# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_MARCH 2 1956_S1
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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MINUTES OF THE NINTH MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS,

CHIGAGO, TLLINOIS — MARCH 2, 1956.

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The meeting was opened with prayer by the chairman, the Rev. W. H. Meyer.
All members of the Committee were present.

The minutes of the meeting of November 10, 1955, were adopted.

1, ‘The Comittee agreed with what Dr. Grum wrote to Dr. Wind in his letter
of January 27, 1956, that any new or revised regulation should be submitted to our
Committee and is subject to action by Synod at its convention.

2. The following changes in the Handbook are to be recommended to Synod, in
addition to those mentioned in previous minutes:

ae In 327, the last sentence is to be stricken.

be In 3029, after "Board of Directors", add: “and Visitors", (Qnit
the "and" in line two.) .

c. In 3061 in line three, add "voting" before "pastors". Add a new
paragraph, "b": “Every voting congregation in 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 the District officers and shall.
be submitted to the Nominating Committee 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 "c".

d. To recommend a new paragraph, 3233, to correspond to Section 2.125,
adding “of the District" after "Board of Directors". Qnit the last sentence.

e. To recommend that the following words be added to Section 5.23: "If
the District officers fail to act, the President of Synod, by virtue of the power
given him in the Constitution (Article XI, Bl. 2. 3) may on his ow initiatfye in-
stitute proceedings, take administrative action, and, if necessary, present charges
to the District Board of Appeals.

f. The suggestions of the Superintendents’ Conference (page 23, 2) were
to be brought to the attention of Synod by the Conference.

ge As to Sections 6.52 and 6054 (page 25), this will be brought before