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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 115

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(See Bylaw 5.29)

2.107 Commisison on Constitutional Matters

a. The Commisison on Constitutional Matters
shall be appointed by the President in consultation
with the Vice-Presidents. The commisison shall con-
sist of five members: two pastors, two laymen, and
the Secretary of the Synod. The President shall
appoint one of the Vice-Presidents as an advisory
member. The term of office of the appointed voting
members of the commission shall be 8 years. Except
when itis necessary to fill a vacancy for the remainder
of an unexpired term, only one voting member may be
appointed in any 2-year period.

b. All reports, overtures, and resolutions to the
Synod asking for changes of or amendments to the
Constitution of the Synod or which in any manner
affect the Constitution or Bylaws shall be submitted
to the Commission on Constitutional Matters in order
that it may examine their content and language as to
their agreement with the Constitution and Bylaws of
the Synod.

c. The commisison shall be represented at the
meetings of the floor committee appointed to consider
consitutional matters at the convention of the Synod.

d. The commission shall immediately after each
convention of the Synod revise the synodical HAND—
BOOK to bring it into harmony with the resolutions
or changes adopted by the convention.

e. The commission shall interpret the Synod’s
Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions upon the re-
quest of a member (congregation, clergyman, or
teacher), official, board, commission, or agency of the
Synod. An opinion rendered by the commission shall
be binding on the question decided unless and until it
is overruled by a synodical convention.

f. The commisison shall maintain a parallel edi-
tion of the HANDBOOK reflecting the current regula-
tions and those immediately preceding.

g. The commission shall maintain a file of the
articles of incorporation (or articles of association)
and bylaws and regulations of all Districts of the

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5.77 Eligibility

(Same as present 4.57 except for paragraph 2)

2. men who are graduates of the Synod’s colleges,
whose names appear on the roster of the Synod as
teacher members of the Synod, and who have had at
least five years of successful experience as a Lutheran
teacher or director of Christian education and are in
good standing in a congregation of the Synod:

5.79 Publication of Applicant’s Request
(Same as present 4.59)

5.81 Program of Instruction

(Same as present 4.61 except for paragraph b 3)

3. graduates of the Synod's colleges who have had
at least five years of successful experience as a
Lutheran teacher or director of Christian education.

5.83 Certificate of Eligibility
(Same as present 4.63)

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2.513 Functions

It shall be the function of the Commission on
Appeals to handle appeals from decisions of Com-
missions on Adjudication in the general Synod and in
the Districts according to procedures detailed else-
where in these Bylaws.

3. Commission on Constitutional Matters
2.521 Membership

The Commisison on Constitutional Matters shall
consist of five voting members. The President in
consultation with the Vice-Presidents shall appoint
two pastors and two laypersons, who shall be lawyers,
for six-year terms, renewable once. The Secretary of
the Synod shall serve as the fifth member and
secretary of the commission.

2.523 Functions

The commission shall—

a. examine all reports and overtures to the Synod
asking for amendments to the Constitution and
Bylaws of the Synod or which in any manner affect
the Constitution and Bylaws, to determine their
agreement in content and language with the Consti-
tution and Bylaws of the Synod;

b. be represented at the meetings of the floor
committees considering constitutional matters at the
convention of the Synod;

c. revise the synodical Handbook immediately
after each convention of the Synod to bring it into
harmony with the resolutions or changes adopted by
the convention;

d. interpret the Synod’s Constitution, Bylaws,
and resolutions upon the written request of amember
(congregation, clergyman, or teacher), official, board,
commission, or agency of the Synod. Such a request
may be accompanied by a request for an appearance
before the commission. An opinion rendered by the
commission shall be binding on the question decided
unless and until it is overruled by a synodical
convention;

e. maintain a complete file of succeeding Hand-
books so that a comparison can be made between
current regulations and those immediately preceding;

f. maintain a file of the articles of incorporation
and bylaws and regulations of all Districts of the
Synod; examine in advance the articles of incorpora-