| Resolution Number: | 1991-A208 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon I.1.4 [Add (c): Forum for General Convention Reporting]c |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon I.1.4 be amended by adding the following new clause (c):
(c) It shall be the responsibility of each Diocese to provide a forum in which the Deputies to the General Convention from that jurisdiction have opportunity to report.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Phoenix, 1991 (New York: General Convention, 1992), p. 300. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Structure |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A208)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Canon I.1.4 be amended by adding the following new clause (c):
(c) It shall be the responsibility of each Diocese to provide a forum in which the Deputies to the General Convention from that jurisdiction have opportunity to report.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #108)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Structure presented its Report #11 on House of Deputies Message #108 on Resolution A208 (Amend Canon I.1.4 [Diocesan Forum for GC Reporting]) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #258)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 18.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church, Reports to the 70th General Convention, 1991, pp. 479-496. |
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| Abstract: | The 70th General Convention amends Canon Title I.1.4 to require diocesan forums in which General Convention deputies can report. |