Exhibit 1(b)

                              MUNIINCOME FUND, INC.

                              ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

      MUNIINCOME FUND, INC., a Maryland  corporation having its principal office
c/o The Corporation Trust  Incorporated,  32 South Street,  Baltimore,  Maryland
21202  (hereinafter  called  the  Corporation),  hereby  certifies  to the State
Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland, that:

      FIRST:  The charter of the  Corporation  is hereby amended by striking out
Article II of the Articles of  Incorporation  and  inserting in lieu thereof the
following:

                                   ARTICLE II

                                      NAME

      The name of the corporation is MUNIASSETS FUND, INC. (the "Corporation").

      SECOND: The foregoing amendment to the charter of the Corporation has been
duly  approved by the entire Board of Directors  by  Unanimous  Written  Consent
dated  as of the 5th day of May,  1993 and at the  time of the  approval  by the
Directors there were no shares of stock of the  Corporation  entitled to vote on
the matter either outstanding or subscribed for.

      The President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate
act of the Corporation and states that to the best of his knowledge, information
and belief the matters and facts set forth in these Articles with respect to the
authorization  and approval of the  amendment of the  Corporation's  charter are
true in all  material  respects,  and that  this  statement  is made  under  the
penalties of perjury.




      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MuniIncome Fund, Inc. has caused these Articles to  be
signed  in its name and on its  behalf  by its  President  and  attested  by its
Secretary on May 5, 1993.

                                                MUNIINCOME FUND, INC.

                                                By: /s/ Philip L. Kirstein
                                                   -----------------------------
                                                   Philip L. Kirstein, President

Attest:

By: /s/ Mark B. Goldfus
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    Mark B. Goldfus, Secretary


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