# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1944_S221
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Constitutional Matters 221

utive official’ of Synod or of any of its Districts shall be a
ember of a Board of Appeals. A Visitor shall be considered to
ye'suchian official. A teacher may be elected in place of a layman,
‘2, Members of the respective Boards of Appeals shall be elected
jn accordance with the rules governing elections for terms of six
years, in such manner that at least one of the clerical members

Synodical Board and at least one of the lay members of each Board
shall be elected every three years. No member shall serve suc-
cessively for more than two terms. The nominees failing of elec-
tion shall serve as alternates.

3. Vacancies, either permanent or temporary, shall be filled
- by alternates chosen by the Board. Should there be-no alternates
* available, the Board may choose any eligible member of Synod
‘, to fill the vacancy.

4, Each Board of Appeals shall elect a chairman, a vice-chair-
man, and a secretary. Meetings shall be called by the secretary
“ wpon instructions from the chairman.

: 5. A member of a Board of Appeals shall be disqualified to act
, if he is directly or indirectly involved in any proceedings before
. the Board. If any party to a proceeding regards any member. of
the Board as disqualified, he shall so advise the Board, giving his
reasons therefor, and the Board shall determine whether such
reason is. sufficient:

:. 6, If one member of a District Board of Appeals or two mem-
bers of the Synodical Board of Appeals die, resign, or become
: unable to serve after proceedings have begun, the remaining mem-
“bers of a Board may nevertheless continue the proceedings and
. render a decision; if a larger number shall die, resign, or become

‘begin the proceedings anew.
7. If the term of any member of a Board shall expire while
a case is pending and he shall not be reelected, his term shall

ment has been rendered.

Article I. Jurisdiction of Boards

. A. DIsTRICT Boarps Original Cases

: a. When any. member of Synod (congregation, pastor, or
- teacher), voting: or advisory, is charged. -with any action which ac-
cording to Article XIII of the Constitution of Synod may lead to

him according to'the Word of God.

oféach District Board and two of the clerical members of the.

unable’ to serve, it shall be necessary to appoint alternates and =

- continue: for the purpose of that particular case until final judg-

expulsion from Synod, “the officials of the District shall deal with