# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1917_S48
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

48 Proceedings of 30th General Convention,

4, Additional officers, boards, and commissions may be elected
by the various Districts, as the particular business of the Districta
may require,

5. The election of the District officers shall take place in the |
year after the regular session of Synod.

8. All officers of the Districts shall have the same rights and

duties ag those outlined in this Constitution for the officers of m2

ynod, only, however, in 99 far as these apply to the District and ‘
are exercised within jtg boundaries,

They shall also acquaint themselves with the prevailing religious’
, conditions of the Congregations of their District, and shall, to this
end, have the right and duty of visitations, being assisted in this
work by the visitors, who shail regularly make their reports to them,

8. The District Presidents are empowered, in accordance with
the By-laws of Synod, in case of persistent adherence to false doc-
trine or an offense Publicly given by an ungodly life, to suspend
pastors, be they voting or mere advisory members of Synod, as also
professors and teachers, from membership in Synod until the next
regular meeting of Synod, and also to publish such suspension,

9, Moreover, the District Presidents shal] —

- See to it that all resolutions of Synod which concern their
District shal] be made known to the members of the Dis.
trict, and are carried out by them 3

b. Submit an annual report of their administration to the
President of Synod, and at all times give him any re-

quired information as to the affairs of their administra.
tion as District Presidents ;

¢. In person or by proxy ordain all ministeria] candidates
and teacher-candidates, and instal] pastors and teachers
who have accepted a call to congregations in their Dis-
trict; ;

d. Sign all examination Papers and certificates of ordina-
tion, also all official papers and documents of their Dis-
trict.

10. The District synodical meetings are composed of

A, Representatives Entitled to Vote.

The pastors of such congregations as hold voting .memberghi

in Synod, and the lay delegates elected by these congregations, shall
be entitled to vote,

B. Advisory Members,

Advisory members are:

1. Pastors whose Congregations do not hold voting mem-

bership in Synod;

2. Assistant pastors;

3. Ministers of the Gospel without a charge;

4. Professors at Synod’s educational institutions;

5. Teachers of parochial schools;

6. Candidates for the office of the ministry or for the office
: of a teacher in &@ parochial school,
i 1l. The Districts, if legally incorporated, shall have q Board
_ of Directors, composed of the President, the Secretary, and the
Treasurer of the District, which shall legally represent the District
in the courts of the State. At the discretion of the District, others