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link at “Diocesan Constitution & Canons” Southern Ohio: Ohio link at Resources page, under “Constitution and Canons of the Diocese” Southern Virginia: Virginia link at Governance page, under “Constitution & Canons” Southwest Florida: Florida
The Ohio Supreme Court holds that "the Ohio Constitution is a document of independent force," however. Ohio courts are free to grant Ohioans greater rights than those afforded under federal law. [11] Additionally, the Ohio Constitution contains several rights not found in the U.S. Constitution.
Constitution and Canons, together with the Rules of Order for the Government of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, otherwise known as The Episcopal Church. New York: Church Publishing, Inc., 2006. Hartmann, Wilfried & Kenneth Pennington, eds.
The Constitution of Ohio is the foremost source of state law. Laws may be enacted through the initiative process. Legislation is enacted by the Ohio General Assembly, published in the Laws of Ohio, and codified in the Ohio Revised Code.
1802 Ohio Constitution: 1st Ohio General Assembly: March 1, 1803 [2] December 4, 1803 January 1803 [3] 2nd Ohio General Assembly: December 5, 1803 December 2, 1804
Ecclesiastical Ordinances is the title of the foundation rules, or constitution, of the Reformed Church in Geneva, written by John Calvin in 1541. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] They were revised in 1561. [ 6 ]
The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.With the exception of the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons, it is the ultimate authority in the Episcopal Church, being the bureaucratic facility through which the collegial function of the episcopate is exercised.
The second constitution of Ohio, effective in 1851, took away the power of the General Assembly to choose the state's executive officers, granting that right to the voters. A complicated formula apportioned legislators to Ohio counties and the number of seats in the legislative houses varied from year-to-year. [5]