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224-05GSa DISSOLUTION - GENERAL CONFERENCE CONSTITUTION
AND BYLAWS DELETION
VOTED, To delete the General Conference Constitution and Bylaws, Bylaws, Article XXII—Dissolution, which reads as follows:
ARTICLE XXII—DISSOLUTION
In the event of the dissolution of the General Conference Corporation, any funds remaining after all claims have been satisfied shall be transferred to any tax-exempt religious organization recommended by not less than a two-thirds majority of the Executive Committee and approved by a resolution of not less than three-fourths of the members of the Board of Trustees of the General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists. The dissolution process shall be in harmony with the procedural requirements of all federal and state laws applicable to unincorporated religious associations or religious corporations.
224-05GSb DISSOLUTION - GENERAL CONFERENCE CONSTITUTION
AND BYLAWS ADDITION
VOTED, To add a new Article to the Constitution and Bylaws, Constitution,
Article XIII—Dissolution, to read as follows:
ARTICLE XIII—DISSOLUTION
In the event of the dissolution of the General Conference, any funds or assets remaining after all claims have been satisfied shall be transferred to a Seventh-day Adventist tax-exempt religious entity recommended by the General Conference Executive Committee. The dissolution process shall be in harmony with the requirements of all applicable federal and state laws.
224-05GSc AMENDMENTS - GENERAL CONFERENCE CONSTITUTION
AND BYLAWS AMENDMENT
VOTED, To amend the General Conference Constitution and Bylaws, Constitution, Article XIII—Amendments, to read as follows:
ARTICLE XIV—AMENDMENTS
This Constitution or its Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the delegates present and voting at any session provided that, if it is proposed to amend the Constitution at a special session of the General Conference, notice of such purpose shall be given in the call for that special session.
207-05GS FUNDS - CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS AMENDMENT
VOTED, To amend General Conference Constitution and Bylaws, Bylaws,
Article XVII―Funds, to read as follows:
ARTICLE XVII— FUNDS
Sec. 1. The funds of the General Conference shall be as follows:
a. A percentage of the tithe receipts of the local conference/mission/ field shall be forwarded through the union and division in accordance with the General Conference Working Policy.
b. A percentage of the tithe receipts of the union of churches shall be forwarded to the division in accordance with the General Conference Working Policy.
c. Regular mission offerings.
d. Special gifts. Proceeds from the maturities of planned giving designated for the General Conference.
