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commencement of the Term are altered so that in lieu of any Tax under this section there is levied,
<br />assessed, or imposed (1) a tax, assessment, levy, imposition, or charge, wholly or partially as a capital
<br />license fee measured by the Rent payable by Lessee under this Lease, then all such taxes, assessments,
<br />levies, impositions, or charges or the part so measured or based, shall be deemed to be included within
<br />the term Tax for the purposes of this Lease, to the extent that such Tax would be payable if the Premises
<br />were the only property of Lessor subject to such Tax, and Lessee shall pay and discharge the same as
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<br />6.3 If by law any Tax is payable, or may at the option of the taxpayer be paid, in
<br />installments, Lessee may, whether or not interest shall accrue on the unpaid balance, pay the same, and
<br />any accrued interest on any unpaid balance, in installments as each installment becomes due and
<br />payable, but in any event before any fine, penalty, interest, or cost may be added for nonpayment of
<br />any installment or interest.
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<br />t is contemplated by the Yarties that the Lessors are exempt from
<br />r any ax un er app icaG~ laws, and that all Taxes relating to a fiscal period of a taxing
<br />a part of which is within the Tenn and a part of which is before the Term or after the
<br />i or expiration of this Lease, whether by default or otherwise, shall be paid by Lessee.~
<br />6.5 Lessee covenants to furnish to Lessor, within 30 days after the last date when any Tax
<br />must be paid by Lessee as provided in this section, official receipts, if such receipts are then available to
<br />Lessee, of the appropriate taxing authority, or other proof satisfactory to Lessor, evidencing payment.
<br />6.6 Lessee shall have the right at Lessee's expense to contest or review the amount or
<br />~, validity of any Tax or to seek a reduction in the assessed valuation on which any Tax is based, by
<br />appropriate legal proceedings. Lessee may defer payment of such contested Tax on condition, however,
<br />that if such contested Tax is not paid beforehand and if such legal proceedings shall not operate to
<br />prevent the enforcement of the collection of the Tax so contested and shall not prevent the sale of the
<br />Premises or the Improvements to satisfy the same, then before instituting any such proceedings Lessee
<br />shall furnish to Lessor and to any Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee (as defined below), if so required by
<br />the terms of its mortgage, a surety company bond, cash deposit, or other security reasonably satisfactory
<br />to Lessor and any such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee, as security for the payment of such Tax, in an
<br />amount suf~cient to pay such Ta1c, together with all interest and penalties in connection with such Tax
<br />and all charges that might be assessed against the Premises or the Improvements in the legal
<br />proceedings. Upon termination of such legal proceedings or at any time when Lessor or any such
<br />Pernutted Leasehold Mortgagee shall determine the security to be insufficient for the purpose, Lessee
<br />shall forthwith, on demand, deliver to Lessor or such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee additional security
<br />as is sufficient and necessary for the purpose, and on failure of Lessee so to do, the security originally
<br />deposited shall be applied to the payment, removal, and discharge of the Tax and the interest and
<br />penalties in connection with the Tax and the charges and costs accruing in such legal proceedings and
<br />the balance, if any, shall be paid to Lessee provided that there is then no uncured default under this
<br />Lease. In the event that such security shall be insufficient for this purpose, Lessee shall forthwith pay
<br />over to Lessor or to any such Permitted Leasehold Mortgagee an amount sufficient, together with the
<br />security originally deposited, to pay the same. Lessee shall not be entitled to interest on any money
<br />deposited pursuant to this section.
<br />6.7 Any contest as to the validity or amount of any Tax, or assessed valuation on which
<br />such Tax was computed or based, whether before or after payment, may be made by Lessee in the name
<br />of Lessor or of Lessee, or both, as Lessee shall determine, and Lessor agrees that it will, at Lessee's
<br />expense, cooperate with Lessee in any such contest to such extent as Lessee may reasonably request, it
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