As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 1997
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO
FORM N-8B-2
FILE NO. 811-3763
REGISTRATION STATEMENT OF UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
Pursuant to Section 8(b) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
Ranson Unit Investment Trusts, Series 53 (and Subsequent Series)
Not the Issuer of periodic payment plan certificates
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The Depositor hereby amends Items 1, 2, and 7 of the Registration Statement
on Form N-8B-2 filed on November 1, 1995 with the Commission on behalf of
EVEREN Unit Investment Trusts, Series 38 (and Subsequent Series) (A Unit
Investment Trust).
I. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. (a) Furnish name of the trust and the Internal Revenue Service
Employer Identification Number.
Ranson Unit Investment Trusts, Series 53 (and Subsequent
Series)
EVEREN Unit Investment Trusts, Series 38 (and Subsequent
Series)
Kemper Defined Funds Series 1 (and Subsequent Series)
Kemper Tax-Exempt Insured Income Trust, Series 1
(and Subsequent Series)
The trust has no Internal Revenue Service Employer
Identification Number.
(b) Furnish title of each class or series of securities issued
by the trust.
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP
- evidencing -
An Undivided Interest
- in the -
RANSON UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS, SERIES 53
(and Subsequent Series)
EVEREN UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS, SERIES 38
(and Subsequent Series)
or
KEMPER DEFINED FUNDS SERIES 1
(and Subsequent Series)
or
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KEMPER TAX-EXEMPT INSURED INCOME TRUST, SERIES 1
(and Subsequent Series)
2. Furnish name and principal business address and zip code and
the Internal Revenue Service Employer Identification Number of
each depositor of the trust.
Ranson & Associates, Inc. (48-1175174)
250 North Rock Road, Suite 150
Wichita, Kansas 67206-2241
7. Furnish in chronological order the following information with
respect to each change of name of the trust since January 1, 1930.
If the name has never been changed, so state.
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Former Name : Approximate Date of Change
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EVEREN Unit Investment Trusts,
Series 38 (and Subsequent Series) November 26, 1996
Kemper Defined Funds,
Series 1 (and Subsequent Series) September 18, 1995
Kemper Tax-Exempt Insured June 23, 1993
Income Trust, Series 1
(and Subsequent Series)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, Ranson &
Associates, Inc., the Depositor of the Registrant, has duly caused this
Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf in
the City of Wichita and the State of Kansas on the 3rd day of January, 1996.
RANSON UNIT INVESTMENT TRUSTS,
SERIES 53 (and Subsequent Series)
By RANSON & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By ROBIN K. PINKERTON
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President
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