# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S67
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c. The President shall ordinarily carry out his
supervisory responsibilities with reference to the
operating and service divisions of the Synod through
the Administrative Officer of the Board of Directors,
who in such matters is responsible to the President.

i. The President shall normally consult with the
Vice-Presidents whenever important and difficult
synodical and intersynodical questions and problems
arise.

2.37 Ranking of Vice-Presidents
and Assignment of Duties

Four additional Vice-Presidents shall be ranked
from two to five and are to be selected in the manner
prescribed in these Bylaws; these four Vice-Presidents
shall serve the Synod in a part-time capacity. They
shall perform such duties as are assigned to them by
the delegate convention or the President of the Synod.

2.35 Relation to President

The Vice-Presidents shall, upon request of the
President, or as may be provided by the Synod,
advise, assist, or represent the President.

2.33 Succession to Presidency

The Vice-Presidents shall, in the order in which
they have been ranked, perform the duties of the
President in the event that the President’s office is
vacated or the President becomes incapacitated.

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regarding such decisions of boards or commissions
are subject to appeal.

i. The President shall ordinarily carry out his
supervisory responsibilities with reference to the
program and support services boards of the Synod
through the Administrative Officer of the Board of
Directors, who in such matters is responsible to the
President.

). The President shall normally consult with the
Vice-Presidents, as elected advisers, whenever im-
portant and difficult synodical and intersynodical
questions and problems arise.

k. (Same as present 2.27 j)

1. (Same as present 2.29 e)

m. (Same as present 2.29 f)

n. (Same as present 2.27 k)

2.103 Advisory and Executive Functions
(Same as present 2.29 a-d)

2.105 Full-Time Executive
(Same as present 2.31)

2.107 Inability to Serve
(Same as present 2.32)

2. The Vice-Presidents
2.121 The First Vice-President
(Same as present 2.36)

2.123 Other Vice-Presidents

Four additional Vice-Presidents shall be ranked
from two to five and are to be selected in the manner
prescribed in these Bylaws. These four Vice-Presi-
dents shall serve the Synod in a part-time capacity.

2.125 Relation to President

The Vice-Presidents shall be elected advisers of
the President. They may upon his request or as
provided by the Synod assist him in discharging his
responsibilities or represent him.

2.127 Succession to Presidency

The Vice-Presidents shall, in the order in which
they have been ranked, assume the presidency if the
office is vacated or perform the duties of the President
if he becomes incapacitated.

2.129 Vacancies
(Same as present 2.38)

3. The Secretary
2.141 Duties

The Secretary shall—

a to d (same as present 2.39 a-d):

e. Carry out responsibilities with reference to the
Committee for Convention Nominations as deter-
mined in the Bylaws;

f to 1 (same as present e to k);

m. supervise the maintenance of the official roster
of member congregations, clergymen, and teachers
on the basis of information supplied by the District
Presidents;

n. serve as editor of The Lutheran Annual;

o. keep a file of all governing instruments of
Districts and agencies of the Synod and of its
Districts;