| Resolution Number: | 1982-A026 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon I.1.1 [Of Testimonials for Deputies to General Convention] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Title I, Canon 1, Sec. 1(c) be amended to read as follows:
(c) In order to aid the Secretary in preparing the record specified in Clause (a), it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese to forward to him, as soon as may be practicable, a copy of the latest Journal of the Diocesan Convention, together with a certified copy of the testimonials of members aforesaid, and a duplicate copy of such testimonials. He shall also forward a duplicate copy of such testimonials to the Standing Committee of the Diocese in which the General Convention is next to meet. Where testimonials are received for persons from jurisdictions which have not previously been represented in General Convention, the Secretary shall ascertain that the applicable provisions of Article V, Section 1 of the Constitution have been complied with prior to such persons being permitted to take their seats in the House.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-71. |
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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 Canons |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A026)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Title I, Canon 1, Sec. 1(c) be amended to read as follows:
(c) In order to aid the Secretary in preparing the record specified in Clause (a), it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese to forward to him, as soon as may be practicable, a copy of the latest Journal of the Diocesan Convention, together with a certified copy of the testimonials of members aforesaid, and a duplicate copy of such testimonials. He shall also forward a duplicate copy of such testimonials to the Standing Committee of the Diocese in which the General Convention is next to meet. Where testimonials are received for persons from jurisdictions which have not previously been represented in General Convention, the Secretary shall ascertain that the applicable provisions of Article V, Section 1 of the Constitution have been complied with prior to such persons being permitted to take their seats in the House.
The Committee recommended that the resolution be adopted without amendment.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #58)
House of Bishops
House of Bishops
On the fifth day, the Secretary read:
HD Message #58 --A-26, Testimonials.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #113)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 9.
| 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 Canon Title I.1.1 to eliminate the requirement to notify a General Convention host diocese of the elections and credentials of deputies. |