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Insurance Commissioner - Commissioner's Office - Railroad Income Tax Records

 Series
Identifier: 008-01-025

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 official.

Dates

  • Created: 1878-1898

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

0 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

The series arranged chronologically by year. There is no index.

Title
Insurance Commissioner - Commissioner's Office - Railroad Income Tax Records
Author
Georgia Archives
Description rules
Local
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States