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RESOLUTION N0. 62-101
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
RECOMMENDING THE CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ADOPTION OF A
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND14ENT CONCERNING PRAYERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
1,112HEAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa believes that it
is vital to the people of our country, with reference to the free expression
and exercise of religion, to have individual participation of our reliance upon
God through the benefit of prayer, and
idHEREAS, the recent decision of
the
United States Supreme Court
concerning the recitation of prayers in
the
public schools has caused great
concern and alarm as to whether or not
such
decision will impede or affect the
individual or congregated participation
of our religious way of life through
the medium of prayer; and
WHEREAS, it appears desirable and advisable to bring to the attention
of the Congress of the United States that the people of our nation should have
an opportunity to directly express themselves as to the part, if any, the
recitation or offering of prayers in the public schools be permitted and that
such expression should come by means of an amendment to the United States
Constitution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. 'Chat the representatives of the United States Congress consider
the possible adoption and submission to the electorate of these United States
an amendment to the United States Constitution by which the individual students
in our public schools may freely and without restraint express their religious
faith through the medium of prayer.
2. That copies of this Resolution shall be sent to all of our local
congressional representatives as well as to the two United States Senators.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 16th day of July, 1962.
Mayor of the City or Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk the City of Costa Mesa City of osta Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
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I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of
the City of Costa Mesa, California, do hereby certify the foregoing Resolution
No. 62-101 was duly and regularly passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa on the 16th day of July. 1962.
IN WITNESS ��REOF. I do hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day
of July, 1962.
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk
of the City of Costa Mesa