LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1967, Page 118

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118 CONSTITUTIONAL. MATTERS

Synod, distributed among the constituent congregations in
such number as may be determined upon from time to time
by the Bylaws of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod,
and only such delegates shall be entitled to a vote at the
meetings of the corporation.

Article 1V Meetings

This corporation: shall have general synodical meetings
once in every two years, or as often as may be determined
by resolution of said corporation. Special meetings may be
called in such manner as may be provided by the Constitu-
tion or Bylaws of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.

Article V Officers

The officers of this corporation shall consist of a President,

Vice-Presidents as specified by the Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
- The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be com-
prised of the President, the Secretary, and the Treasurer
of the corporation and such additional directors as shall be
elected from time to time in accordance with the Bylaws
of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.

The officers and members of the Board of Directors shall
be elected at the general meetings of the corporation for
such terms as shall be specified by the Bylaws of The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod and shall serve until their
successors are duly elected and have qualified.

Article VI Property

This corporation shall have power to acquire by gift,
grant, demise, devise, bequest, purchase, or otherwise, prop-
erty of every kind and description, real, personal, or mixed;
to hold and use such property and deal with, or dispose of,
any or all such property by sale, exchange, or gift, when
necessary or expedient to carry out the objects and purposes
of the corporation; to receive, maintain, and administer en-
dowments, legacies, pension funds, retirement funds, and
such other general or trust funds as may be necessary for
the operation of said corporation or for the accomplishment
of its purposes; provided that all such property shall be
acquired, dealt with, or disposed of in a manner not in
conflict with the laws of the State of Missouri or of the laws
of any State in which said property is Jocated.

Article VII Bylaws

This corporation shall have and make such Bylaws as
may be necessary to accomplish its purposes and shall have
power to create such offices, committees, and other subordi-
nate bodies as may be necessary to accomplish its general
and special objects.
Article VII Amendments

Amendments to these Articles of Incorporation may be
made at any time at a regularly called meeting of this
corporation by a majority of the voting delegates present at
such meeting, provided such amendments are not inconsis-
tent with the Constitution or the laws of the United States
or the State of Missouri.

Action: Adopted without a dissenting vote.

(Motion made by Mr. Edwin Schiewe of the Northern
Illinois District and seconded by Pastor Werner Jurgens of
the Ohio District.)

To Decline Overture 5-36 Proposing to Poll
Congregations on Proposed Major Changes
Prior to Convention Action
RESOLUTION 5-03
Overture 5-36 (CW, pp. 132—133) _
_ Wuereas, The proposals of Overture 5-36 are ex-

tremely cumbersome and would be costly to administer;
and 0-200 :

Wuereas, The Constitution and Bylaws of The Lu-
theran Church — Missouri Synod adequately protect the
rights of the local congregation in the Synod’s form of
representative government; therefore be it

Resolved, That Overture 5-36 be declined.
Action: Adopted.

To Change Election Procedures, Especially
_ for Vice-Presidents
RESOLUTION 5-04

Overture 5-28 (CW, pp. 128—130)

Pursuant to Resolution 17-01 of the Detroit conven-
tion to study improvements in the election methods and
techniques of the Synod in convention, a special com-
mittee on election methods and techniques proposed to
this convention a revised wording for Handbook sections
2.123 to 2.137.

Your floor committee presents the following resolu-
tion, which contains the essence of the proposed wording
of the special committee; therefore be it

Resolved, That the convention amend sections
2.123—2.137 to read as follows:

2.123 Order of Election of Executive Officers and Board of
Directors ,

a. The President, the First Vice-President, and the other
Vice-Presidents shall be elected in that order and in the
manner hereinafter provided.

b. After the election of the President and the Vice-
Presidents, a ballot shall be. submitted listing the candidates
for Secretary, Treasurer, and the elective members of the
Board of Directors. Their elections shall thereafter be con-
ducted as hereinafter prescribed.

2.125 Majority and Plurality of Votes

A majority of all votes cast shall be required to elect the
President, the Vice-Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer,
and the elective members of the Board of Directors. For all
other elections a plurality shall be sufficient.

2.127 Nominations for President ;

Nominations for the office of President shall be made by
direct nominating ballot, which shall be taken no later than
the second business session. Each voting delegate shall be
entitled to make one nomination.

2.129 Candidates for the Office of President

a. Candidates for the office of President shall be the five
persons who receive the greatest number of nominations in
the nominating balloting. .

b. If any one person shall be nominated by seventy-five
percent or more of the nominating ballots, he shall be de-
clared elected. :

2.131 Election of President

Each voting delegate shall be entitled to cast a vote for
one candidate. If no candidate receives a majority of the
votes cast, the one receiving the smallest number of votes
shall be eliminated and a further vote taken. Such pro-
cedure shall be continued until one candidate receives a
majority of the votes cast.

2.133 Nomination and Election of First Vice-President

The First Vice-President shall be nominated and elected
in the same manner as the President.

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