[Constitutiones synodales ecclesiae Constantiensis, 1481]

...for one month, shall be deprived of their deaneries automatically upon the expiration of the aforementioned month. Their chamberlain shall be bound to summon the chapter brothers for the election of another dean and to choose another dean for them. But if the chamberlain neglects to do this within fifteen days after the lapse of the said month, he shall be automatically suspended from the office of divine services.

Concerning the same.

¶ Furthermore, we command this constitution to all and singular deans subject to us: that they notify and write down for us or our vicar the notorious excesses, and especially those by which the Church is scandalized, of any holders of benefices or other clerics within their deanery, within two months from the time of their knowledge. If anyone neglects to do this and this statute is not effectively executed, he shall be punished and fined by us or our vicar with a worthy penalty, beyond the indignation of Almighty God which he incurs. Scandalous excesses are: manifest theft by a priest, homicide, scandalous fornication of the clergy, and anything so notorious that it cannot be hidden by any evasion. ¶ Also, if a cleric who has been excommunicated by letter publicly celebrates in the form of the Church or ministers by reading the Gospel or an Epistle. ¶ Also, if a cleric manifestly exercises usury. ¶ Also, if a cleric of any grade, after the dean's warning, notoriously involves himself in taverns, brothels, and illicit and litigious acts where quarrels [arise].

Concerning the same.

¶ Furthermore, we ordain that no one elected or to be elected as rural dean of our diocese, not yet confirmed, shall presume to exercise the office of dean before obtaining his confirmation from us or our vicar, or to name or write himself as dean, or to act as such in any way. We wish the form of the oath to be taken by every dean in his confirmation to be as follows, according to the custom brought to our notice and long observed: ¶ First, he shall swear that he will reverently execute the mandates of our vicar and our officials for the time being, and will be faithful to us in those things; and that he will faithfully exercise the office to which he has been elected without deceit and fraud. ¶ Also, that he shall keep the synodal statutes with him and, as far as evident necessity or impediment allows, will publish them to his brothers at least twice a year for their understanding; and that he will inviolably observe them and cause them to be observed by others as much as is in him, with deceit and fraud removed; and moreover, that he will correct the excesses of his brothers as far as it pertains to him. ¶ And he shall not delay to report to us, or our vicar, or our official, those who are incorrigible for the excesses for which they ought to be reported.

Concerning the same.

Furthermore, although by the concession of our predecessors and also our own, it has long been tolerated that the faculty of providing suitable persons for vacant churches for a month from the day of the vacancy belongs to the deans of the places,