Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of Illinois

Excerpt from The Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the Diocese of Illinois: Adopted at the Convention Held in St. Paul's Church, Peoria, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd October, 1857 ARTICLE XVII. Assessments. This Convention shall have power to raise money by tax or assessment on the churches in union with it, by canon or by special vote, for the necesary and proper expenses of the Diocese represented by them, viz.: for defraying the incidental expenses of the convention; for the charges of the General Convention; for the support of the Episcopate; for ecclesiastical trials and discipline; or any other demands which from time to time the Convention may approve and direct. The Convention shall also have the right to impose such penalty as they may see fit within their lawful power, for the neglect to pay such assessments when imposed. Article XVIII. Alterations of the Constitution. The mode of altering this Constitution shall be as follows: A proposition for amendment shall be introduced in writing and considered in the Convention ; and, if approved of, shall lie over to the next Convention ; and if again approved of in that Convention by a majority of the two orders, voting separately, the change shall take place, and the Constitution so altered shall be valid and obligatory. Article XIX. All previous Constitutions of this convention are hereby annulled and repealed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.