# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S305
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 305

ttee shall consist of four members, one of whom shall be
etary of Synod, ex officio.

‘Any overtures made to Synod asking for changes of, or
nents to, the Constitution of Synod or which in any manner
the Constitution or By-Laws, shall be submitted to the
ilitee on Constitutional Matters in order that it may examine
‘contents and language as to their agreement with the Con-
; a: and By-Laws of Synod.

At conventions of Synod this Committee shall be repre-
at the meetings of the committee appointed to consider
tutional Matters.

Immediately after each convention of Synod, this Com-
shall amend the synodical Handbook in harmony with the
Hions adopted by the convention.

This Committee shall also interpret the Constitution and
ws in cases of controversy.”

E: The wording is changed only slightly, but the former Par-
is divided into a, b, c, and d, b becoming e.)

i Committee on Constitutional Matters is planning another
after the Reports anp MemoriaAts are out, to carry out
ions of Section 2.113b (as revised above).

THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
M. F. Kretzmann, Secretary

ested Changes and Additions to the “Handbook”
2.79 Board of Directors of Synod — Duties

aw reads: The Board of Directors shall cause regular
gto. be made of all departments, boards, committees, and
igs. of Synod and shall cause examinations to be made of .
-and records of all subsidized Districts, so far as these
ate to the subsidies received from Synod. It may at any
use an audit to be made of any department, board, com-
or activity of Synod, independent of the audits hereinbefore

¢ revised to read: The Board of Directors shall cause a con-
and/or annual audit to be made of all educational institu-
epartments, boards, commissions, committees, subsidized
s and any other activity or spending agency receiving sub-
mm Synod. These audits are to be initiated by Synod’s Con-
in consultation with the Board of Directors.