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Amendment #9 to the By-Laws (effective August 23, 2002) Strike Section 1 - Article IV - OFFICERS and replace it with the following: Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. The Officers of the Corporation shall be a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may elect or appoint a Chairman of the Board of Directors, one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board of Directors, and other Officers or agents, including one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one or more Assistant Treasurers. A Vice President, the Secretary or the Treasurer may appoint an Assistant Vice President, an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer, respectively, to serve until the next election of Officers. Two or more offices may be held by a single person except the offices of President and Vice President may not be held by the same person concurrently. It shall not be necessary for any Director or any Officer to be a holder of shares in any Series or Class of the Corporation. Strike Sections 7 - 13 from Article IV - OFFICERS and replace it with the following: Section 7. VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The Vice Chairman, in the absence of the Chairman, shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Vice Chairman need not be a Director. Section 8. PRESIDENT. The President for Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. shall be the principal executive officer of the Corporation. He shall, unless other provisions are made therefor by the Board or Executive Committee, employ and define the duties of all employees of the Corporation, shall have the power to discharge any such employees, shall exercise general supervision over the affairs of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or an officer or Director appointed by the President, shall preside at all meetings of Shareholders. Section 9. VICE PRESIDENT. The Vice President (or if more than one, the senior Vice President) in the absence of the President shall perform all duties and may exercise any of the powers of the President subject to the control of the Board. Each Vice President shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or the President. Section 10. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept in books provided for the purpose the Minutes of the Meetings of the Shareholders, and of the Board of Directors; shall see that all Notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws and as required by Law; shall be custodian of the records and of the Seal of the Corporation and see that the Seal is affixed to all documents the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized; shall keep directly or through a transfer agent a register of the post office address of each Shareholder, and make all proper changes in such register, retaining and filing his authority for such entries; shall see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law are properly kept and filed; and in general shall perform all duties incident to the Office of Secretary and such other duties as may, from time to time, be assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or the President. Section 11. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall be the principal financial and accounting officer of the Corporation and have supervision of the custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation, subject to applicable law. He shall perform such other duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or the President. Section 12. ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT. The Assistant Vice President or Vice Presidents of the Corporation shall have such authority and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, or the President of the Corporation. Section 13. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS. The Assistant Secretary or Secretaries and the Assistant Treasurer or Treasurers shall perform the duties of the Secretary and of the Treasurer respectively, in the absence of those Officers and shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned to them respectively by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee or by the President. Section 14. SALARIES. The salaries of the Officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. No Officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he is also a Director of the Corporation. Current as of: 8/18/94 EX-99.77Q3 CERT 4 fmofcert.txt Exhibit 77Q3 to Form N-SAR for Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. PEO Certifications (a) (i): The registrant's President and Treasurer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") ) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-SAR. (a) (ii): There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls, or the internal controls of its service providers, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. (a) (iii): CERTIFICATIONS I, J. Christopher Donahue, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. ("registrant"), 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: April 28, 2003 /S/ J. Christopher Donahue President - Principal Executive Officer Exhibit 77Q3 to Form N-SAR for Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. PFO Certifications (a) (i): The registrant's President and Treasurer have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") ) are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-SAR. (a) (ii): There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal controls, or the internal controls of its service providers, or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. (a) (iii): CERTIFICATIONS I, Richard J. Thomas certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Federated Municipal Opportunities Fund, Inc. ("registrant"), 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: April 28, 2003 /S/ Richard J. Thomas Treasurer - Principal Financial Officer -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----