Title IV: Other Canons

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Canon 1: Of Non-Discrimination
Canon 2: Of Business Methods in Church Affairs
Canon 3: Of the Enactment, Amendment, and Repeal of the Canons

Canon 1: Of Non-Discrimination

Sec. 1. The non-discrimination provision in this Diocese shall be as those provided in the applicable Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church.

Canon 2: Of Business Methods in Church Affairs

Sec. 1. Every Parish, Aided Parish, Diocesan Organization, and Institution shall observe the standard business methods set forth in the applicable Canons of The Episcopal Church.

Sec. 2. The Diocesan Council shall, from time to time, establish by resolution:

(a) supplementary business practice guidelines; and

(b) procedures for carrying into effect the Canons of The Episcopal Church relating to business methods in church affairs.

All such resolutions shall, upon adoption by the Diocesan Council, be deemed to be incorporated into this Canon.

Canon 3: Of the Enactment, Amendment, and Repeal of the Canons

Sec. 1. No new Canon shall be enacted, nor existing Canon be amended or repealed, except by a majority vote of the Delegates at a meeting of a Convention, and provided that the following requirements are met:

(a) The proposed change(s) shall have been sent to the Committee on Canons no fewer than three months prior to the Convention for its review and recommendations.

(b) The Committee on Canons shall have sent its recommendation on the proposed change(s) to the Bishop and to Vestries or Bishop’s Committees no fewer than thirty days prior to the Convention.

Sec. 2. A Convention may consider a proposed change in the Canons on one-day notice and without complying with the requirements of Section 1 above, provided that the Convention shall approve such consideration by a two-thirds majority vote. Changes proposed under this Section 2 shall require a two-thirds majority vote for approval.

Sec. 3. The Committee on Canons shall be appointed by the Bishop, and shall have at least two members of the clergy and two members of the laity in membership.

Sec. 4. Every proposal to amend a Canon shall set out the entire section(s) of the Canon which is affected by the amendment with the new language clearly delineated. A proposal to enact a new Canon or repeal an existing Canon shall set out the entire Canon to be enacted or repealed.