# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1131
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. CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

Your Committee Resolution 21

Recommends Th
“Tf th : at the last sente
changes, Proceedings have not been printed be changed to reag,
the Distri tS. become necessary, the certificate i.
tive shall c Secretary or the District Presid ton
entitle the delegates to vy. sident or

presents credentials as aforesaid.”

This i
President es only the insertion of the words:
' representative” into Section 1.53

As to Electoral Circui
ma ? ircuits of :
the recommendation of Co rte ey Members,

of election

his re
ote, provided ev ery lay dete
: a

“or the Distri ct

Your Committee Resolution 22

Reco
“the reeamends, That the su
ered name in the printed Proceedin

to sae 3
recognition by Synod, but without vote.”

Again this merely j
Distr 7 ely involves the i :
istrict President or his representative ae of the words:

As to Candidate.
s S for the Offi :

ynod adopted the recommendation of Comeana 8 Section 2.129
ee 6: ,

“or the

Your Committee Resolution 3g

Changes in “Handbook” Suggested by th
Board of Directors °
(Memorial 502)

ae Be revised to read:

Santime, ‘Pistricts and any o

sidy fro
roller jn cons
ee New paragrap

- t. The Board of Directors shall establish and prescribe standard

co-ordination of systems,

Synod ado .
pted procedures of every agency

-  'y. The Board of Directors,

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 469

The Board of Directors shall cause a con-
and/or annual audit to be made of all educational institu-

artments, boards, commissions, committees, subsidized
ther activity or spending agency receiving sub-
m Synod. These audits are to be initiated by Synod’s Con-
ultation with the Board of Directors.

hs to be added:

» dep’

‘ractices relating to all accounting matters and procedures and the
including forms, records, reports, and
or organization receiving subsidy. In

lating to educational institutions, consultation shall be

matters re.
the Board for Higher Education in establishing such

had with
standard practices so
of accrediting associa

that they may conform to the requirements
tions and governmental agencies.

through the office of its Controller,
Higher Education, on the basis

in consultation with the Board for
ted accounting practices, shall

of reasonable and generally accep
uniform accounting methods, financial con~

establish and prescribe
trols, and budgetary classifications for each of the educational in-

stitutions of Synod.
6.141 Uniform Accounting Methods
(to be deleted because replaced by “u’” above)
The Board for Higher Education, in. consultation with the

Board of Directors, shall establish and prescribe, on the basis of

reasonable and generally accepted educational practice, uniform
budgetary classifications,

accounting methods, financial controls,
and allocations for operating income and costs and for capital in-
vestments of each of the educational institutions of Synod.

Boarp or DIRECTORS
M. F. KretzMann, Secretary

ACTION
This memorial was withdrawn, and therefore no action was
taken. mo ;
Reconsider Former Memorial re Creation
of New Districts
(Memorial 503)

We memorialize Synod to reconsider the memorial of the last

any d Synod on page 535, No. 518, dealing with matters pertaining to the
'y department, board, com- creation of new synodical Districts and the consolidation of old ones.
Tae Concorpra Circuit Pastoray CONFERENCE

Rev. R. J. Deve, Secretary