TITLE IV
Miscellaneous

CANON I: Rules of Order and Procedure in the Convention

The Rules of Order of the last preceding Annual Convention shall be in force until altered by the Convention, and the procedure of the business in Convention shall be carried on in accordance therewith.

CANON II: Amendments

SECTION 1. All proposed amendments or additions to the Constitution, Canons of the Diocese, and Rules of Order, shall be sent to the Chairperson of the Committee on Constitution and Canons no later than six (6) months prior to the next meeting of Convention; said proposals to be studied by the Committee and its recommendations submitted to the Clergy and Secretaries of Vestries no later than four (4) months prior to the meeting of the Convention; and revisions, if any, to such recommendations as are received from Clergy and Secretaries of Vestries no later than three (3) months prior to being submitted to the Clergy and Secretaries of Vestries no later than two (2) months prior to the meeting of Convention.

SECTION 2. All proposals to amend the Canons of the Diocese, presented to the Convention other than as provided for in Section 1, shall be referred, without debate, to the Committee on Constitution and Canons for its consideration and report. No existing Canon shall be changed, and no new Canon shall be enacted at the Convention at which the change or the enactment may be proposed, except by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of the delegates then present.

CANON III: Of Terminology Used in These Canons

SECTION 1. Whenever the term "Church" is used without qualification in these Canons, it shall be understood to refer to The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, otherwise known as The Episcopal Church.

SECTION 2. Whenever the term "Diocese", or some form of that term, is used without qualification in these Canons, it shall be understood to refer to the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.

SECTION 3. Whenever the term "Bishop" is used without qualification in these Canons, it shall be understood to refer to the Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, otherwise known as the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.

SECTION 4. Whenever the term "Presbyter" is used in these Canons, it shall be understood to refer to an ordained priest of the Episcopal Church.

SECTION 5. Whenever the term "Vicar" is used in these Canons, it shall be understood to refer to an ordained priest of the Episcopal Church who serves under the direction, and at the pleasure, of the Bishop.

SECTION 6. Whenever the term "alienate," or some tense or form of that term, is used in these Canons, it shall be understood to mean to sell or give.

SECTION 7. Whenever the term "encumber," or some tense or form of that term, is used in these Canons, it shall be understood to mean to borrow against, or use as security or collateral for a loan, such as a mortgage.

SECTION 8. Whenever the term "Order(s)" is used in these Canons, it shall be understood to mean a group or class of people, either clergy or lay.

CANON IV: Repeal

Any Canon, portion of a Canon, or prior resolution of Convention, which conflicts with the provisions of these Canons, is hereby repealed.

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