The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1985-A016 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Amend Canon I.8.7 [Powers of the Provincial Synod] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Title I, Canon 8, Sec. 7 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7. Each Diocese and Area Mission within the Province shall be entitled to representation in the Provincial House of Deputies by Presbyters or Deacons canonically resident in the Diocese or Area Mission, and Lay Persons, confirmed adult communicants of this Church in good standing, but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese or Area Mission, in such number as the Provincial Synod, by Ordinance, may provide. Each Diocese or Area Mission shall determine the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 512. |
|---|
Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons |
|---|---|
| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Canons |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(A016)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Title I, Canon 8, Sec. 7 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7. Each Diocese and Area Mission within the Province shall be entitled to representation in the Provincial House of Deputies by Presbyters or Deacons canonically resident in the Diocese or Area Mission, and Lay Persons, confirmed adult communicants of this Church in good standing, but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese or Area Mission, in such number as the Provincial Synod, by Ordinance, may provide. Each Diocese or Area Mission shall determine the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
Seconded by the Bishop of Arkansas.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #52)
House of Deputies
The Committee on Canons presented its Report #16 on A016 (Amend Canon I.8.7) and moved that the House concur with HB Message #52.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #131)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 12.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 3-20. |
|---|---|
| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention amends Canon Title I.8.7 to state that diocesan lay representatives to provincial Houses of Deputies must be confirmed adults. |
| Notes: | The number of the canon amended by this resolution was altered by Resolution 1985-A076. The canon was renumbered as Canon Title I.9.7. |