# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1958_S114
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114 Proceedings of the Forty-fifth Convention

several governing bodies, commissions, and boards shall sub
their budget requirements to the Board of Trustees at a “ti
designated by the Board of Trustees.

ceive all moneys and disburse them according to instructions, ki
an accurate account of all his transactions, and submit a repo:

surety in such amount as shall be determined by the Board

Trustees.
ARTICLE IV

Duties of Officers

Section 1. The President shall be the administrative office
of the Lutheran Synodical Conference. He shall preside at the’ 3
sessions of the conventions and shall conduct the meetings accord.
ing to Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised for Deliberative Assem-.
blies. Unless it has been resolved otherwise by the Lutheran:
Synodical Conference, he shall appoint all committees, and, if pos
sible, do so several weeks before the convention. He shall see to it
that the constitution be observed and all resolutions be carried out.
He shall be an ex-officio member of all boards. He shall also select
topics to be presented for doctrinal discussion at the sessions and
shall appoint the essayists. °

Section 2. The Vice-Presidents, according to their rank, shall
take the President’s place whenever requested by him or when the
President is unable to discharge his duties. In case of a vacancy
in the Presidency the First Vice-President shall assume the func-
tions of the office of the President for the remainder of the un-
expired term, the remaining Vice-Presidents advancing in order.
A vacancy in the office of Vice-President advances the remaining
Vice-Presidents in order; whereupon the majority of the remaining
members of the Presidium of the Lutheran Synodical Conference
shall fill the vacancy from a list of candidates submitted by the
President of the synod in which the vacancy occurs.

Section 3. The Secretary shall prepare the official proceedings
for publication, subject to the approval of the President. He shall
give notice of the coming convention, and supply information per-
tinent to the same, to the respective Presidents of the constituent
synods at least ninety days prior to the convention, and perform
such other duties as may be assigned to him. A vacancy occurring
in the office of the Secretary shall be filled by the President and
the Vice-Presidents.

Section 4. In matters of importance that may arise between
conventions of the Lutheran Synodical Conference, the President
shall consult with the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, and/or the

Board of Trustees.
ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous Matters
Section 1. Mode of Receiving New Members.

Church bodies applying for membership in the Lutheran Syn-
odical Conference may be received into membership at any regular
convention of the Lutheran Synodical Conference by a two-thirds
majority of all votes cast. Notice of such application for member-