Constitution metadata
- Article
- Article IV
- Source pages
- p. 12
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Relevant when convention action touches corporate authority, property, legacies, or donations.
LCMS Constitution
Article IV: Powers
Identifies legal powers related to Synodical corporate entities and property.
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Official Handbook Source Text
Article IV: Powers
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 12.
This page reproduces text from the 2023 LCMS Handbook for study and navigation. Readers should verify procedural, legal, parliamentary, or governance questions against the official LCMS Handbook and appropriate LCMS authorities.
Article IV Powers
The Synod in convention is empowered to and has formed corporate entities which shall have legal powers:
1. To purchase, hold, administer, and sell property of every description in the interest of the Synod;
2. To accept, hold, administer, and, if deemed advisable, dispose of legacies, donations, commercial papers, and legal documents of every description in the interest of its work.
