ained ▁by ▁him ▁were ▁to ▁receive ▁again ▁the ▁lay ing ▁on ▁of ▁hands , ▁the ▁ordin ations ▁performed ▁by ▁Mel it ius ▁being ▁therefore ▁regarded ▁as ▁invalid . ▁C ler gy ▁ord ained ▁by ▁Mel it ius ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁yield ▁preced ence ▁to ▁those ▁ord ained ▁by ▁Alexander , ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁without ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Alexander . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁non - M el it ian ▁bishop ▁or ▁ecc les i astic , ▁the ▁vac ant ▁see ▁might ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁a ▁Mel it ian , ▁provided ▁he ▁was ▁worthy ▁and ▁the ▁popular ▁election ▁were ▁rat ified ▁by ▁Alexander . ▁As ▁to ▁Mel it ius ▁himself , ▁epis cop al ▁rights ▁and ▁pr er og atives ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁him . ▁These ▁m ild ▁measures , ▁however , ▁were ▁in ▁vain ; ▁the ▁Mel iti ans ▁joined ▁the ▁Ari ans ▁and ▁caused ▁more ▁diss ension ▁than ▁ever , ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁worst ▁enemies ▁of ▁Ath anas ius . ▁The ▁Mel iti ans ▁ultimately ▁died ▁out ▁around ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁fifth ▁century . ▁ ▁Prom ul g ation ▁of ▁canon ▁law ▁▁ ▁The ▁council ▁prom ul g ated ▁twenty ▁new ▁church ▁laws , ▁called ▁can ons , ▁( though ▁the ▁exact ▁number ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁debate ), ▁that ▁is , ▁un ch anging ▁rules ▁of ▁discipline . ▁The ▁twenty ▁as ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Nic ene ▁and ▁Post - N ic ene ▁F athers ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁▁ 1 .