# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1941_S267
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

Constitutional Matters 267

Expenses of Convention
a: Synod shall bear one half (50 per cent.) of the net cost of
‘convention, and the host congregations shall bear the remaining
50 per cent.).
b. Synod’s part of the expenses shall be raised by a levy of
half cent. (.005) per communicant member, each District to
le how it will raise its proportionate share; and the District
surer shall remit the share of his District to the Treasurer of
he Convention Committee not later than the month of. March
fore the convention,
“@, The congregations which are host to the convention shall
‘exempt from this levy.
Travel Expenses, Lodging, and Meals
All traveling expenses as well as lodging and meals at the
onvention (whether for synodical or District officials, representa-
es of boards and commissions of Synod, pastoral, teacher, lay,
ind advisory delegates) shall be paid by the boards, circuits, or
ommissions which are represented by the respective delegates or
representatives. This means that the Convention Committee ar-
anges for lodging at hotels, dormitories, or in private homes and
also provides for joint meals while the convention is in session.
“Rates for lodging and meals shall be established, and the delegates
and representatives shall pay the established rates for lodging and
neals when registering prior to the opening of the convention.

Part II

‘We recommend the adoption of the following memorials which
rew out of our study of the Handbook. Some of these also have
‘a bearing on the election, and we therefore hope they can be coh-
‘sidered early in the convention. We realize that our proposed
amendment te Article XIV of the Constitution will have to be sub-
‘mitted to the congregations according to the rule now in force;
* but we hope the convention and the individual delegates will urge

‘the congregations to consider this amendment and then actually
end in their votes, since a majority of voting congregations must
actually vote in order to make this amendment effective.

Amendment to Article XIV of the Constitution of Synod
Wueneas, Changing times and conditions may from time to time
make changes in the Constitution of Synod highly advisable, even
" necessary; and
Wuereas, Experience has shown that congregations fail to
appreciate the duty imposed upon them by Article XIV, Sec-
tion 4; and

Wuereas, Such failure may some day seriously embarrass
Synod; therefore be it