February 28,
1995
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Attn.: Mr. Frank Donaty, Jr.
Mrs. Patricia P. Williams
Re: Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Reg. No. 33-23566, File No. 811-5586
To the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Enclosed for your information and files is a copy of
an
electronic ("EDGAR") filing made pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the
Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") on February 27, 1995 on behalf
of
Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), accompanied by
an
opinion of counsel for the registration of additional shares of the
Fund.
The filing fee of $4,178, calculated at the rate of 1/29 of 1% of
the
value of the Fund's shares sold in excess of the shares redeemed
for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, was wired to the SEC's account
at
Mellon Bank on February 21, 1995 (Fed Wire No. 4386) and referenced
this
filing. The Fund has previously registered an indefinite number of
shares
pursuant to Rule 24f-2.
The purpose of the Notice was to make definite the
registration
of shares of the Fund in reliance on Rule 24f-2 as follows:
Class A Shares: 4,682,338 Class B Shares:
1,595,370
Very truly
yours,
/s/ Katherine P. Feld
Katherine P.
Feld
Vice
President
& Associate
Counsel
(212)
323-0252
KPF/gl
Enclosures
cc: Ronald M. Feiman, Esq.
Lynn Coluccy
Gloria LaFond
SEC/790.24F
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Rule 24f-2 Notice for Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Two World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048-0203
(Registration No. 33-23566, File No. 811-5586)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
having
previously filed by post-effective amendment of its registration
statement
a declaration that an indefinite number of its shares of beneficial
interest were being registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 of the
Investment
Company Act of 1940, now elects to continue such indefinite
registration.
(i) This Notice is being filed for the fiscal year ended
December 31,
1994.
(ii) Shares registered other than pursuant to this Rule that
remained
unsold at the beginning of the above fiscal year were as
follows:
Class A Shares: -0- Class B
Shares: -0-
(iii) Shares registered other than pursuant to this Rule during
the above
fiscal year were as follows:
Class A Shares: -0- Class B
Shares: -0-
(iv) The number of shares sold during the above fiscal year
were as
follows: (1)
Class A Shares: 4,682,338 Class B Shares:
1,595,370
(v) Shares sold during the above fiscal year in reliance upon
registration pursuant to this Rule as follows:
Class A Shares: 4,682,338 Class B Shares:
1,595,370
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the
undersigned registrant has caused this Notice to be signed on its
behalf
this 22nd day of February, 1995.
Oppenheimer California
Tax-Exempt Fund
By /s/ Robert G. Zack
Robert G. Zack, Assistant
Secretary
(1) The calculation of the aggregate sales price is made pursuant
to Rule
24f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Based upon an actual
aggregate sales price for which such securities were sold as shown
below,
reduced by an actual redemption price of securities of the issuer
redeemed
during such previous fiscal year as shown below, the filing fee
(calculated at the rate of 1/29 of 1% of net sales) is as given
below.
Class A shares redeemed in excess of shares sold to be
re-registered total
1,929,090.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Difference
Value of
Between Value
Value of Shares
Sold & Value Filing
Shares Sold Redeemed
Redeemed Fee
<S> <C>
<C> <C>
Class A $48,539,478 ($65,466,469)
($16,926,991) $ -0-
Class B $16,152,328 ($ 4,036,433)
$12,115,895 $4,178
Total $4,178
</TABLE>
SEC/790.24F
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GORDON ALTMAN BUTOWSKY WEITZEN
SHALOV & WEIN
114 West 47th Street New York, N.Y.
10036
Telephone: (212) 626-0800 Telecopier (212)
626-0799
February
21, 1995
Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
Two World Trade Center
New York, New York 10048-0203
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the public offering of shares of
beneficial
interest, no par value, of Oppenheimer California Tax-Exempt Fund
(the
"Fund"), we have examined such records and documents and have made
such
further investigation and examination as we deemed necessary for
the
purpose of this opinion.
It is our opinion that the shares the registration of
which is
made definite by the accompanying Rule 24f-2 Notice of the Fund
were
legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable by the Fund to the
extent
set forth in its Prospectus forming part of its Registration
Statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with
said Notice.
Very truly
yours,
/s/ GORDON ALTMAN
BUTOWSKY
WEITZEN SHALOV
& WEIN
