Minute Book
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Minute Book
An account where official proceedings are recorded.
A minute book refers to a book kept by the clerk of a court for recording a summary of all the judicial orders in a proceeding. The records are identified by case numbers.
It also refers to a record of official actions taken at a meeting of a board of directors or of the stockholders of a corporation.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
MINUTE BOOK. A book kept by the clerk or prothonotary of a court, in which minutes of its proceedings are entered. It has been decided that minutes are no part of the record. 1 Ohio R. 268.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.