XVI. ACT ANENT PRECENTOR OR ORGANIST
Edinburgh, 26th May 1931, Session 12.

	The General Assembly declare and enact as follows:-

   1. The appointment of the Precentor or Organist shall be made by the Kirk Session, which must be satisfied as to the Christian character of any applicant before he or she be recognised as eligible.  A precise record of terms of appointment shall be entered in the Minutes of the Kirk Session.
   2. The salary of the Precentor or Organist shall be determined by the Deacons’ Court, Committee of Management, or Congregational Board where such body exists.  In all other cases it shall be fixed by the Kirk Session.
   3. The Kirk Session shall be at liberty to consult the Deacons’ Court, Committee of Management, or Congregational Board with regard to the terms of appointment of the person to be appointed.
   4. In the conduct of public worship the Precentor or Organist shall be under the direction and control of the minister.