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File Nos. 811-3700 and 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [ X ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No. [ ]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 [ X ]
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 [ ]
Amendment No. [ ]
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL TAX-FREE MUNICIPAL FUNDS
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6020
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
__X__ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ on __________________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
_____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (i)
_____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii)
_____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (ii) of Rule 485
Registrant has registered an indefinite number of shares of its Beneficial
Interest under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Sec. 24(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Registrant's Rule 24f-2 Notice for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1995 was filed August 31, 1995.
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS BASIC CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL MONEY MARKET FUND
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
14,346,510 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $1.00
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 14,346,510 X $1.00 = $14,346,510
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 14,056,510 X $1.00 = $14,056,510
290,000 X $1.00 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
DREYFUS/LAUREL MASSACHUSETTS TAX-FREE MONEY FUND
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
19,247,343 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $1.00
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 19,247,343 X $1.00 = $19,247,343
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 18,957,343 X $1.00 = $18,957,343
290,000 X $1.00 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER LIMITED TERM CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FUND - CLASS A
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
123,002 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $13.13
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 123,002 X $13.13 = $1,615,021
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 100,916 X $13.13 = $1,325,021
22,086 X $13.13 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER LIMITED TERM CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL FUND - CLASS R
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
205,329 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $12.74
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 205,329 X $12.74 = $2,615,896
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 182,566 X $12.74 = $2,325,896
22,763 X $12.74 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER LIMITED TERM MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL FUND - CLASS A
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
320,071 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $12.22
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 320,071 X $12.22 = $3,911,266
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 296,339 X $12.22 = $3,621,266
23,732 X $12.22 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER LIMITED TERM MUNICIPAL FUND - CLASS A
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Esq.
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
209,906 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $12.13
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 209,906 X $12.13 = $2,546,154
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 185,998 X $12.13 = $2,256,154
23,908 X $12.13 = $ 290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NOS. 811-3700 AND 33-43845
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
For Registration under the Securities Act of 1933 of Securities of Open-End
Management Investment Companies registered on Form N-1A.
A. Exact name of Company specified in Charter:
PREMIER LIMITED TERM NEW YORK MUNICIPAL FUND - CLASS A
B. Complete address of Company's principal executive offices:
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166
C. Name and complete address of agent for service:
John E. Pelletier, Secretary
The Dreyfus/Laurel Tax-Free Municipal Funds
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
D. Title and amount of Securities being registered (number of shares or
other units):
56,215 Shares (See Note Below)
E. Proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public of the
securities being registered:
$290,000 (Determined on the basis of the closing
price on June 7, 1996; i.e. $12.92
per share (See Note Below))
F. Amount of filing fee, computed at one twenty-ninth of one percent of
the proposed maximum aggregate offering price to the public:
$100 (See Note Below)
G. Approximate date of proposed public offering:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Registration Statement, and thereafter from day to day
NOTE: Shares to be registered pursuant to Rule 24e-2
Aggregate
Offering Price
Total Shares Registered: 56,215 X $12.92 = $726,302
Less Adjustment for Shares
Redeemed in excess of Shares
Sold during Fiscal Year
ended June 30, 1995: 33,770 X $12.92 = $436,302
22,445 X $12.92 = $290,000
Fee at 1/29 of 1% $ 100
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OPINION AND CONSENT OF KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART LLP
An opinion and consent of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, counsel to the
Registrant, is transmitted herewith as Exhibit 10 to this Amendment to the
Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the
requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement
pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused
2this 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 27th day of June, 1996.
THE DREYFUS/LAUREL TAX-FREE MUNICIPAL FUNDS
BY: /s/ Marie E. Connolly*
MARIE E. CONNOLLY, PRESIDENT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment
to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons
in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/ Marie E. Connolly* President and Treasurer
Marie E. Connolly
/s/ Ruth M. Adams* Trustee
Ruth M. Adams
/s/ Francis P. Brennan* Trustee and
Francis P. Brennan Chairman of the Board
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino* Trustee
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ James M. Fitzgibbons* Trustee
James M. Fitzgibbons
/s/ J. Tomlinson Fort* Trustee
J. Tomlinson Fort
/s/ Arthur L. Goeschel* Trustee
Arthur L. Goeschel
/s/ Kenneth A. Himmel* Trustee
Kenneth A. Himmel
/s/ Arch S. Jeffery* Trustee
Arch S. Jeffery
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
/s/ Stephen J. Lockwood* Trustee
Stephen J. Lockwood
/s/ Robert D. McBride* Trustee
Robert D. McBride
/s/ John J. Sciullo* Trustee
John J. Sciullo
/s/ Roslyn M. Watson* Trustee
Roslyn M. Watson
*BY: /s/ Eric B. Fischman
Eric B. Fischman, Attorney-in-Fact
*Signed pursuant to powers of attorney dated April 5, 1995 and incorporated
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A.
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