# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_OCTOBER 3 1963_S15
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38, Stipulations for the office of the first Vice-President, as recommended

by the Survey Commission, were now given consideration,

39. It was noted that Recommendation 1 (relating to the election of the
first Vice-President) is unnecessary since Resolution 6-31 on page 130 of the
1962 Proceedings makes the necessary provision for the nomination and the

election of the first Vice-President,

40. Item 2 was a Recommendation of the Survey Commission to the effect
that the first Vice-President of the Synod should be a member of the Synodical
Convention Commission and contained also the general statement "he shall
perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Synod," It was
agreed that this Recommendation was not necessary and, consequently, should

not be adopted,

41, In passing it was noted that Dr. Wolbrecht will request First Vice-
President Wiederaenders to compile a list of duties which are made the
responsibility of the First Vice-President and that this list of duties should be
inserted in the Synodical Handbookunder the Section which refers to the duties

of the First Vice-President,

42, The Recommedation of the Survey Commission to specify in Sections
2.135 and 2.137 that the phrase "three additional Vice-Presidents" should be
substituted for 'Vice-Presidents'' was declared unnecessary because Section 2, 01
stipulates that the Synod shall be served by four Vice-Presidents, as does

also paragraph 2,135 in the 1963 Edition of the Synodical Handbook

43, It was pointed out that the responsibilities, particularly of the first
Vice-President, are very heavy and that this situation has been aggravated

because of the additional duties placed upon Dr, Wiederaenders as