# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1956_S445
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CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 445
“The board or commission under which such salaried executives
serve shall draft the necessary regulations for the conduct of their
offices. Any changes that are drawn up by the respective board
shall be submitted to the Committee on Constitutional Matters
before final adoption as to any conflict with the Constitution and
Bylaws.”

Section 3.27. The Committee suggests striking the last sen-
tence.

Section 3:29. Add after “Directors” in line three the words
“and Visitors.” (Cf. change in 3.61.)

Section 3.33. This is a new section to correspond to 2.125 and
should read: “A majority of all votes cast shall be required to
elect the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the Treas-
urer, and the elective members of the Board of Directors of the
District.”

Section 3.61. In Paragraph “3” add a word in line three to
read: “from among the voting pastors thereof.’ Add Paragraph
“pb: “Every voting congregation of each circuit shall nominate two
voting pastors of the circuit as candidates for the office of circuit
Visitor. The nominations shall be made prior to the election of
District officers and shall be submitted to the Nominating Com-
mittee of the District. The two candidates having the highest
number of votes shall be placed on the ballot. A majority of votes
shall be required for the election.” Paragraph “b” becomes “oe.”

Section 5.23. In the interest of the clarification of Art. XI, B,
1, 2, 3, the committee studied this section and recommends that
the following words be added: “If the District officers fail to act,
the President of Synod, by virtue of the power given him in the
Constitution (Art. XI, B, 1, 2, 3), may on his own initiative initiate
proceedings, take administrative action, and, if necessary, present
charges to the District Board of Appeals.” In line four the word
“District” should be inserted before “President.”

Section 5.81. In line nine, after the words “settle it,” insert:
“The President of Synod may also initiate proceedings in such
cases.”

Sec. 5.113. The first sentence should read: “All appeals from
District to Synod shall be directly referred by the President of
Synod to Synod’s Board of Appeals.” Then insert the sentence:
“This provision does not prevent the President from exercising his
power to advise, admonish, and reprove at his own discretion.”

Section 6.83. The committee favors the change in the third
line from the end to read: “relieved of his office” instead of “sus-

pended or removed.”