonably appear to have been received from a duly Authorized Person.
Form instructions This form does not mandate the use of a specific font size or style but the font must be legible.
INVOICING INSTRUCTIONS The A-E will provide an invoice on the A-E’s letterhead. Each invoice will have a unique number and will include the following information:
A. A-E’s name and address
B. A-E’s remittance address, if different from (A), above
C. Name of COUNTY agency/department
D. Delivery/service address
E. CONTRACT number F. Service Date G. Description of Services H. Total I. Taxpayer ID number Invoices and support documentation are to be forwarded to:
Proper Instructions and Special Instructions “Proper Instructions,” which may also be standing instructions, as such term is used throughout this Agreement shall mean instructions received by the Custodian from a Fund, a Fund’s duly authorized investment manager or investment adviser, or a person or entity duly authorized by either of them. Such instructions may be in writing signed by the authorized person or persons or may be in a tested communication or in a communication utilizing access codes effected between electro-mechanical or electronic devices or may be by such other means and utilizing such intermediary systems and utilities as may be agreed from time to time by the Custodian and the person(s) or entity giving such instruction, provided that the Fund has followed any security procedures agreed to from time to time by the applicable Fund and the Custodian including, but not limited to, the security procedures selected by the Fund via the form of Funds Transfer Addendum hereto, the terms of which are hereby agreed to. Oral instructions will be considered Proper Instructions if the Custodian reasonably believes them to have been given by a person authorized to provide such instructions with respect to the transaction involved; the Fund shall cause all oral instructions to be confirmed in writing. For purposes of this Section, Proper Instructions shall include instructions received by the Custodian pursuant to any multi-party agreement which requires a segregated asset account in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof.
Actions of Custodian Based on Proper Instructions and Special Instructions So long as and to the extent that the Custodian acts in accordance with (a) Proper Instructions or Special Instructions, as the case may be, and (b) the terms of this Agreement, the Custodian shall not be responsible for the title, validity or genuineness of any property, or evidence of title thereof, received by it or delivered by it pursuant to this Agreement.
