BUSINESS PRACTICE AND ACCOUNTS FOR COOPERATIVE STORES. 3 

 CORPORATE RECORDS. 



MINUTES. 



The minutes should constitute a faithful record of all important 

 documents, such as the articles of association and by-laws, as well as. 

 a complete record of every meeting of the association. They should 

 be kept in perfect chronological order, every record properly dated 

 and indexed. Nothing should be entered on the minutes until it is 

 properly acted upon by the association, and, as evidence of such 

 action, in every case the minutes should be countersigned by the 

 president. Form 1 will be found convenient. 



Form 1.— MINUTES. 



June 1, 1915. 



Minutes of a preliminary meeting of citizens of interested in 



the organization of a cooperative store. 



The following members of Union No. — met in — ^ at , 



June 1, 1915, at 3 o'clock. 



There were present A, B, C, D, etc. 



Mr. John Doe was elected chairman and Mr. James Smith secre- 

 tary. 



After considerable informal discussion, the following resolutions 

 were unanimously adopted : 



(1) That it is the sense of the meeting that a cooperative associ- 

 ation should be organized for the purpose of conducting a retail 

 store of general merchandise. 



(2) That a committee of three be appointed to make a prelimi- 

 nary canvass for membership, and to report at the next meeting. 



(3) That a committee of three be appointed to take the neces- 

 sary preliminary steps toward organization, and to report at the 

 next meeting. 



(4) That the committee on organization be authorized tf> employ 

 legal counsel in drafting the articles of association and by-laws 

 and in perfecting the organization. 



The meeting adjourned at 5 o'clock, to meet at the same place at 

 3 o'clock, June 8, 1915. 



Approved: 

 John Doe, 



Chairman. 



Attest : 



James Smith, 



Secretary. 



Preliminary 

 meeting. 



Place. 

 Time. 



Attendance. 



Officers. 



Resolutions. 



Cooperative 

 store to be 

 started. 



Membership 

 committee. 



Committee on 

 constitution 

 and by-laws. 



Legal counsel 

 for organizing. 



