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1933 Act File No. 2-98163
1940 Act File No. 811-4313
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 [X]
Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 [X]
And
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT [X]
OF 1940
Amendment No. 13 [X]
LORD ABBETT CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10153
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Address of Principal Executive Office
Registrant's Telephone Number (212) 848-1800
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Kenneth B. Cutler, Vice President & Secretary
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10153
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
____ immediately on filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
X on March 24, 1995 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
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____ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) of Rule 485
____ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) of rule 485
____ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of rule 485
on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485
If appropriate, check the following box:
____ this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.
Registrant registered an indefinite amount of securities under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2(a)(1) and a Rule 24f-2 Notice for
the six-month period ended February 28, 1994 and a Rule 24f-1 Notice for the
period from April 7, 1994 through October 6, 1994 were filed with the Commission
on or about October 7, 1994. Registrant filed an application with the Commission
requesting an exemptive order to extend the six-month retroactive registration
period under Rule 24f-1 to cover securities sold between March 1, 1994 and April
6, 1994. The Commission staff advised the Registrant that the staff will not
support the relief requested and, therefore, the application was withdrawn.
This filing has 2 pages.
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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 Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement
and/or any amendment thereto 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
23rd day of March 1995.
LORD ABBETT CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.
By /S/ RONALD P. LYNCH
Ronald P. Lynch, Chairman
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
NAME TITLE DATE
Chairman,
/s/ Ronald P. Lynch President & Director March 23, 1995
/s/ Robert S. Dow Vice President & March 23, 1995
Director
/s/ John J. Gargana, Jr. Vice President & March 23, 1995
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ E. Thayer Bigelow Director March 23, 1995
/s/ Stewart S. Dixon Direcor March 23, 1995
/s/ John C. Jansing Director March 23, 1995
/s/ C. Alan MacDonald Director March 23, 1995
/s/ Hansel B. Millican, Jr. Director March 23, 1995
/s/ Thomas J. Neff Director March 23, 1995
