[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]

                             LA QUINTA INNS, INC.
                               MEDIUM-TERM NOTE

                                Fixed Rate Note


REGISTERED                                            REGISTERED
No. FXR                                               [PRINCIPAL AMOUNT]
                                                      CUSIP: 



          [Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative
of The Depository Trust Company (55 Water Street, New York, New York) to the
issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any
certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as
requested by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company and
any payment is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR
VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL since the registered owner
hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest herein.]*


     IF APPLICABLE, THE "TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID," "ORIGINAL YIELD TO MATURITY"
     AND "INITIAL ACCRUAL PERIOD OID" (COMPUTED UNDER THE APPROXIMATE
     METHOD) SET FORTH BELOW HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
     APPLYING THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT ("OID") RULES.
     







*    Delete if this is not a Registered Global Security




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   ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:    INITIAL REDEMPTION    INTEREST         ORIGINAL 
                           DATE:                 RATE:            MATURITY 
                                                                  DATE: 
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   INTEREST ACCRUAL        INITIAL REDEMPTION    APPLICABILITY    OPTIONAL 
   DATE:                   PERCENTAGE:           OF MODIFIED      REPAYMENT 
                                                 PAYMENT          DATES(S): 
                                                 UPON ACCEL-
                                                 ERATION:
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   TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID:    ANNUAL REDEMPTION     If yes, state 
                           PERCENTAGE            Issue Price: 
                           REDUCTION: 
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   ORIGINAL YIELD TO 
   MATURITY: 
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   INITIAL ACCRUAL 
   PERIOD: 
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   APPLICABILITY OF        APPLICABILITY OF 
   ISSUER'S OPTION TO      ANNUAL INTEREST 
   EXTEND ORIGINAL         PAYMENTS: 
   MATURITY DATE: 
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   If yes, state Final 
   Maturity Date: 
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   OTHER PROVISIONS:
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          La Quinta Inns, Inc., a Texas corporation (together with its
successors and assigns, the "Issuer"), for value received, hereby promises to
pay to:______
________________________________________________________________________,  or
registered assignees, the principal sum of ____________________________ dollars,
on the Original Maturity Date specified above or, if the maturity hereof is
extended in accordance with the procedures set forth below to an Extended
Maturity Date, as defined below, on such Extended Maturity Date (except to the
extent previously redeemed or repaid) and to pay interest thereon at the
Interest Rate per annum specified above or, if the interest rate herein is reset
or re-established in connection with an extension of maturity in accordance with
the procedures specified on the reverse hereof, at the interest rate per annum
determined pursuant to such procedures, from the Interest Accrual Date specified
above until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment



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(except as provided below), semiannually (unless otherwise specified on the face
hereof) in arrears on the 15th day of January and July in each year (unless
otherwise specified on the face hereof) (each such date an "Interest Payment
Date") commencing on the Interest Payment Date next succeeding the Interest
Accrual Date specified above, and at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment
date); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Interest Accrual Date occurs between a
Record Date, as defined below, and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date,
interest payments will commence on the second Interest Payment Date succeeding
the Interest Accrual Date to the registered holder of this Note on the Record
Date with respect to such second Interest Payment Date; and PROVIDED, FURTHER,
that if this Note is subject to "Annual Interest Payments," interest payments
shall be made annually in arrears and the term "Interest Payment Date" shall be
deemed to mean the 15th day of July in each year.

          Interest on this Note will accrue from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, or, if no
interest has been paid or duly provided for, from the Interest Accrual Date,
until the principal hereof has been paid or duly made available for payment
(except as provided below).  The interest so payable, and punctually paid or
duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, subject to certain
exceptions described herein, be paid to the person in whose name this Note (or
one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on the
date 15 calendar days prior to such Interest Payment Date (whether or not a
Business Day) (each such date a "Record Date"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that interest
payable at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date) will be payable to
the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable.  As used herein,
"Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a
legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required
by law, regulation or executive order to close in The City of New York. 

          Payment of the principal of this Note, any premium and the interest
due at maturity (or on any redemption or repayment date) will be made in
immediately available funds upon surrender of this Note at the office or agency
of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that
purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other
paying agency as the Issuer may determine.  Payment of the principal of and
premium, if any, and interest on this Note will be made by U.S. dollar check
mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall
appear in the Note register.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Depository,
as holder of Global Notes, shall be entitled to receive payments of interest by
wire transfer of immediately available funds and (b) a holder of $10,000,000 or
more in aggregate principal amount of Notes having the same Interest Payment
Date will be entitled to receive payments of interest, other than interest due
at maturity or on any date of redemption or repayment, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been
received by the Paying Agent in writing not less than 15 calendar days prior to
the applicable Interest Payment Date.   




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          Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set
forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place. 

          Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Note
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture, as defined on the
reverse hereof, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose. 







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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer has caused this Note to be duly
executed under its corporate seal. 



DATED:                                 LA QUINTA INNS, INC. 

(SEAL)

                                       By
                                         -------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                         Title:

ATTEST:

                                       By
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                                         Name:
                                         Title:

TRUSTEE'S CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICATION


This is one of the Notes referred
to in the within-mentioned
Indenture. 

U.S. TRUST COMPANY OF TEXAS, N.A.,
  as Trustee



By 
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      Authorized Officer




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                         [FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]


          This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Medium-Term Notes,
having maturities more than nine months from the date of issue (the "Notes") of
the Issuer.  The Notes are issuable under an Indenture, dated as of September
15, 1995 (the "Indenture"), between the Issuer and U.S. Trust Company of Texas,
N.A., as Trustee (the "Trustee," which term includes any successor trustee under
the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto
reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations
of rights, duties and immunities of the Issuer, the Trustee and holders of the
Notes and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and
delivered.  The Issuer has appointed U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A. at its
corporate trust office in The City of New York as the paying agent (the "Paying
Agent," which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed
by the Issuer) with respect to the Notes.  The terms of individual Notes may
vary with respect to interest rates, interest rate formulas, issue dates,
maturity dates, or otherwise, all as provided in the Indenture.  To the extent
not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by
reference herein. 

          Unless otherwise provided on the face hereof, this Note will not be
subject to any sinking fund and, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof in
accordance with the provisions of the following two paragraphs, will not be
redeemable or subject to repayment at the option of the holder prior to
maturity. 

          If so indicated on the face of this Note, this Note may be redeemed in
whole or in part at the option of the Issuer on or after the Initial Redemption
Date specified on the face hereof on the terms set forth on the face hereof,
together with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of redemption
(except as provided below).  If this Note is subject to "Annual Redemption
Percentage Reduction," the Initial Redemption Percentage indicated on the face
hereof will be reduced on each anniversary of the Initial Redemption Date by the
Annual Redemption Percentage Reduction specified on the face hereof until the
redemption price of this Note is 100% of the principal amount hereof, together
with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of redemption (except as
provided below).  Notice of redemption shall be mailed to the registered holders
of the Notes designated for redemption at their addresses as the same shall
appear on the Note register not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the
date fixed for redemption, subject to all the conditions and provisions of the
Indenture.  In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or
Notes for the amount of the unredeemed portion hereof shall be issued in the
name of the holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof; but in any event, the
principal amount of the Note remaining outstanding after redemption must be an
Authorized Denomination (as defined below).

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Note may be redeemed in accordance
with the terms of any Extension Notice, as defined below, sent to the holder
hereof as described below. 



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          If so indicated on the face of this Note, this Note will be subject to
repayment at the option of the holder on the Optional Repayment Date or Dates
specified on the face hereof on the terms set forth herein.  On any Optional
Repayment Date, this Note will be repayable in whole or in part in increments of
$1,000 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount to be repaid, together
with interest accrued and unpaid hereon to the date of repayment (except as
provided below).  For this Note to be repaid at the option of the holder hereof,
the Paying Agent must receive at its corporate trust office in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, at least 30 but not more than 60 days prior to
the date of repayment, (i) this Note with the form entitled "Option to Elect
Repayment" below duly completed or (ii) a telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or a letter from a member of a national securities exchange or the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a commercial bank or a trust
company in the United States setting forth the name of the holder of this Note,
the principal amount hereof, the certificate number of this Note or a
description of this Note's tenor and terms, the principal amount hereof to be
repaid, a statement that the option to elect repayment is being exercised
thereby and a guarantee that this Note, together with the form entitled "Option
to Elect Repayment" duly completed, will be received by the Paying Agent not
later than the fifth Business Day after the date of such telegram, telex,
facsimile transmission or letter; PROVIDED, that such telegram, telex, facsimile
transmission or letter shall only be effective if this Note and form duly
completed are received by the Paying Agent by such fifth Business Day.  Exercise
of such repayment option by the holder hereof shall be irrevocable.  In the
event of repayment of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes for the amount
of the unpaid portion hereof shall be issued in the name of the holder hereof
upon the cancellation hereof; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the principal amount of
such Note or Notes must be an Authorized Denomination. 

          If so indicated on the face of this Note, the Issuer has the option to
extend the Original Maturity Date hereof for one or more periods of one or more
whole years (each an "Extension Period") up to but not beyond the Final Maturity
Date specified on the face hereof and in connection therewith to establish a new
interest rate and new redemption provisions for the Extension Period. 

          The Issuer may exercise such option by notifying the Paying Agent of
such exercise at least 45 but not more than 60 days prior to the Original
Maturity Date or, if the maturity hereof has already been extended, prior to the
maturity date then in effect (an "Extended Maturity Date"), such notice to be
accompanied by the form of the Extension Notice referred to below.  No later
than 38 days prior to the Original Maturity Date or an Extended Maturity Date,
as the case may be (each, a "Maturity Date"), the Paying Agent will mail to the
holder hereof a notice (the "Extension Notice") relating to such Extension
Period, first class mail, postage prepaid, setting forth (a) the election of the
Issuer to extend the maturity of this Note; (b) the new Extended Maturity Date;
(c) the interest rate applicable to the Extension Period; and (d) the
provisions, if any, for redemption during the Extension Period, including the
date or dates on which, the period or periods during which and the price or
prices at which such redemption may occur during the Extension Period.  Upon the
mailing by the Paying Agent of an Extension Notice to the holder of this Note,
the maturity hereof shall be extended automatically, 




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and, except as modified by the Extension Notice and as described in the next 
paragraph, this Note will have the same terms it had prior to the mailing of 
such Extension Notice. 

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York
City time, on the twentieth calendar day prior to the Maturity Date in effect
immediately preceding the mailing of the applicable Extension Notice (or if such
day is not a Business Day, not later than 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the
immediately succeeding Business Day), the Issuer may, at its option, revoke the
interest rate provided for in such Extension Notice and establish a higher
interest rate for the Extension Period by causing the Paying Agent to send
notice of such higher interest rate to the holder of this Note by first class
mail, postage prepaid, or by such other means as shall be agreed between the
Issuer and the Paying Agent.  Such notice shall be irrevocable.  All Notes with
respect to which the Maturity Date is extended in accordance with an Extension
Notice will bear such higher interest rate for the Extension Period, whether or
not tendered for repayment. 

          If the Issuer elects to extend the maturity hereof, the holder of this
Note will have the option to require the Issuer to repay this Note on the
Maturity Date in effect immediately preceding the mailing of the applicable
Extension Notice at a price equal to the principal amount hereof plus any
accrued and unpaid interest to such date.  In order for this Note to be so
repaid on such Maturity Date, the holder hereof must follow the procedures set
forth above for optional repayment, except that the period for delivery of this
Note or notification to the Paying Agent shall be at least 25 but not more than
35 days prior to the Maturity Date in effect immediately preceding the mailing
of the applicable Extension Notice and except that if the holder hereof has
tendered this Note for repayment pursuant to this paragraph he may, by written
notice to the Paying Agent, revoke any such tender for repayment until 3:00
P.M., New York City time, on the twentieth calendar day prior to the Maturity
Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, until 3:00 P.M., New
York City time, on the immediately succeeding Business Day). 

          Interest payments on this Note will include interest accrued to but
excluding the Interest Payment Dates or the Maturity Date (or any earlier
redemption or repayment date), as the case may be.  Unless otherwise provided on
the face hereof, interest payments for this Note will be computed and paid on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. 

          In the case where the Interest Payment Date or the Maturity Date (or
any redemption or repayment date) does not fall on a Business Day, payment of
interest, premium, if any, or principal otherwise payable on such date need not
be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with
the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or on the
Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date), and no interest on such
payment shall accrue for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or
the Maturity Date (or any redemption or repayment date) to such next succeeding
Business Day. 



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          This Note and all the obligations of the Issuer hereunder are direct,
unsecured obligations of the Issuer and rank without preference or priority
among themselves and PARI PASSU with all other existing and future unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness of the Issuer, subject to certain statutory
exceptions in the event of liquidation upon insolvency. 

          This Note, and any Note or Notes issued upon transfer or exchange
hereof, unless otherwise provided on the face hereof, is issuable only in fully
registered form, without coupons, and is issuable only in denominations of
$1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof ("Authorized
Denominations").

          The Trustee has been appointed registrar for the Notes, and the
Trustee will maintain at its office in The City of New York a register for the
registration and transfer of Notes.  This Note may be transferred at the
aforesaid office of the Trustee by surrendering this Note for cancellation,
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Trustee and duly executed by the registered holder hereof in person or by the
holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon the Trustee shall
issue in the name of the transferee or transferees, in exchange herefor, a new
Note or Notes having identical terms and provisions and having a like aggregate
principal amount in authorized denominations, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Trustee will not be
required (i) to register the transfer of or exchange any Note that has been
called for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of
Notes being redeemed in part, (ii) to register the transfer of or exchange any
Note if the holder thereof has exercised his right, if any, to require the
Issuer to repurchase such Note in whole or in part, except the portion of such
Note not required to be repurchased, or (iii) to register the transfer of or
exchange Notes to the extent and during the period so provided in the Indenture
with respect to the redemption of Notes.  Notes are exchangeable at said office
for other Notes of other authorized denominations of equal aggregate principal
amount having identical terms and provisions.  All such exchanges and transfers
of Notes will be free of charge, but the Issuer may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge in connection
therewith.  All Notes surrendered for exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and executed by the
registered holder in person or by the holder's attorney duly authorized in
writing.  The date of registration of any Note delivered upon any exchange or
transfer of Notes shall be such that no gain or loss of interest results from
such exchange or transfer. 

          In case any Note shall at any time become mutilated, defaced or be
destroyed, lost or stolen and such Note or evidence of the loss, theft or
destruction thereof (together with the indemnity hereinafter referred to and
such other documents or proof as may be required in the premises) shall be
delivered to the Trustee, a new Note of like tenor will be issued by the Issuer
in exchange for the Note so mutilated or defaced, or in lieu of the Note so
destroyed or lost or stolen, but, in the case of any destroyed or lost or stolen
Note, only upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee and the Issuer
that such Note was destroyed or lost or stolen and, if required, upon 


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receipt also of indemnity satisfactory to each of them.  All expenses and 
reasonable charges associated with procuring such indemnity and with the 
preparation, authentication and delivery of a new Note shall be borne by the 
owner of the Note mutilated, defaced, destroyed, lost or stolen. 

          In case an Event of Default with respect to the Notes, as defined in
the Indenture, shall have occurred and be continuing, the principal hereof and
the interest accrued hereon, if any, may be declared, and upon such declaration
shall become, due and payable, in the manner, with the effect and subject to the
conditions provided in the Indenture.

          It is also provided in the Indenture that, subject to certain
conditions, the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding Notes of all series affected (voting as a single class), by notice
to the Trustee, may waive an existing Default or Event of Default with respect
to the Notes of such series and its consequences, except a Default in the
payment of principal of or interest on any Note or in respect of a covenant or
provision of the Indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the Holder of each outstanding Note affected.  Upon any such waiver,
such Default shall cease to exist, and no Event of Default with respect to the
Notes of such series arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for
every purpose of the Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any
subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent
thereto.

          If the face hereof indicates that this Note is subject to "Modified
Payment upon Acceleration," then (i) if the principal hereof is declared to be
due and payable as described in the preceding paragraph, the amount of principal
due and payable with respect to this Note shall be limited to the aggregate
principal amount hereof multiplied by the sum of the Issue Price specified on
the face hereof (expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount)
plus the original issue discount amortized from the Interest Accrual Date to the
date of declaration, which amortization shall be calculated using the "interest
method" (computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
effect on the date of declaration), (ii) for the purpose of any vote of
securityholders taken pursuant to the Indenture prior to the acceleration of
payment of this Note, the principal amount hereof shall equal the amount that
would be due and payable hereon, calculated as set forth in clause (i) above, if
this Note were declared to be due and payable on the date of any such vote and
(iii) for the purpose of any vote of securityholders taken pursuant to the
Indenture following the acceleration of payment of this Note, the principal
amount hereof shall equal the amount of principal due and payable with respect
to this Note, calculated as set forth in clause (i) above. 

          The Indenture contains provisions which provide that, without prior
notice to any Holders, the Company and the Trustee may amend the Indenture and
the Notes of any series with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding Notes of all series affected by such
supplemental indenture (all such series voting as one class), and the Holders of
a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes of all series affected
thereby (all such series voting as one class) by 


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written notice to the Trustee may waive future compliance by the Company with 
any provision of the Indenture or the Notes of such series; PROVIDED that, 
without the consent of each Holder of the Notes of each series affected 
thereby, an amendment or waiver, including a waiver of past defaults, may 
not:  (i) extend the stated maturity of the principal of, or any sinking fund 
obligation or any installment of interest on, such Holder's Note, or reduce 
the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon (including any 
amount in respect of original issue discount), or any premium payable with 
respect thereto, or adversely affect the rights of such Holder under any 
mandatory redemption or repurchase provision or any right of redemption or 
repurchase at the option of such Holder, or reduce the amount of the 
principal of an Original Issue Discount Note that would be due and payable 
upon an acceleration of the maturity or the amount thereof provable in 
bankruptcy, or change any place of payment where, or the currency in which, 
any Note or any premium or the interest thereon is payable, or impair the 
right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after 
the due date therefor; (ii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of 
outstanding Notes of the relevant series the consent of whose Holders is 
required for any such supplemental indenture, for any waiver of compliance 
with certain provisions of the Indenture or certain Defaults and their 
consequences provided for in the Indenture; (iii) waive a Default in the 
payment of principal of or interest on any Note of such Holder; or (iv) 
modify any of the provisions of the Indenture governing supplemental 
indentures with the consent of Securityholders except to increase any such 
percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the Indenture 
cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the Holder of each 
outstanding Security affected thereby.

          So long as this Note shall be outstanding, the Issuer will cause to be
maintained an office or agency for the payment of the principal of and premium,
if any, and interest on this Note as herein provided in the Borough of
Manhattan, The City of New York, and an office or agency in said Borough of
Manhattan for the registration, transfer and exchange as aforesaid of the Notes.
The Issuer may designate other agencies for the payment of said principal,
premium and interest at such place or places (subject to applicable laws and
regulations) as the Issuer may decide.  So long as there shall be such an
agency, the Issuer shall keep the Trustee advised of the names and locations of
such agencies, if any are so designated. 

          The Indenture provides that a series of Notes may include one or more
tranches (each a "tranche") of Notes, including Notes issued in a periodic
offering.  The Securities of different tranches may have one or more different
terms, including authentication dates and public offering prices, but all the
Notes within each such tranche shall have identical terms, including
authentication date and public offering price.  Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Indenture, subject to certain exceptions, with respect to
sections of the Indenture concerning the execution, authentication and terms of
the Notess, redemption of the Notes, Events of Default of the Notes, defeasance
of the Notes and amendment of the Indenture, if any series of Notes includes
more than one tranche, all provisions of such sections applicable to any series
of Notes shall be deemed equally applicable to each tranche of any series of
Notes in the same manner as though originally designated a series unless
otherwise provided with respect to such series or 


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tranche pursuant to a board resolution or a supplemental indenture 
establishing such series or tranche.

          No provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair
the obligation of the Issuer, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note at the time, place, and
rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed unless otherwise agreed
between the Issuer and the registered holder of this Note. 

          Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer,
the Issuer, the Trustee and any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee may treat the
holder in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and none of the Issuer, the
Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. 

          No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of, premium,
if any, or the interest on this Note, for any claim based hereon, or otherwise
in respect hereof, or based on or in respect of the Indenture or any indenture
supplemental thereto, against any incorporator, shareholder, officer or
director, as such, past, present or future, of the Issuer or of any successor
corporation, either directly or through the Issuer or any successor corporation,
whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule of law or by the
enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being,
by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof,
expressly waived and released. 

          This Note shall for all purposes be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. 

          All terms used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture.  


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                                ABBREVIATIONS



          The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

     TEN COM-  as tenants in common
     TEN ENT-  as tenants by the entireties
     JT TEN-   as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
               common
     UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-____________________ Custodian __________________________
                             (Cust)                           (Minor)
     Under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act-________________________
                                              (State)


          Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list. 


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          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto


[PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
    IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE]


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[PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS 
   INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE]

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the within Note and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably
constituting and appointing such person attorney to transfer
such note on the books of the Issuer, with full power of
substitution in the premises. 


Dated: 
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NOTICE:   The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as
          written upon the face of the within Note in every particular without
          alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever; signature(s) must
          be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stock
          brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with
          membership in an approved signature guaranteed medallion program)
          pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.


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                          OPTION TO ELECT REPAYMENT


          The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests and instructs the Issuer
to repay the within Note (or portion thereof specified below) pursuant to its
terms at a price equal to the principal amount thereof, together with interest
to the Optional Repayment Date, to the undersigned at


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       (Please print or typewrite name and address of the undersigned)


          If less than the entire principal amount of the within Note is to be
repaid, specify the portion thereof which the holder elects to have repaid:
___________________; and specify the denomination or denominations (which shall
not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) of the Notes to be issued
to the holder for the portion of the within Note not being repaid (in the
absence of any such specification, one such Note will be issued for the portion
not being repaid): ___________________________________.



Dated: 
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NOTICE:   The signature on this Option to Elect Repayment must correspond with
          the name as written upon the face of the within instrument in every
          particular without alteration or enlargement; signature(s) must be
          guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stock brokers,
          savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an
          approved signature guaranteed medallion program) pursuant to
          Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.


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