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This series consists of a volume listing sequentially the saleable state bonds issued by the State Treasurer and recorded for reference use by the Comptroller General (now known as Insurance Commissioner). Information consistently given includes: (1) number, (2) series, (3) date of issue, (4) date of maturity, (5) state officers signing bond, (6) treasurer signing coupon, (7) amount of bond, (8) amount of coupon, (9) number on coupon.

Scope and Contents This series contains the general administrative files of the Comptroller General. Included in these files are: (1) general correspondence, (2) office memos, (3) Executive proclamations pertaining to the Department, (4) minutes of the State Merit Board of which the comptroller-general was a member, (5) Merit Board studies, (6) Department division monthly reports, (7) copies of other state department reports and newsletters, (8) copies of various departmental housekeeping forms, (9)...

Scope and Contents Printed annual reports by the Comptroller-General to the Governor of the state's revenues,reporting in tabular form all of the state's receipts and disbursements, and recommendations for revisions of the law and in operations relating to the Comptroller-General's functions. The tables include: receipts and disbursements at the State Treasury; receipts shown by the Treasurer's certificates by revenue source; disbursements at the Treasury; Values of classified property taxed; returns of polls...

Scope and Contents This series contains listings for both domestic and foreign businesses incorporated in Georgia according to instructions set forth in Georgia Law 1929, pp 84 - 86. The original was Georgia Law, 1907, pp 33. The domestic businesses have their yearly Occupation Tax recorded giving: (1) name of company, (2) location, (3) amount of capital stock, and (4) amount of tax. The foreign businesses contain a listing of tax payments received on each company's total capital stock. Data consistently...

Scope and Contents Included in this series are 123 volumes and ten cubic feet of miscellaneous correspondence of the Comptroller General's Office (now known as the Insurance Commissioner's Office.) The volumes are letter press books containing outgoing correspondence from 1868 - 1912. These volumes are largely routine correspondence of the Comptroller General's Office which deal with procedures of tax collection, disbursement of state funds, and regulation of insurance companies. Any volume will contain...

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These are the recorded copies of surety or performance bonds for Tax Receivers and Collectors. They were recorded in the Office of the Comptroller General until 1926. For each bond the following information is given: name of County, name of Tax official, name of sureties, amount of bond, date issued and date recorded in County Ordinaries Office and date recorded in Comptrollers Generals Office.

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These are the rosters showing the names and post office addresses of County Tax Receivers and Collectors. These volumes were apparently kept for reference purposes.

Scope and Contents This series consists of a listing of property owners who paid direct taxes to the United States Government and was copied from the original Tax Assessment books of the United States Treasury Department. The information included is as follows; (1) name of property owner in 1860, (2) by whom tax was paid in 1866, (3) number of acres owned, (4) valuation of land or town property, (5) amount of tax paid, (6) date of payment, (7) remarks and description of property. The information was compiled...

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This series is composed of published volumes of compilations of laws extracted from the Georgia Code relating to the regulation of insurance companies.

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This series consists of one ledger and is a listing of liquor license holders (by name, no address given).

Scope and Contents The published reports of these annual conventions give a large amount of information about state government, especially the fiscal policies of governmental operations. The conventions were attended not only by state officials but also bankers, financiers, and officers of other financial institutions. The sections of the reports are the following: (1) Officers and Members of the Executive Committee;(2) Constitution; (3) Directory of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers; (4) Purpose...

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These cash books give information on the various types of expenses incurred by the Comptroller General's (now known as Insurance Commissioner) Office.

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This series consists of a journal recording the amount received for copies of grants and/or plats. Information given includes the date, the number of copies made and the amount paid. For 1827 and 1828, the names of those receiving copies are listed. Entries are chronological. There is no index.

Scope and Contents This series consists of the records of the payment of annual taxes by the railroads chartered in the State of Georgia. This tax was based on 1/2 of 1% of net earnings and was payable on May 1 of each year. The series includes the following information: (1) name of company, (2) number of miles of main track and side track, (3) gross receipts and their source, (4) ordinary expenses, (5) extraordinary expenses, (6) amount of tax owed, (7) signatures of the company president and witnessing...

Scope and Contents This series consists of journals listing amounts received from revenue sources and amounts disbursed to various offices and funds. Data consistently given includes (1) name of county, (2) name of collector or fund, (3) amount disbursed or received, (4) name of revenue source, (5) name of expenditure funds receiving warrants. The first volume, 1824 - 1830, contains current information. In some years, entries are made on a monthly or bimonthly basis; in others, information is posted daily. ...

Scope and Contents This series consists of ledgers reflecting receipts and expenditures of state government. Most ledgers contain an account of receipts listed by revenue sources and expenditures listed by appropriation fund. Also included are treasurers' reports, sometimes referred to as general balances of accounts, that are recapitulations for a specific period, usually a year. Data consistently given includes: (1) date, (2) folio number, (3) revenue sources or appropriation fund, (4) amount. Entries of...

Scope and Contents This series consists of surveys (in ledger form) of various tax sources within each county. These ledgers are a listing of persons or firms registered by the ordinary of each county as required by the tax laws of Georgia and duly furnished to the Tax Collector of each county. These ledgers were maintained in the Office of the Comptroller General. The survey includes such items as follows: (1) auctioneers, (2) daguerrean and other artists, (3) billiard tables, (4) any other tables, stand,...

Scope and Contents This series consists of a record (in dollar amounts) of special taxes collected from various tax sources within each county. The taxes were collected on the following items or from the following persons: (1) auctioneers, (2) billiard tables, (3) any other table, stand or place, (4) artists, (15) traveling vendors, (6) insurance agents, (7), emigrant agents, (8) vendors on boats, (9) lightning rod dealers, (10) agent sale of musical instruments, (11) shows, exhibitions, (12) circuses, (13)...

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These instructions are published. They present a very comprehensive account of the duties and responsibilities of these public officers, including a complete listing of all laws regarding taxation.

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This journal records observations of the Comptroller General (now known as the Insurance Commissioner) concerning tax returns and assessments which he considered unsatisfactory.

Scope and Contents This series consists of blotters and Daybooks received daily by the Comptroller General (now known as Insurance Commissioner) and forwarded to the State Treasurer for payment. The blotters are a rough or preliminary draft copy of the Daybooks. The Daybooks themselves list the total expenditures of the various state agencies and public funds. Each book specifically lists the following information: (1) the warrant number, (2) public fund or agency and individual in whose favor the warrant is...

Scope and Contents This series consists of blotters and registers of warrants received, approved and transmitted to the Treasurer for payment. Blotters are a rough or preliminary draft copy of the registers. Included are executive, legislative and judicial warrants. Data provided for each warrant includes: (1) warrant number, (2) date of approval, (3) date of issuance, (4) in whose favor the warrant was drawn, (5) the amount. Salaries for and names of judicial members are listed individually, whereas the...