# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1935_S203
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190 Proceedings of Thirty-Sixth Regular Convention,

should in the final analysis be subject to the decision of the Board of
Directors; for in that way, boards and committees which oftentimes
have for years given special study to a certain matter, or which better
than any one else understand their loca] conditions, would be re-
lieved of a very important part of their duties and their responsibility
our Synod who are preeminently qualified for certain work would
refuse to serve on boards, for, after all, the Synod holds them re-
sponsible for the matters entrusted to them.

Your Committee begs leave to submit to an Hon. Synod this
report and awaits Synod’s action.

Tue ComMirrEr on ConstiTUTIONAL Matters.
L. Furersrivcer. Jony H. OC. Frrrz.
J. W. Borune,
Concerning this matter Committee 15 reported : —
In accordance with the resolution passed by the Synod in the’

stitutional Matters to examine and revise the existing regulations
governing the duties, functions, and powers of the Board of Directors
and to formulate such other regulations as may appear necessary or
advisable, which are then to be submitted to the next convention of
Synod for adoption.

This report is before the present convention in Memorials 401
and 402,

In this report the Committee states as its opinion that the duties
of the Board of Directors are sufficiently and clearly stated in Synod’s
Constitution and By-laws. According to the Constitution of Synod
the members of the Board of Directors are: —

1. The legal representatives of Synod;

2. The custodians of.the property of Synod;

3. The general managers and supervisors of all the business af-
fairs of Synod.

Your Committee recommends therefore that the members of
Synod as well as the Board of Directors always keep this threefold
sphere of the Board’s activities in mind and that the members of
Synod carefully avoid committing such matters to the Board of
Directors as do not come within its sphere of activities and that the
Board of Directors carefully avoid accepting, and acting on,. such
matters as are none of its concern, ‘

Thus we shall avoid conflicts and retain the democratic character

of our Synod. Action of Synod.

This report was adopted.