TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES TRUST NEW JERSEY TRUST 146
S-6, 2000-08-30
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 30, 2000
                                                        REGISTRATION NO. 333-


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM S-6
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                    FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
                    OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
                        TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
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A.       EXACT NAME OF TRUST:

                  TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES TRUST, NEW JERSEY TRUST 146
                  (A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST)

B.       NAME OF DEPOSITOR:                 SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.

C.       COMPLETE ADDRESS OF DEPOSITOR'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

                                            SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
                                            388 GREENWICH STREET, 23RD FLOOR
                                            NEW YORK, NY  10013

D.       NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF AGENT FOR SERVICE:

                                                 COPY OF COMMENTS TO:
                  LAURIE HESSLEIN                MICHAEL R. ROSELLA, ESQ.
                  Salomon Smith Barney Inc.      Paul, Hastings, Janofsky
                  7 World Trade Center            & Walker LLP
                  New York, New York  10048      399 Park Avenue
                                                 New York, New York  10022
                                                 (212) 318-6800

E.       TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED:
                  An indefinite number of Units of Beneficial  Interest pursuant
                  to Rule 24f-2 promulgated under the Investment  Company Act of
                  1940, as amended.

F.       APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:
                  As soon as practicable  after the  acquisition and deposit the
underlying obligations.

The registrant hereby amends this  registration  statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this registration  statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  registration  statement  shall  become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said section 8(a),
may determine.


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           SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST 30, 2000





                                                  TAX EXEMPT SECURITIES TRUST
                                                         NEW JERSEY TRUST 146
                                                    (A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST)


         A final prospectus for a prior Series of Tax Exempt Securities Trust is
hereby  incorporated  by reference and used as a preliminary  prospectus for Tax
Exempt Securities Trust Series, New Jersey Trust 146. Except as indicated below,
the narrative  information and structure of the final  prospectus which includes
the new Trust will be substantially the same as that of the previous prospectus.
Although the previous prospectus includes the specific trusts indicated therein,
the specific trusts included with this new Trust when deposited will differ from
such previous trusts. Information with respect to this Trust, including pricing,
the size and  composition  of the Trust  portfolio,  the  number of units of the
Trust, dates and summary information regarding the characteristics of securities
to be deposited  in the Trust is not now  available  and will be different  from
that shown since each trust has a unique portfolio. Accordingly, the information
contained  herein with regard to the previous  Trusts  should be  considered  as
being included for informational purposes only. The estimated current return and
long-term  return for the Trust will depend on the  interest  rates and offering
side  evaluation  of the  securities in the Trust and may vary  materially  from
those of previous  trusts.  Investors  should contact account  executives of the
underwriters  who will be informed of the expected  effective date of this Trust
and who will be supplied with complete information with respect to such Trust on
the  day of and  immediately  prior  to the  effectiveness  of the  registration
statement relating to units of the Trust.

         The Securities and Exchange  Commission has not approved or disapproved
these  securities  or  passed  upon  the  adequacy  of  this   Prospectus.   Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

         The  information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed.
We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer
to  sell  these  securities  and it is not  soliciting  an  offer  to buy  these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.


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                                     Part II

              ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROSPECTUS

         A. The following  information relating to the Depositor is incorporated
by reference to the SEC filings  indicated and made a part of this  Registration
Statement.

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                                                                                          SEC FILE OR
                                                                                      IDENTIFICATION NO.
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I.       Bonding  Arrangements  and Date of  Organization of the Depositor filed
         pursuant to Items A and B of Part II of the  Registration  Statement on
         Form S-6 under the Securities Act of 1933:

         Smith Barney Inc.                                                                2-55436
II.      Information as to  Officers  and  Directors  of  the  Depositor  filed
         pursuant  to  Schedules A  and D of  Form  BD  under  Rules 15b1-1 and
         15b3-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

         Smith Barney Inc.                                                                8-8177
III.     Charter   documents  of  the Depositor  filed  as  Exhibits   to   the
         Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-  6  under  the Securities  Act of
         1933 (Charter, ByLaws):
                                                                                          33-65332, 33-36037
         Smith Barney Inc.

       B. The Internal  Revenue Service Employer  Identification  Numbers of the
Sponsor and Trustee are as follows:
         Salomon Smith Barney Inc.                                                        13-1912900
         The Chase Manhattan Bank                                                         13-4994650
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</TABLE>


Supplemented  final  prospectuses  from  the  following  Series  of  Tax  Exempt
Securities Trust (all of which are incorporated herein by reference) may be used
as preliminary  prospectuses for this Series:  Tax Exempt  Securities Trust, New
Jersey  Trust 144 (Reg.  No.  333-35006);  and New  Jersey  Trust 145 (Reg.  No.
333-35010).




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                       CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The  Registration  Statement  on Form S-6  comprises  the  following  papers and
documents:

         The facing sheet of Form S-6.
         The   Cross-Reference   Sheet   (incorporated   by   reference  to  the
           Cross-Reference  Sheet to the  Registration  Statement  of Tax Exempt
           Securities Trust, Series 384, 1933 Act File No. 33-50915).
         The Prospectus.
         Additional Information not included in the Prospectus (Part II).
           The undertaking to file reports.
           The signatures.
         *Consent of Independent Auditors.


The following exhibits:

         1.1      --       Form  of  Trust Indenture and Agreement (incorporate
                           by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.a  to  the Registration
                           Statement of Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Series 265,
                           1933 Act File No. 33-15123).

         1.1.1    --       Form of  Reference  Agreement  Trust (incorporated by
                           reference to Exhibit  1.1.1 of Tax Exempt  Securities
                           Trust,   National   Trust  208,  1933  Act  File  No.
                           33-58591).

         1.2      --       Form of Agreement Among Underwriters (incorporated by
                           reference to Exhibit 99 to the Registration Statement
                           of Tax Exempt Securities Trust, Series 384, 1933 Act
                           File No. 33-50915).

         2.1      --       Form of Certificate of Beneficial Interest (included
                           in Exhibit 1.1).

         *3.1     --       Opinion    of    counsel  as to the  legality  of the
                           securities  being issued  including  their consent to
                           the use of their names under the headings "Taxes" and
                           "Miscellaneous - Legal Opinion" in the Prospectus.

         *4.1     --       Consent of the Evaluator.
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*        To be filed with Amendment to Registration Statement.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         PURSUANT  TO THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF THE  SECURITIES  ACT  OF  1933,  THE
REGISTRANT  HAS DULY CAUSED THIS  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  OR  AMENDMENT  TO THE
REGISTRATION  STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED  THEREUNTO
DULY AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW YORK ON THE 30TH DAY OF
AUGUST, 2000.

                            Signatures appear on page II-4.

         A majority of the members of the Board of  Directors  of Salomon  Smith
Barney  Inc.  has  signed  this  Registration  Statement  or  Amendment  to  the
Registration  Statement  pursuant to Powers of Attorney  authorizing  the person
signing this Registration  Statement or Amendment to the Registration  Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.


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SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.
         DEPOSITOR


         By the following persons, who
           constitute a majority of the
           Board of Directors of Salomon Smith
           Barney Inc.:


           MICHAEL A. CARPENTER
           DERYCK C. MAUGHAN

           By:    /s/GINA LEMON
                  (As authorized signatory for
                  Salomon Smith Barney Inc. and
                  Attorney-in-Fact* for the persons listed above)

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*        Powers of Attorney filed as exhibits to Registration Statement
         Nos. 333-62533 and 333-66875.


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