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LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1926, Sheet 206

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Luth. Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States. 1926. 9205

Ree Wed, That we amend the by-laws of the constitution, Ar-
11, Chapter B, § 6, to read as follows: —

‘86. Der Praeses ernennt Revisionskommissionen, die die Kas-
buecher aller Synodalkommissionen und -behoerden jaehrlich zu
fen und den Befund ihrer Pruefung der von der Synode erwaehl-
Revisionskommission schriftlich zu uebermitteln haben. Glieder
ler Revisionskommissionen sollen nicht zu gleicher Zeit Glieder der
Kommission oder Behoerde sein, deren Kassenbuecher sie pruefen.
Fuer die Revision der Buecher des Kassierers der Synode und des
leneralagenten des Concordia Publishing House erwaehlt die Synode
elbst eine Revisionskommission, die alljaehrlich eine Revision vor-
nehmen hat.”

“$6, The President shall appoint auditing committees, which
shall annually audit the books of all synodical boards and committees
‘and report such audit in writing to the Board of Auditors elected by
the. Synod. Members of auditing committees shall not be members
of the respective board or committee whose books they are to audit.
The Synod itself shall elect the auditing committee which annually
4s to audit the books of the Treasurer of Synod and those of the
‘Manager of Concordia Publishing House.” And be it finally

_ Resolved, That we adopt as §2 of Article 6 of the Regulations
for the Board of Auditors the following: —

“82. Die Revisionskommission soll alljaehrlich einen umfas-
senden Bericht ueber alle Revisionen an das Board of Directors
machen.”

“$2. The Board of Auditors shall annually make a comprehen-
sive report on all audits to the Board of Directors of Synod.”

Respectfully submitted,
Wituiam Scouuake. ARnotp Aspen. Epnwarp W. JAEGER.

Action.

Recommendations A, B, and OC were adopted without change.
BY Recommendation D was adopted with the addition: “This regulation
to become effective for all synodical institutions July 1, 1926, and
- for all other boards and commissions February 1, 1927.
Recommendations E and F were adopted unchanged.

The following recommendation of the committee was also
E-’ adopted: “Resolved, That paragraph 3 of the regulations for the
* Board of Auditors (p.42 of the Synodical Handbook) be repealed,
» and that to paragraph 6 in the By-Laws, “Duties of the President”
E (Synodical Handbook, p.19), the following sentence be added after
the words “elected by Synod”: “Members of auditing committees
shall not be members of the respective board or committee whose
books they are to audit.”