Registration No. 333-54778
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-14
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
|_| Pre-Effective Amendment No. __ |X| Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
DREYFUS NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(212) 922-6000
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(Area Code and Telephone Number)
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices: Number,
Street, City, State, Zip Code)
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Mark N. Jacobs, Esq.
c/o The Dreyfus Corporation
200 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10166
copy to:
Stuart H. Coleman, Esq.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
180 Maiden Lane
New York, New York 10038-4982
An indefinite number of Registrant's shares of common stock, par
value $0.001 per share, has been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940. Accordingly, no filing fee is being paid at this
time.
This Post-Effective Amendment consists of the following:
(1) Facing Sheet of the Registration Statement.
(2) Part C to the Registration Statement (including signature page).
Parts A and B are incorporated herein by reference from the Registration
Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-54778) filed on February 1, 2001.
This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed solely to file as Exhibit No.
12 to this Registration Statement on Form N-14 the final tax opinion.
DREYFUS NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
PART C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 15. Indemnification.
The response to this item is incorporated by reference to Item 25 of Part C
of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form N-1A, filed on May 1, 2000.
Item 16. Exhibits - All references are to Post-Effective Amendments to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File No.
33-19655) (the "Registration Statement") unless otherwise noted.
(1) Articles of Incorporation. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10.
(2) By-Laws. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 17.
(3) Not Applicable.
(4) Agreement and Plan of Reorganization.*
(5) Not Applicable.
(6) Management Agreement between the Registrant and The Dreyfus
Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 8.
(7) Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Dreyfus Service
Corporation. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No.
17.
(8) Not Applicable.
(9) Amended and Restated Custody Agreement between the Registrant and The
Bank of New York, Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10.
(10) Rule 12b-1 Plan. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment
No. 17.
(11)(a) Opinion of counsel. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 10.
(11)(b) Consent of counsel.*
(12) Opinion and consent of counsel regarding tax matter.
(13) Not Applicable.
(14) Consent of Independent Auditors.*
(15) Not Applicable.
(16) Powers of Attorney. Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 17 and to the Signature Page hereof.
(17)(a) Form of Proxy.*
(17)(b) Registrant's Prospectus dated May 1, 2000.*
(17)(c) Dreyfus Premier State Municipal Bond Fund's Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information dated September 1, 2000, as
revised January 19, 2001.*
* Previously filed.
Item 17. Undertakings.
(1) The undersigned Registrant agrees that prior to any public reoffering
of the securities registered through the use of a prospectus which is
a part of this registration statement by any person or party who is
deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the reoffering prospectus will
contain the information called for by the applicable registration form
for reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition
to the information called for by the other items of the applicable
form.
(2) The undersigned Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is filed
under paragraph (1) above will be filed as a part of an amendment to
the registration statement and will not be used until the amendment is
effective, and that, in determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, each post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement for the securities offered therein,
and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering of them.
SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed on behalf of the Registrant, in the City of New York, State of New
York, on the 17th day of May, 2001.
DREYFUS NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/Stephen E. Canter*
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Stephen E. Canter, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1993, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Stephen E. Canter* President May 17, 2001
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Stephen E. Canter Officer)
/s/ Joseph W. Connolly* Vice President and May 17, 2001
- ------------------------ Treasurer (Principal
Joseph W. Connolly Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/Joseph S. DiMartino* Chairman of the Board May 17, 2001
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Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ Gordon J. Davis* Director May 17, 2001
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Gordon J. Davis
/s/ David P. Feldman* Director May 17, 2001
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David P. Feldman
/s/ Lynn Martin* Director May 17, 2001
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Lynn Martin
/s/ Daniel Rose* Director May 17, 2001
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Daniel Rose
/s/ Philip L. Toia* Director May 17, 2001
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Philip L. Toia
/s/ Sander Vanocur* Director May 17, 2001
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Sander Vanocur
/s/ Anne Wexler* Director May 17, 2001
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Anne Wexler
/s/ Rex Wildes* Director May 17, 2001
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Rex Wildes
* By: /s/ JAMES BITETTO
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James Bitetto, as
Attorney-in-Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 12 Opionion and consent of counsel regarding tax matters.