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Columbia County - Tax Commissioner - Tax Digests

 Series
Identifier: 136-07-009

Scope and Contents

This series consists of bound volumes of tax digests which document the names of property owners residing in this county for the inclusive dates listed and the type of and amount each owned. These volumes contain many schedules showing the value of different kinds of property. This inventory will only list the schedules used by the Commissioner and those include (1) name of tax payer, (2) number of Georgia Militia District in which each reside, (3) total number of acres of land owned, (4) aggregate value of land, (5) aggregate. value of city or town property, (6) amount of money and solvent debts of all kinds (usually omitted), (7) value of merchandise, stocks and bonds (rarely filled in), (8) value of household furniture, (9) value of plantation or mechanical tools, (10) value of other property not otherwise enumerated, (11) aggregate value of whole property and (12) total tax each owner paid. The Tax Commissioner totals the amount of each schedule and lists such amount for each Georgia Militia District in this county. Other information listed includes (1) name of tax defaulter and the amount of property each has according to above listed schedules, (2) name of wild land owners, the number of acres owned, value thereof and county of residence.in which located and (3) names of freedmen, the amount of property each owned, the name of their employer and the number of the Georgia Militia District in which each lives.

Dates

  • Created: 1874-1875

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Extent

2.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Entries are arranged and listed by the number of the Georgia Militia District in which each tax payer resides and then in alphabetical order by the initial letter of their surname.

Title
Columbia County - Tax Commissioner - Tax Digests
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