POWER OF ATTORNEY Winifred E. Coleman Millard H. Pryor, Jr. Duane E. Hill Lowndes A. Smith George R. Jay John K. Springer William A. O'Neill David M. Znamierowski

HARTFORD ADVISERS HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD BOND HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD CAPITAL
APPRECIATION HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD DIVIDEND AND GROWTH HLS FUND, INC.,
HARTFORD GLOBAL ADVISERS HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD INDEX HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD MIDCAP HLS FUND, INC.,
HARTFORD MORTGAGE SECURITIES HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD SERIES FUND, INC.,
HARTFORD SMALL COMPANY HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD STOCK HLS FUND, INC., HARTFORD
MONEY MARKET HLS FUND, INC. AND THE HARTFORD MUTUAL FUNDS, INC.,


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

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and/or Investment Company Act of 1940 Registration Statement, pre-effective
amendment or post-effective amendment and any Application for Exemption Relief
or other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to each of
the above-referenced investment companies.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney for the
purpose herein set forth.

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