Revised Minutes, 18–19 February 1834, as Recorded in Hyde and Pratt, Notebook [D&C 102]
Source Note
Revised Minutes, , Geauga Co., OH, 18–19 Feb. 1834. Version copied between [28 Apr.] and 27 Aug. 183[4] in Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt, Notebook of Revelations, pp. [45]–[55]; handwriting of ; Revelations Collection, CHL. For more complete source information on Orson Hyde and Orson Pratt, Notebook of Revelations, see the source note for Revelation, 24 Feb. 1834 [D&C 103].
Whenever a high council of the is regularly organized according to the foregoing pattern, it shall be the duty of the twelve counsellors to cast lots by numbers and thereby ascertain who of the twelve shall speak first commenceing with no. 1, and so in succession to No. 12. Whenever this convenes to act upon any case the twelve counsellors shall consider whether it is a difficult one or not; if it is not two only of the counsellors shall speak upon it according to the form above written but if it is thought to be difficult, four shall be appointed and if more difficult six: But in no case, shall more than six be appointed to speak. The accused in all cases has a right to one half of the counsel to prevent insult or injustice [p. [49]]