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<page> Exhibit 1 Certificate of Limited Partnership Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. Number Units a Limited Partnership Organized Under the Laws of the State of Georgia, Norcross, Georgia This Certifies That Is the Owner of Limited Partnership Units of Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., a Limited Partnership Organized Under the Laws of the State of Georgia. This Certificate Is Non-Transferable and Non-Negotiable. Units Represented by This Certificate Are Subject to the Terms, Conditions and Limitations of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership, and May Only Be Sold or Transferred in Accordance With the Provisions of Article 17 of the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership. in Witness Whereof, the Said Partnership Has Caused This Certificate to Be Issued by Its General Partner. Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. By: Wells Partners, L.P. a Georgia Limited Partnership General Partner By: Wells Capital, Inc. a Georgia Corporation General Partner By: /S/ Leo F. Wells, III Leo F. Wells, III President It Is Unlawful to Consummate a Sale or Transfer of Units or Any Interest Therein, or to Receive Consideration Therefor, Without the Prior Written Consent of the Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California, Except as Permitted in the Commissioner's Rules
