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CERTIFICATE
The undersigned hereby certifies that she is the Secretary of Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Income Trust (the “Trust”), an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that annexed hereto is an Amendment to the Declaration of Trust of the Trust adopted by the Trustees of the Trust on January 8, 2010 as provided in Section 8.3 of the Declaration of Trust of the Trust, said Amendment to take effect on January 8, 2012 and I do hereby further certify that such Amendment has not been amended and is on the date hereof in full force and effect.
Dated this 8th day of January, 2010

| /s/ Mary E. Mullin |
| Mary E. Mullin |
| Secretary |

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AMENDMENT
Dated: January 8, 2010
To be Effective: January 8, 2010
TO
MORGAN STANLEY QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
DECLARATION OF TRUST
DATED
March 12, 1992

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MORGAN STANLEY QUALITY MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST
WHEREAS Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Income Trust (the “Trust”) was established by the Declaration of Trust dated March 12, 1992, as amended from time to time (the “Declaration”) under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
WHEREAS, Section 8.3 of the Declaration provides that the Trustees may amend the Declaration without the vote or consent of Shareholders for any purpose which does not adversely affect the rights of any Shareholder with respect to which the amendment is or purports to be applicable; and
WHEREAS, the Trustees of the Trust have deemed it advisable to clarify the circumstances under which Shareholder approval is required for investment advisory and management contracts entered into by the Trustees;
NOW, THEREFORE
I. Section 4.1 of the Declaration is hereby amended so that it shall read in its entirety as follows:
Section 4.1. Investment Adviser. Subject to approval by a Majority Shareholder Vote, the Trustees may in their discretion from time to time enter into one or more investment advisory or management contracts whereby the other party or parties to any such contracts shall undertake to furnish the Trust such management, investment advisory, administration, accounting, legal, statistical and research facilities and services, promotional or marketing activities, and such other facilities and services, if any, as the Trustees shall from time to time consider desireable and all upon such terms and conditions as the Trustees may in their own discretion determine; provided, however, that such contract or contracts shall not be subject to approval by Shareholders where the party providing such services does so at cost or is not compensated. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Declaration, the Trustees may authorize the Investment Advisers, or any of them, under any such contracts (subject to such general or specific instructions as the Trustees may from time to time adopt) to effect purchases, sales, loans or exchanges of portfolio securities and other investments of the Trust on behalf of the Trustees or may authorize any officer, employee or Trustee to effect such purchases, sales, loans or exchanges pursurant to recommendations of such Investment Advisers, or any of them ( an all without furhter action by the Trustees). Any such purchases, sales, loans and exchanges shall be deemed to have been authorized by all of the Trustees.
II. The Trustees of the Trust hereby reaffirm the Declaration, as amended, in all respects.
III. The undersigned hereby certify that this instrument has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Declaration.
IV. This amendment may be executed in more than one counterpart, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same document.

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IN WITNESS THEREOF, the undersigned, the Trustees of the Trust, have executed this instrument this 8th day of January 2010

/s/ Frank L. Bowman |  |  |  | /s/ Michael Bozic |  |
Frank L. Bowman, as Trustee, |  |  |  | Michael Bozic, as Trustee, |  |
and not individually |  |  |  | and not individually |  |
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |  |  |  | c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |  |
Counsel to the Independent Trustees |  |  |  | Counsel to the Independent Trustees |  |
1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 |  |  |  | 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 |  |
/s/ Kathleen A. Dennis |  |  |  | /s/ Dr. Manual H. Johnson |  |
Kathleen A. Dennis, as Trustee, |  |  |  | Dr. Manual H. Johnson, as Trustee, |  |
and not individually |  |  |  | and not individually |  |
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |  |  |  | c/o Johnson Smick Group, Inc. |  |
Counsel to the Independent Trustees |  |  |  | 888 16th Street, N.W., Suite 740 |  |
1177 Avenue of the Americas |  |  |  | Washington, D.C. 20006 |  |
New York, NY 10036 |  |  |  |  |  |
/s/ James F. Higgins |  |  |  | /s/ Joseph J. Keams |  |
James F. Higgins, as Trustee, |  |  |  | Joseph J. Kearns, as Trustee, |  |
and not individually |  |  |  | and not individually |  |
c/o Morgan Stanley Trust |  |  |  | c/o Kearns & Associates LLC |  |
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two |  |  |  | PMB754, 23852 Pacific Coast Highway |  |
Jersey City, NJ 07311 |  |  |  | Malibu, CA 90265 |  |
/s/ Michael F. Klein |  |  |  | /s/ Michael E. Nugent |  |
Michael F. Klein, as Trustee, |  |  |  | Michael E. Nugent, as Trustee, |  |
and not individually |  |  |  | and not individually |  |
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |  |  |  | c/o Triumph Capital, L.P. |  |
Counsel to the Independent Trustees |  |  |  | 445 Park Avenue |  |
1177 Avenue of the Americas |  |  |  | New York, NY 10022 |  |
New York, NY 10036 |  |  |  |  |  |
/s/ W. Allen Reed |  |  |  | /s/ Fergus Reid |  |
W. Allen Reed, as Trustee, |  |  |  | Fergus Reid, as Trustee, |  |
and not individually |  |  |  | and not individually |  |
c/o Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP |  |  |  | c/o Lumelite Plastics Corporation |  |
Counsel to the Independent Trustees |  |  |  | 85 Charles Colman Blvd. |  |
1177 Avenue of the Americas |  |  |  | Pawling, NY 12564 |  |
New York, NY 10036 |  |  |  |  |  |