| Resolution Number: | 1982-A006 |
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| Title: | Amend Constitution Article XI [Alterations or Amendments to the Constitution--Second Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the following proposed amendment having been made known to the several Dioceses and Missionary Dioceses and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe in accordance with Article XI of the Constitution, the 67th General Convention adopt the following amendment to Article XI of the Constitution [Alterations or Amendments to the Consitution] and the renumbering of said Article, to wit:
1. That the present Article XI of the Constitution be renumbered Article XII; and
2. That said Article be amended to read as follows:
No alteration or amendment of this Constitution shall be made unless the same shall be first proposed at one regular meeting of the General Convention and by a Resolve thereof be sent to the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese, and of the Convention of every Missionary Diocese and of the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe to be made known to the Diocesan Convention or the Missionary Diocese Convocation or the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe at its next meeting, and be adopted by the General Convention at its next succeeding regular meeting by a majority of all Bishops, excluding retired Bishops not present, of the whole number of Bishops entitled to vote in the House of Bishops, and by a majority of the Clerical and Lay Deputies of all Dioceses and of all Missionary Dioceses and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe entitled to representation in the House of Deputies, voting by orders, each having the vote provided for in Sec. 4 of Article I.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-17. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Constitution |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A006)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the following proposed amendment having been made known to the several Dioceses and Missionary Dioceses and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe in accordance with Article XI of the Constitution, the 67th General Convention adopt the following amendment to Article XI of the Constitution and the renumbering of said Article, to wit:
1. That the present Article XI of the Constitution be renumbered Article XII; and
2. That said Article be amended to read as follows:
No alteration or amendment of this Constitution shall be made unless the same shall be first proposed at one regular meeting of the General Convention and by a Resolve thereof be sent to the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese, and of the Convention of every Missionary Diocese and of the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe to be made known to the Diocesan Convention or the Missionary Diocese Convocation or the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe at its next meeting, and be adopted by the General Convention at its next succeeding regular meeting by a majority of all Bishops, excluding retired Bishops not present, of the whole number of Bishops entitled to vote in the House of Bishops, and by a majority of the Clerical and Lay Deputies of all Dioceses and of all Missionary Dioceses and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe entitled to representation in the House of Deputies, voting by orders, each having the vote provided for in Sec. 4 of Article I.
On the third day, the Committee on Constitution presented its Report #6 on Resolutions A-2 (I.4: Missionary Dioceses), A-3 (VIII: Missionary Dioceses), and A-6 (XI: Missionary Dioceses).
The Committee recommended adoption of all three resolutions as a consolidated item.
A vote by orders was taken --Ballot #5, Resolution A-2, A-3 and A-6.
The Secretary announced the results of Ballot #5, on Resolution A-2, A-3 and A-6 (Missionary Dioceses):
| Lay: | Yes--108 | No--0 | Divided--0 | |||
| Clergy: | Yes--108 | No--1 | Divided--0 |
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #30)
House of Bishops
On the fourth day, the Secretary read:
HD Message #30--Elimination of Reference to Missionary Dioceses and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe (A-2, A-3, A-6).
The House concurred
(Communicated to House of Deputies in HB Message #64)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 8.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 67th General Convention, 1982, pp. 5-29. |
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| Abstract: | The 67th General Convention amends Constitution Article XI by renumbering it and deleting references to Missionary Dioceses and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe. |
| Notes: | With the addition of the new Article XI [Of the Term "Diocese"], the Constitutional Article formerly numbered XI [Of Amendments to the Constitution] was renumbered XII. The resolution which first proposed this constitutional amendment, 1979-A024, made a series of changes to the constitution regarding the use of the term Diocese. The second readings for these changes were presented in 1982 in a series of separate resolutions. See 1979-A024 for the text of the first reading. |