12. They shall divide the entire Church into Districts, according to the number of active Bishops.
13. The Bishops shall choose their own work.
14. They shall change their Districts at least every four years.
15. Any Bishop elected since 1873 shall be automatically retired at the General Conference nearest his seventieth birthday.
16. No Bishop shall be treasurer or custodian of an Educational or General Church moneys.
17. A Bishop shall not raise or cause to be raised, collect or cause to be collected, or receive any public donations from any Annual Conference or Conferences in the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.
18. The Bishop shall be President of the Board of Trustees of all schools and colleges located in his district.
CHAPTER IX.
PRESIDING ELDERS
Ques. 1. What are the duties of a Presiding Elder?
Ans. 1. To travel through his appointed District, in order to preach and superintend the spiritual and temporal affairs of the Church.