LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — undated, Page 3

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Fifth Meeting of the Camittee on Constitutional Matters 17.
this and that the committee has the authority to formulate the wording. However,

where Synod has taken specification, as in connection with the co-ordination plan
for the Board of Directors and in specifying the duties of the Planning Counselor
(Cf. Proceedings 1950, page 514, Section 10, r), such change should be made. It

was agreed that for the word "recommendations" the word "reports" be substituted

in the next edition of the Handbook. .

13. Rather than incorporate interpretations and opinions of the committee
in our report to Synod, it was agreed that Mr. Kuenne compile these and keep a file
of them for our own ready reference from our minutes.

14. It was agreed that a missionary at large, as long as he is not the
regularly called pastor of a voting congregation, does not have a vote at synodi-
cal conventions,

15. Whether the Board of Directors has authority to appropriate money for
a given purpose where Synod itself has not acted or given instructions is a ques-
tion which Synod will have to decide, perhaps by approving such action of the Board
of Directors.

16. No official action was taken on the question whether Districts have the
right to limit the term of their presidents and vice-presidents. This was left for
future formulation, if necessary.

17. The functions of the Committee on Elections were discussed. In answer
to an inquiry it was stated that the use of election booths would not be contrary
to the By-Laws. The Committee on Elections itself should be appointed fram the
elected delegates (Section 1.27). Therefore Section 2,121 should be amended by
inserting after the words "the President" in line two the words "from among the
accredited delegates", A sentence should be added at the end of Section 2,121:
“For this purpose the Committee may appoint tellers and such other help as may be
necessary, who need not be delegates."

18. As to Section 2,113, the words in lines 11 and 12, "this Committee"
should read, "the Committee on Constitutional Matters", Furthermore, it was de-

cided to recommend to Synod to re-arrange Section 2.113 as follows: The first