# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S118 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 118 CONSTITUTIONAL. MATTERS Synod, distributed among the constituent congregations in such number as may be determined upon from time to time by the Bylaws of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, and only such delegates shall be entitled to a vote at the meetings of the corporation. Article 1V Meetings This corporation: shall have general synodical meetings once in every two years, or as often as may be determined by resolution of said corporation. Special meetings may be called in such manner as may be provided by the Constitu- tion or Bylaws of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. Article V Officers The officers of this corporation shall consist of a President, Vice-Presidents as specified by the Bylaws of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. - The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be com- prised of the President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer of the corporation and such additional directors as shall be elected from time to time in accordance with the Bylaws of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod. The officers and members of the Board of Directors shall be elected at the general meetings of the corporation for such terms as shall be specified by the Bylaws of The Lu- theran Church — Missouri Synod and shall serve until their successors are duly elected and have qualified. Article VI Property This corporation shall have power to acquire by gift, grant, demise, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, prop- erty of every kind and description, real, personal, or mixed; to hold and use such property and deal with, or dispose of, any or all such property by sale, exchange, or gift, when necessary or expedient to carry out the objects and purposes of the corporation; to receive, maintain, and administer en- dowments, legacies, pension funds, retirement funds, and such other general or trust funds as may be necessary for the operation of said corporation or for the accomplishment of its purposes; provided that all such property shall be acquired, dealt with, or disposed of in a manner not in conflict with the laws of the State of Missouri or of the laws of any State in which said property is Jocated. Article VII Bylaws This corporation shall have and make such Bylaws as may be necessary to accomplish its purposes and shall have power to create such offices, committees, and other subordi- nate bodies as may be necessary to accomplish its general and special objects. Article VII Amendments Amendments to these Articles of Incorporation may be made at any time at a regularly called meeting of this corporation by a majority of the voting delegates present at such meeting, provided such amendments are not inconsis- tent with the Constitution or the laws of the United States or the State of Missouri. Action: Adopted without a dissenting vote. (Motion made by Mr. Edwin Schiewe of the Northern Illinois District and seconded by Pastor Werner Jurgens of the Ohio District.) To Decline Overture 5-36 Proposing to Poll Congregations on Proposed Major Changes Prior to Convention Action RESOLUTION 5-03 Overture 5-36 (CW, pp. 132—133) _ _ Wuereas, The proposals of Overture 5-36 are ex- tremely cumbersome and would be costly to administer; and 0-200 : Wuereas, The Constitution and Bylaws of The Lu- theran Church — Missouri Synod adequately protect the rights of the local congregation in the Synod’s form of representative government; therefore be it Resolved, That Overture 5-36 be declined. Action: Adopted. To Change Election Procedures, Especially _ for Vice-Presidents RESOLUTION 5-04 Overture 5-28 (CW, pp. 128—130) Pursuant to Resolution 17-01 of the Detroit conven- tion to study improvements in the election methods and techniques of the Synod in convention, a special com- mittee on election methods and techniques proposed to this convention a revised wording for Handbook sections 2.123 to 2.137. Your floor committee presents the following resolu- tion, which contains the essence of the proposed wording of the special committee; therefore be it Resolved, That the convention amend sections 2.123—2.137 to read as follows: 2.123 Order of Election of Executive Officers and Board of Directors , a. The President, the First Vice-President, and the other Vice-Presidents shall be elected in that order and in the manner hereinafter provided. b. After the election of the President and the Vice- Presidents, a ballot shall be. submitted listing the candidates for Secretary, Treasurer, and the elective members of the Board of Directors. Their elections shall thereafter be con- ducted as hereinafter prescribed. 2.125 Majority and Plurality of Votes A majority of all votes cast shall be required to elect the President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the elective members of the Board of Directors. For all other elections a plurality shall be sufficient. 2.127 Nominations for President ; Nominations for the office of President shall be made by direct nominating ballot, which shall be taken no later than the second business session. Each voting delegate shall be entitled to make one nomination. 2.129 Candidates for the Office of President a. Candidates for the office of President shall be the five persons who receive the greatest number of nominations in the nominating balloting. . b. If any one person shall be nominated by seventy-five percent or more of the nominating ballots, he shall be de- clared elected. : 2.131 Election of President Each voting delegate shall be entitled to cast a vote for one candidate. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, the one receiving the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated and a further vote taken. Such pro- cedure shall be continued until one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast. 2.133 Nomination and Election of First Vice-President The First Vice-President shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as the President. ») einen ues ub, sideeie dae