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Since the object of the minutes is to keep a record of what is done, an amended main motion may be entered in the form in which it was adopted without giving its original form and the amendments. Unless the proceedings are published the debates should not be entered. The duty of the secretary is mainly to record what is done by the assembly, and not what is said by the members. The name of the member who introduced a main motion is usually recorded, but not the name of the seconder.

The Form of the Minutes may be as follows: