# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_June 30   July 1 1966_S5
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419. Medical Mission Association, 8.171: Move to Chapter XVII? Sommermeyer will research see 321).
420. Concordia Historical Institute: How Join? 15.41 b. Kuenne will investigate see 322 .
421. Distribution of Handbook: Shall only pastors and teachers receive it, with an order card enclosed for
an additional copy for the congregation? Mueller will check costs with CPH (see 371).
422. New District Hklaws: Shall these be submitted to our Commission and to the congregations well in
advance of District conventions? How far? See paragraph 2.107 and Chapter III. Assigned to Kuenne
(see 372).
423. District Officers: Assigned to Kuenne (see 373). v
424. District Presidents and Vice-Presidents: Assigned to Kuenne (see 374). In this connection, since Dr.
Wolbrecht had raised the question, the Commission ruled that according to the constitution and bylaws
the District Presidents could be salaried by the Synod, since the District President is regarded as an
officer of the Synod, although it would then be wise in the estimation of the Commission to spell this out
specifically with a clear-cut bylaw proposed by the Board of Directors or the Council of Presidents. It
was also decided that under the present bylaws it would not be possible for the Synod to salary the
District staff officers; for that a new bylaw would definitely be needed. (See 374).
425. Paragraph,l.11 b: "Procedures" should be changed to "actions" or "proceedings." Assigned to
Kuenne.
426. Paragraphs 2.127 and 2.129: Assigned to Kuenne.
427 After the Commission had tentatively set the neat meeting for October 27 and 28 in St. Louis, the
meeting adjourned with a prayer spoken by the Secretary.
Herbert Mueller, Secretary.

MINUTES OF COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
St. Louis, Missouri, October 26 -28, 1966
428. Board of Directors PrMrtt Duties: Wednesday evening was devoted to a joint meeting with Legal
Counsel Fred Kuhlmann. All members were present except Sommermeyer, who was excused. Dr. Robert
Hopmann also was present. The Detroit convention had authorized the Board of Directors to develop
bylaws setting forth more clearly the property duties of the Board of Directors. The Board in turn had
requested Legal Counsel Kuhlmann to do this in consultation with the Commission on Constitutional
Matters.
After considerable discussion it was formally resolved that a consensus had been reached to try to state
more definitively the fact that Synod is a totality and that in the final analysis all of its instrumentalities
are trustees for Synod in the various areas in which they are operating. It was also resolved that the
Synod's Legal Counsel be encouraged to proceed with the drawing up of such a statement.
Mr. Kuhlmann then declared that it might be helpful if there were an agreement to the effect that in
certain areas in which the Board of Directors does operate in property matters it would not be wise to list