# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S777
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PROPOSED SYNODICAL HANDBOOK 193

SUSPENSION, EXPULSION, AND APPEALS
(Const., Art. XIII)
357. Reasons for Suspension

When any member of ‘Synod, voting or advisory,
is found guilty for cause stated in Article XIII of the
Constitution of Synod, steps shall be taken by the od
District officials to suspend. such a person or congre- ' . ag
gation from membership in Synod. 4

Proc., 1941, 271

359. Concurrence in Suspension

Since the suspension of any member of Synod from
membership in Synod — pastor, teacher, professor, or
congregation — is a matter of far-reaching importance,
the District President shall not suspend any member *
unless the two District Vice-Presidents and e respec- . :
tive Visitor, after a thorough investigation and after ‘i
having granted a hearing to the person or congrega-
tion to be suspended, concur in his decision and sign
the public notice of suspension. .

Proe., 1941, 272

361. Notice of Suspension

Before the District President publishes the suspen-
sion of any member in the official organs of Synod, he
shall send the accused direct notice of such contem-
plated suspension, with the information that four weeks
after such notification the notice of suspension will be
forwarded to the official organs of Synod for pub-
lication,

Proe., 1941, 272

363. Hearing of Suspension by District

If the suspension has been published, the case shall
be investigated and decided in the following conven-
tion of the District, which shall either confirm the
suspension and expel the accused from Synod or de-
clare that the suspension has been unjustly imposed
and shall be annulled. When the case is tried, the
accused shall be granted the right of a hearing and
shall have the privilege of advice and assistance of
anyone who is a member of Synod.

Proce., 1941, 272 .
TOC» 365. Expulsion

Whenever a member of Synod has been expelled
from the synodical organization by.a District, the Dis-
trict shall have the right to publish, through its Presi-
dent, such expulsion in the official organs of Synod,
even though the expelled member appeals to Synod.
Synod shall respect the action of the District and
consider such a member to have been expelled.

Proe., 1941, 272

367. Boards of Appeals for Synod and the Districts

A Board of Appeals shall be elected by Synod
and by each District. The Board of Appeals for Synod
shall consist of four clergymen and three laymen and
that for the District of no fewer than three clergymen
and two laymen. No administrative or executive offi-
cial of Synod or of any of its Districts shall be a
member of a Board of Appeals. A Visitor shall be
considered to be such an official. .

Reports and Memorials 13

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