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September 27, 2016

The Honorable Karen Haas

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Capitol, Room H154

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Madam Clerk,

Pursuant to section 3(c) of House Resolution 5 (114 Congress), I hereby designate the attached
Memorial from the State of Massachusetts, received by the House of Representatives in the year 1971, as
purporting to be an application of the State legislature calling for a convention for proposing amendments
to the Constitution of the United States pursuant to Article V, and request that you make it publicly
available.

Sincerely,

Jj Celts

Bob Goodlatte
Chairman


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Secretary of. the Commonwealth August 18, 1971 Mm
RESOLUTIONS REQUESTING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR

THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO AUTHORIZE FINANCIAL ATD
TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

Whereas, Private schools across the nation are being forced to close
because of financial problems that they are unable to solve without government
aid; and

Whereas, The closing of the private schools has placed an unbearable
burden on state and local governments; and

Whereas, In order to receive aid from the federal government an
amendment to the Constitution of the United States is necessary; and

Whereas, The Congress of the United States, despite the immediate and
imperative need therefor, has failed to take action to relieve this burden; and

Whereas, In the event of such Congressional inaction, Article V of
the Constitution of the United Stetes grants to the states the right to initiate
constitutional change by applications from the legislatures of two thirds of the
several states to the Congress, calling for a constitutional convention; and

Whereas, The Congress of the United States is required by the Consti-
tution to call such a convention upon the receipt of applications from the legis-
latures of two thirds of the several states; therefore be it

Resolved, By the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
thet, pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution, the General Court
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does hereby make application to the Congress
of the United States to call a convention for the sole and exclusive purpose of
proposing to the several states a constitutional amendment which shall authorize
financiel aid to private schools; and be it further

Resolved, That this application shall constitute a oontinuing applica-
tion for such convention pursuant to Article V until the legislatures of two
thirds of the states shall have made like applications arid such convention shall
have been called by the Congress of the United States unless previously rescinded
by this Generel Court; and be it further

Resolved, That certified copies of this resolution be presented forth-
with to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives of the United States and to the legisletures of each of the several states
attesting the adoption of this resolution by the General Court of the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts.



House of Representatives, adopted, August 4, 1971.

WALLACE C. MILLS , Clerk.

Senate, adopted in concurrence, August 11, 1971.

NORMAN L, PIDGEON » Clerk.

A true copy. Attest:

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JOHN F. X. DAVOREN, :
Secretary of the Commonwealth,