# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S261
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Constitutional Matters 261

D. Length of Term of Board Members
The term of membership on the Board of Control shall be six
years. No person except the ex-officio members’ shall hold mem-
bership on the same board for more than two consecutive terms.
No member of the Board of Control, the President of the in-
stitution excepted, shall be on the salaried staff of an institution

.of Synod, nor shall he enter into gainful business contracts with

the institution which he represents.

E. Overlapping of Board Membership
The terms of membership on each Board of Control shall be
arranged so that at-any one time at least two shall have had not
less than three years of experience in this service.

F. Personnel of Board of Control

The personnel of the boards of control of all academies, col-
leges, and seminaries — Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, excepted —
shall be as follows: (a) the President of the Synodical District, or
his successor in office, in which the respective institution is located.
(b) A pastor who is a voting member of Synod. (c) Three laymen
who shall be representatives of the constituency which the institu-
tion serves and shall represent as far as possible a diversity of
occupations and professions found in the respective constituency.
(d) The president of the institution shall be a member of the Board
without a vote. (e) The Board shall fill any vacancy occurring in
its membership, and such appointed members shall hold office for
the unexpired term.

G. Board of Control of Concordia Seminary

The personnel of the Board of Control of Concordia Seminary
at St. Louis shall be constituted as follows: (a) One Vice-President
of Synod, selected by the Board of Directors. (b) Two pastors
who are voting members of Synod, and four laymen. Two members
of the Board, one pastor and one layman, shall be chosen from the
St. Louis area, while the remaining members shall be chosen from
Synod at large and shall, as far as possible, represent a diversity of
vocations or professions. (c) The president of the seminary shail
be a member of the Board without a vote. (d) The Board of
Control shall fill any vacancy occurring in its membership, and such
appointed member shall hold office for the unexpired term.

Il. Function of Board of Control
A. General Function
The general function of the Board and its committees shall be
legislative or policy-forming within the limits fixed by Synod.
The Board may act either directly or through committees on any
questions in which its legal responsibilities are involved, such as
the signing of contracts, court action, etc. On other matters the