# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S54
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

54 MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION

Standing Rules of the Convention
(Adopted in Session 1)

Preamble

According to Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Re-
vised, an assembly is free to adopt any rules it may
wish (even rules deviating from parliamentary law)
provided that, in the procedure of adopting them, it
conforms to parliamentary law or its own existing
rules.

Such Standing Rules of the convention supersede
any rules in the parliamentary authority with which
they may conflict. (Page 13)

The following Standing Rules of the convention are
therefore offered for the consideration of and adoption
by the convention:

l. The chair shall, at the opening of each session,
announce the order of business to come before
the convention. The Agenda as printed in Today’s
Business shall normally be followed.

2. Each delegate addressing the convention shall,

when recognized by the chair, state his name and
the District or board which he represents.

. Reports of synodical boards, commissions, or com-

mittees published in the Convention Workbook

shall not be recommended to the convention

1) to be received (since this is meaningless in the
case of printed reports); or

2) to be accepted or adopted, unless the intention
is that the convention endorse the entire re-
port including its wording and its reasonings.
Note: Recommendations contained in the re-

ports are the responsibility of the respective floor

committees.

. A point of order may be raised only by a voting

delegate. The chair shall not allow an individual
member to abuse his right to the annoyance of
the assembly.

. Unless covered by these Standing Rules of the

convention parliamentary procedure shall be gov-
erned by Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised
(1970 edition).

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