ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                                     TO THE
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                         THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.

      Pursuant to Section 2-605(a)(2) and 2-607 of the Maryland General
Corporation Law, The Dreyfus/Laurel Funds, Inc. (the "Corporation") adopts the
following Articles of Amendment to the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation
(the "Articles of Incorporation"):

      FIRST: The name of "Dreyfus Tax-Smart Growth Fund," a Series of the
Corporation, is changed to "Dreyfus Premier Core Equity Fund" effective April
15, 2002.

      SECOND: Pursuant to authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors
(the "Board) by Article FIFTH of the Articles of Incorporation, the Board, in
accordance with Sections 2-105, 2-605(a)(2) and 2-607(a)(2)(ii) of the Maryland
General Corporation Law, redesignates the existing one hundred million
(100,000,000) authorized shares of Dreyfus Premier Core Equity Fund (as renamed
by Article FIRST), whether issued or unissued, as "Class A" shares, effective
April 15, 2002.

      THIRD: Whereas there are no shares of any class of the Dreyfus Disciplined
Intermediate Bond Fund issued or outstanding, the Board redesignates, pursuant
to authority expressly vested in the Board by Article FIFTH of the Articles of
Incorporation, all shares of such Series as authorized capital stock of the
Corporation, without designation of Class or Series, totaling two hundred
million (200,000,000) shares, available for future designation and
classification by the Board.

      FOURTH: Whereas there are no shares of the Dreyfus Disciplined Smallcap
Stock Fund issued or outstanding, the Board redesignates, pursuant to authority
expressly vested in the Board by Article FIFTH of the Articles of Incorporation,
all shares of such Series as authorized capital stock of the Corporation,
without designation of Class or Series, totaling one hundred million
(100,000,000) shares, available for future designation and classification by the
Board.

      FIFTH: The amendments contained herein were approved by a majority of the
entire Board and are limited to changes expressly permitted by Section
2-605(a)(2) of the Maryland General Corporate Law to be made without action by
the stockholders of the Corporation.

      SIXTH:  The Corporation is registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, as amended.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby executes these Articles of
Amendment on behalf of the Corporation, acknowledging it to be the act of the
Corporation, and further states under the penalties of perjury that, to the best
of his or her knowledge, information and belief, the matters and facts set forth
herein are true in all material respects.

DATED: JANUARY 31, 2002             THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.


                               BY:       /s/Mark N. Jacobs
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                               NAME:     Mark N. Jacobs
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                               TITLE:    Vice President
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                               ATTEST:    /s/Jeff Prusnfosky
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                               NAME:     Jeff Prusnofsky
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                               TITLE:     Assistant Secretary
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