FOR EACH INVESTMENT COMPANY ENUMERATED ON EXHIBIT A

Certificate of Assistant Secretary

     The undersigned, Robert R. Mullery, Assistant Secretary of each investment company enumerated on Exhibit A (each, a “Fund”), hereby certifies that set forth below is a copy of the resolutions adopted by each Fund's Board authorizing the signing of any and all amendments to each Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A by Mark N. Jacobs, Michael A. Rosenberg, James Bitetto, Joni Lacks Charatan, Joseph M. Chioffi, Janette E. Farragher, John B. Hammalian, Robert R. Mullery and Jeff Prusnofsky on behalf of each Board member and the proper officers of the Fund:

RESOLVED, that each Board member whose signature 

appears below on this Written Consent hereby constitutes 

and appoints Mark N. Jacobs, Michael A. Rosenberg, 

James Bitetto, Joni Lacks Charatan, Joseph M. Chioffi, 

Janette E. Farragher, John B. Hammalian, Robert R. 

Mullery, and Jeff Prusnofsky, and each of them, with full 

power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful 

attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution 

and resubstitution, for him or her, and in his or her name, 

place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in 

writing) to sign any and all amendments to the Fund’s 

Registration Statement on N-1A, and to file the same, with 

all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection 

therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, 

granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of 

them, full power and authority to do and perform each and 

every act and thing ratifying and confirming all that said 

attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his 

or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to 

be done by virtue hereof; and it was further 

RESOLVED, that any and all amendments to the Fund’s 

Registration Statement on Form N-1A may be signed by 

any one of Mark N. Jacobs, Michael A. Rosenberg, James 

Bitetto, Joni Lacks Charatan, Joseph M. Chioffi, Janette E. 

Farragher, John B. Hammalian, Robert R. Mullery, and Jeff 

Prusnofsky, as the attorney-in-fact for proper officers of the 

Fund, with full power of substitution and resubstitution; 

and that the appointment of each of such persons as such 

attorney-in-fact hereby is authorized and approved; and that 

such attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, shall have full 

power and authority to do and perform each and every act 

and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection 

with such amendments to the Fund’s Registration 

Statement, as fully to all intents and purposes as the officer, 

for whom he or she is acting as attorney-in-fact might or 

could do in person; and it was further 

RESOLVED, that each of the officers of the Fund, acting 

alone, hereby is authorized and empowered to do any and 

all acts and execute and deliver any and all agreements, 

documents, instruments and certificates as such officer may 

deem necessary, appropriate and convenient to carry out 

the intent and purposes of the foregoing resolutions, such 

determinations to be conclusively evidenced by the doing 

of such acts and the execution and delivery of such 

agreements, documents, instruments and certificates. 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Fund on August 22, 2005.

/s/ Robert R. Mullery 

Robert R. Mullery, 

Assistant Secretary 

EXHIBIT A

Dreyfus LifeTime Portfolios, Inc.

The Dreyfus Fund Incorporated

Dreyfus Short-Intermediate Government Fund

Dreyfus Premier Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund 

Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc.

Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc.

Dreyfus Fixed Income Securities

Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.

Dreyfus Worldwide Dollar Money Market Fund, Inc.