Constitution, Rules of Order, and Canons

Revised, May 2009

 

Entire Document (50 pages)

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Individual Sections:

 

Act of Incorporation 1903 and Amendment 1950 (4 pages)

Constitution (1 page)

Rules of Order (2 pages)

Canon 1: Composition of the Synod (7 pages)

Canon 2: Meetings of Synod (1 page)

Canon 3: Conduct of Elections by Synod (3 pages)

Canon 4: Resolutions and Notices of Motion for Presentation to Synod (1 page)

Canon 5: The Diocesan Council (3 pages)

Canon 6: Election of a Bishop (6 pages)

Canon 7: The Administrator (1 page)

Canon 8: The Commissary (1 page)

Canon 9: Legal Officers (1 page)

Canon 10: Duties of Officers (1 page)

Canon 11: Appointment and Licensing of Clergy and Lay Workers to Work in the Diocese (5 pages)

Canon 12: Retirement Age of Bishops, Clergy and Lay Workers (1 page)

Canon 13: Pension Fund (1 page)

Canon 14: Group Insurance (1 page)

Canon 15: Provision of Houses for Clergy or Payment in Lieu Thereof (1 page)

Canon 16: Regions, Parishes, and Congregations (5 pages)

Canon 17: Memorials in Churches (1 page)

Canon 18: Cemeteries and Graveyards (3 pages) 

Canon 19: Finance (2 pages)

Canon 20: Purchase, Sale and Title to Real Property (1 page)

Canon 21: The Seal of the Synod (1 page)

Canon 22: Discipline (2 pages)

Canon 23: Divorce and Marriage (1 page)

Canon 24: Amendment of Canons (1 page)

Canon 25: Provisions of Canons Versus Provisions of Constitutions (1 page) 

Canon 26: Provision for Relief from Compliance with Certain Canons for Parishes
Participating in "Shared Ministries"
(1 page)