The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

The House of Deputies Committee on Structure presented its Report #20 on Resolution A143 (Relocation of the Archives of The Episcopal Church) and moved adoption.

Original Text of Resolution:

(A143)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 75th General Convention hereby:

1. Authorize and direct the Board of the Archives and the Archives Strategy Committee heretofore established by Executive Council, as the same may from time to time be comprised, to investigate, evaluate and adopt a plan, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, to relocate the Archives of The Episcopal Church to a site within the United States appropriate to and which will be adequate for the present and future needs of the Archives of this Church, as contemplated by Canon I.5., and those using the resources of the Archives to be completed on or before January 1, 2010;
2. Authorize the Board of the Archives and the said Archives Strategy Committee, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, to commence a fund-raising case and campaign for the costs of planning, construction, relocation and endowment of an archives facility for The Episcopal Church; and
3. Authorize the Board of the Archives, upon the advice and consent of Executive Council, to incorporate under the State of New York Not-for-Profit Corporation Law and to seek 501(c)(3) recognition under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; provided, however, that the Articles of Incorporation shall include a dissolution provision conforming with the laws of the State of New York and the Internal Revenue Code that upon dissolution, extinction or the winding up of its affairs, all assets and property of said corporation would be assigned, transferred and paid over to or for the benefit of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #78)