Again, if your corporation was formed in California, Florida, New York or Texas, you can use one of Nolo's How to Form Your Own Corporation titles to prepare state-specific Bylaws for your corporation. For other states, a local law library should carry practice guides or other legal publications used by lawyers that contain sample Bylaws for your state. Or a local bookstore may carry a publication that includes Bylaws specifically prepared for use in your state. Be wary of Bylaws that claim to be prepared for use in all 50 states. This meeting is usually referred to as the organizational meeting of the corporation.
Minutes are simply a formal record of the proceedings of a meeting.
The organizational meeting is usually held to approve standard items of business necessary for a new corporation to begin doing business. Look through the minutes of your organizational meeting. These minutes are designed to document the essential organizational actions taken by the board or the incorporators. Knowing some of this information may be essential to making informed corporate decisions later. If you don't have organizational minutes Some corporations, especially those created in a rush, simply didn't prepare minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors or incorporators.