The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1976-D100 |
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| Title: | Amend Constitution Article I.4 [House of Deputies--First Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the 65th General Convention amend Article I., Section 4 of the Constitution of the Episcopal Church in the following manner:
In line 5, eliminate the words "having domicile in the Diocese" and insert the words "in good standing in the Diocese but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese."
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-76. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Constitution |
House of Deputies
On the Ninth Day, Deputy Scribner (Maine) presented Report #16 of the Committee on Constitution and moved the adoption of Resolution D-100 as follows:
Whereas, in 1972 it was the action of the Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts to remove the requirement for lay deputies to General Convention to have domicile in said Diocese and to require only that they be communicants of the Diocese which they represent in the House of Deputies; and
Whereas, the Diocesan Convention of Massachusetts in 1973 restored the requirement of domicile in the Diocese in order to conform to the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church; and
Whereas, the domicile requirement not only disenfranchises those communicants of border parishes throughout the Church who do not live within their respective Dioceses from serving as lay deputies to General Convention, but also deprives said Dioceses of available leadership on the Diocesan and National levels; therefore, be it.
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, that the 65th General Convention amend Article I., Section 4 of the Constitution of the Episcopal Church in the following manner:
In line 5, eliminate the words "having domicile in the Diocese" and insert the words "in good standing in the Diocese but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese."
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #116)
House of Bishops
On the Ninth Day, the Secretary read Message #116 from the House of Deputies.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #170)
| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention amends Constitution Article I.4 to remove the domiciliary requirement for lay deputies. |
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