[logo] Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated
100 Light Street, P.O. Box 1476, Baltimore, MD 21203-1476
410 o 539 o 0000
August 7, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: File Room
Re: Legg Mason Tax-Free Income Fund
1933 Act File No. 33-37971
1940 Act File No. 811-6223
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, we hereby
certify that the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information with
respect to the above-referenced fund do not differ from those filed in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14, which was filed electronically on July 27,
2000.
Very truly yours,
LEGG MASON TAX FREE INCOME FUND
By: /s/ Patricia A. Maxey
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Patricia A. Maxey
Secretary
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