Dossier 23 - Court book Z

1 volume

Minutes are unsigned; minutes are given for ordinary court meetings, special courts, court meetings for the election of corporation officers, courts for the election of master and wardens, pension courts, courts for the election of stockkeepers and treasurer and courts to distribute Mr Cater's charity.

Typical order of entries for ordinary court meetings is: place, date and time of court meeting; list of those present, consisting of the master, wardens and assistants; approval of the orders of court from the preceding ordinary court meeting; report of deaths, when relevant; choosing of wardens and assistants; resolutions, including those relating to recommendations and reports of committees and applications to the company; administration of English Stock shares; payment of, and election to, charitable annuities; names and personal details of those cloathed, made free of the company and bound or turned over as apprentices.

Spine reads 'Court Book 4 November 1862 to 24 March 1869' and 'Z'.

On front flyleaf is written in a contemporary hand 'Book Z'.

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Charles Robert Rivington, Abstract of the Orders of Court, And other Proceedings, of The Worshipful Company of Stationers: Serving as an Index to the Court Books From 1844 being a Continuation of a former Index. Compiled By Charles Robert Rivington, Clerk of the Company. MDCCCLXX [TSC/1/B/xx/xx]

A microfilm copy is on reel 66, 'Records of the Stationers' Company 1554-1920: 115 Reels of Microfilm with Printed Guide', published by Chadwyck-Healy Ltd (1989)

Drafts of minutes for 7 Jun 1864-24 Mar 1869 are contained in TSC/B/01/30

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