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Displaying 102 Finding Aids
Title
- Accounts of rejected taxes in Forest Preserve Counties
Series Number
- B0952
Summary
- This series consists of lists of private and taxable state lands in Forest Preserve counties on which 1912 property taxes remained unpaid, and for which either the property description or the assessed tax were rejected as improper. Each entry provides the name of the tract or patent, lot number, description of the parcel on which taxes were owed, acreage, assessed valuation, amount of tax due, and 5 percent fee. The reasons for rejection are stated in the margin.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Copies of tax assessment rolls for towns in Hamilton and Warren Counties
Series Number
- B0990
Summary
- This series consists of tax assessment rolls prepared by town tax assessors and certified as accurate copies by the county treasurer. Each entry on the tax roll states name of taxpayer, brief description of parcel, acreage, assessed valuation, and amount of taxes. These tax assessment rolls were evidently used as exhibits in a hearing (or hearings) before the Comptroller. The exact nature of the hearing is unknown.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers of non-resident lands sold in tax sales
Series Number
- B0953
Summary
- This series consists of geographical registers recording the tax-sales of lands of non-residents and published volumes listing land to be sold for arrears of taxes. Information includes lot number, description of property, acreage, and information on payments and/or outstanding payments.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Statements of taxes assessed on lands of Allegany State Park
Series Number
- A1378
Summary
- This series consists of statements of taxes giving parcel location, acreage, assessed valuation, and amount of tax due. There are also transcripts of parts of town assessment rolls and related correspondence of the Comptroller's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assessment rolls for construction of roads from Lewis County to Brown's Tract in Herkimer County
Series Number
- B0989
Summary
- The Legislature appointed commissioners to construct roads from Grieg and Port Leyden in Lewis County, to Brown's Tract in Herkimer County. The commissioners were empowered to levy a highway tax. This series consists of assessment rolls containing lists of lots taxed. Information includes lot numbers, acreage, and tax amounts.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of cash received
Series Number
- B0976
Summary
- This series consists of daily entries of cash received from corporations in payment of the corporation tax on capital stock and gross earnings. Types of corporation included: transportation, telephone, telegraph, gas and water, and others.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Corporation Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Affidavits relating to land taxation
Series Number
- A1215
Summary
- This series consists of affidavits and certificates documenting land ownership, payment of real estate taxes and the location of land owned apparently compiled by local county officials and submitted to the Auditor General's later to the Comptroller's Office. Information includes landowners name; location and amount of land, amount paid; date purchased; from whom, taxes due; taxes paid; date and whether or not improvements have been made on the land.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Payments journal
Series Number
- B0977
Summary
- This series consists of accounts of payments for expenses of state departments, commissions, officers, schools, hospitals, funds, and other aspects of state government. Each entry gives date, amount of payment, and category of payment (such as salaries, expenses, construction, etc.).
Creator
- New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Delivery receipts for distribution of quit rents
Series Number
- A1214
Summary
- This series consists of receipts to county treasurers and State employees engaged in the distribution of laws pertaining to the collection of quit rents. Records include receipts for copies of the laws relative to the quit rents, receipts for monies received for the distribution of the laws, and newspaper notices. Each receipt lists the date, agents name and the signature of the person receiving the law.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts submitted by local officials detailing monies raised and expended and men furnished during the Civil War
Series Number
- A4114
Summary
- This series consists of various types of printed forms, reports, incoming correspondence, lists of men who were mustered into the service of the United States government, and an assortment of printed material submitted by local officials to the Bureau of Military Statistics between 1863 and 1868. The records were initially compiled pursuant to Chapter 113, Laws of 1863 which required the Bureau of Military Statistics, in addition to other duties, to "collect and preserve...an account of the aid afforded by the several towns and counties of this state." In 1865 (Chapter 690), the Legislature further specified the type of information which the bureau was to collect.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts and returns of canal tolls by railroads
Series Number
- A1093
Summary
- The State Canal Department collected tolls on railroad freight on lines parallel to canals until 1851, when the tolls were abolished. This series consists of bound documents relating to payment of canal tolls by railroads in New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts of unpaid taxes assessed on non-resident lands
Series Number
- 11276
Summary
- This series contains accounts of unpaid taxes on lands owned by non-residents. Through 1893 the records cover all counties except New York (Manhattan); after 1893 only Forest Preserve counties are represented. The accounts were prepared by the town tax collectors, certified as accurate by the county treasurer, and forwarded to the state comptroller for filing. Accounts list parcels owned by non-residents on which taxes were unpaid, and show the acreage, assessed valuation, and amount of tax due.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Laws relating to the division of towns and counties
Series Number
- A0158
Summary
- This series consists of laws in bound notebooks relating to the division of towns and counties. One corner on each page is charred, but text is readable. This series is in fair condition, but must be handled with care.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assorted printed material
Series Number
- A4129
Summary
- This series consists of printed material collected by the Bureau of Military Statistics dealing with a variety of topics, including procedures to collect bounty payments, soldiers' relief funds, presidential politics, the duties of inspectors of elections, materials relating to the State of New Jersey during the Civil War, and the thanksgiving proclamation issued by Governor Horatio Seymour in November 1863. These printed materials were most likely collected by the bureau while trying to collect anything related to the Civil War.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Military Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Licensing receipts account book
Series Number
- A1355
Summary
- This series consists of a monthly summary of fees received from various counties, usually the County Clerk. Arranged by county, the accounts list fees received by the Comptroller for some or all of the following: notary fees; dog licensing; stenographer's tax; and armory tax.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's Office certificates of sale of land for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B0918
Summary
- This series consists of records certifying the purchase of parcels of land for unpaid taxes. Certificates include purchaser; number of acres or size of lot purchased; county; lot number and description; amount paid; and date of sale. Some certificates include an assignment to a third party.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Payment receipts for lands purchased at tax sales
Series Number
- B0930
Summary
- This series consists of receipts issued by the State Treasurer for payment for lands sold at Comptroller's tax sales. Each receipt states name of purchaser, amount paid, date of tax sale, and date of receipt. The series is incomplete; not all tax sales are represented.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Ledger of taxes on corporations
Series Number
- A1301
Summary
- This ledger records taxes assessed on and paid by corporations. Information includes incorporated companies; amount of real and personal property owned; tax or commutation due; amount of stock owned by residents of the county; and amount of tax collected. Individual stockholders' names are not given, but the various incorporated companies (banks, insurance companies, turnpike and steamboat companies, etc.) are listed.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's accounts with county treasurers for taxes due the state
Series Number
- A1315
Summary
- This series consists of accounts for taxes due the state from county treasurers. Information includes taxes due the state, with notes of total valuations of real and personal estate and balances; cash payments by county treasurers; fees of collectors and county treasurers; arrears for non-resident taxes by towns; and taxes on corporations brought forward from another book. Also included is an index to counties.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual constitutional tax margin statements of school districts
Series Number
- B1215
Summary
- This series consists of statements of school districts and related correspondence and summary information from intervening years. They are arranged alphabetical by name of city, then chronological by fiscal year.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Municipal Affairs. Bureau of Research and Statistics
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.