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FEDERATED CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND FEDERATED PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL
INCOME FUND (Portfolios of Municipal Securities Income Trust) Class A Shares
Supplement to Prospectuses dated October 31, 1997

1. Effective August 3, 1998, please delete the following disclosure in the
prospectus section entitled "Dealer Concession" on page 10:

   "On purchases of $1 million or more, the investor pays no sales charge;
   however, the distributor will make twelve monthly payments to the dealer
   totaling 0.25% of the public offering price over the first year following the
   purchase. Such payments are based on the original purchase price of Class A
   Shares outstanding at each month end."

   and insert the following language in its place:

   "Financial intermediaries purchasing Class A Shares for their customers in
   amounts of $1 million or more are eligible to receive an advance commission
   from the distributor based on the following breakpoints:

                                             Advance Commission
                                              as a Percentage of
            Transaction Amount              Public Offering Price


            First $1 - $5 million                   0.75%
            Next $5 - $20 million                   0.50%
            Over $20 million                        0.25%


   For accounts with assets over $1 million,  the dealer  commission  resets
   annually to the first  breakpoint on the anniversary of the first
   purchase.

   Class A Share purchases under this program may be made by Letter of Intent or
   by combining concurrent purchases. The above commission will be paid only on
   those purchases that were not previously subject to a front-end sales charge
   and dealer commission. Certain retirement accounts may not be eligible for
   this program. Financial intermediaries must notify the Fund once an account
   reaches $1 million in order to qualify for advance commissions.

   A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% of the redemption amount applies
   to Class A Shares redeemed up to 24 months after purchase if a financial
   intermediary received an advance commission on the transaction."



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2. The "Summary of Fund Expenses" table on page 1 of each Fund's prospectus is
amended.

   a.Under "Shareholder Transaction Expenses," for Class A Shares, the line item
on the contingent deferred sales charge is deleted and replaced with:

     "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original     0.00%+
     purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)"


   b.                             Add the following as the first footnote:

     "+ Shareholders who purchased $1 million or more of Class A Shares through
        a financial intermediary on or after August 3, 1998, may be charged a
        contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% for redemptions made within 24
        months of purchase if the financial intermediary received an advance
        commission."

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FEDERATED MICHIGAN INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL TRUST (A Portfolio of Municipal
Securities Income Trust) Supplement to Prospectus dated October 31, 1997

1. Effective August 3, 1998, please delete the following disclosure in the
prospectus section entitled "Dealer Concession" on page 8:

   "On purchases of $1 million or more, the investor pays no sales charge;
   however, the distributor will make twelve monthly payments to the dealer
   totaling 0.25% of the public offering price over the first year following the
   purchase. Such payments are based on the original purchase price of Shares
   outstanding at each month end."

   and insert the following language in its place:

   "Financial intermediaries purchasing Class A Shares for their customers in
   amounts of $1 million or more are eligible to receive an advance commission
   from the distributor based on the following breakpoints:

                                             Advance Commission
                                              as a Percentage of
            Transaction Amount              Public Offering Price


            First $1 - $5 million                   0.75%
            Next $5 - $20 million                   0.50%
            Over $20 million                        0.25%


   For accounts with assets over $1 million,  the dealer  commission  resets
   annually to the first  breakpoint on the anniversary of the first purchase.

   Class A Share purchases under this program may be made by Letter of Intent or
   by combining concurrent purchases. The above commission will be paid only on
   those purchases that were not previously subject to a front-end sales charge
   and dealer commission. Certain retirement accounts may not be eligible for
   this program. Financial intermediaries must notify the Fund once an account
   reaches $1 million in order to qualify for advance commissions.

   A contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% of the redemption amount applies
   to Class A Shares redeemed up to 24 months after purchase if a financial
   intermediary received an advance commission on the transaction."



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2. The "Summary of Fund Expenses" table on page 1 of the Fund's prospectus is
amended.

   a.Under "Shareholder Transaction Expenses," for Class A Shares, the line item
on the contingent deferred sales charge is deleted and replaced with:

     "Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage of original 0.00%+
     purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)"


   b.                             Add the following as the first footnote:

     "+ Shareholders who purchased $1 million or more of Class A Shares through
        a financial intermediary on or after August 3, 1998, may be charged a
        contingent deferred sales charge of 0.75% for redemptions made within 24
        months of purchase if the financial intermediary received an advance
        commission."

3. Please add the following directly after the prospectus section entitled
"Systematic Withdrawal Program" on page 9:

   "CONTINGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE

   The contingent deferred sales charge will be deducted from the redemption
   proceeds otherwise payable to the shareholder and will be retained by the
   distributor. Redemptions will be processed in a manner intended to maximize
   the amount of redemption which will not be subject to a contingent deferred
   sales charge. The contingent deferred sales charge will not be imposed with
   respect to Shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends or
   distributions of long-term capital gains. In determining the applicability of
   the contingent deferred sales charge, the required holding period for your
   new Shares received through an exchange will include the period for which
   your original Shares were held.

   Eliminating the Contingent Deferred Sales Charge

   Upon written  notification  to Federated  Securities  Corp. or the transfer
   agent,  no contingent  deferred sales charge will be imposed on redemptions:

   n following the death or disability, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of the last surviving shareholder and any
     designated beneficiaries; and

   n which are reinvested in the Fund under the reinvestment privilege.

   For more information regarding the elimination of the contingent deferred
   sales contact your financial intermediary or the Fund. The Fund reserves the
   right to discontinue or modify these provisions. Shareholders will be
   notified of such action."



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