Santa Clara County (Calif.). Assesor's Office.

Hide Profile

The Assessor's Office was established as an elected position in 1850 and remains so today.

The principal duty of the assessor is to fix the value of all real and business personal property in the county as a basis for tax calculations. The assessor also grants exemptions to qualifying properties. During the nineteenth century, the assessor on occasion carried out additional tasks, including serving as superintendent of schools in the early 1850s.

From the description of Assessor's Office records, 1912-1945. (Santa Clara County Archives). WorldCat record id: 502158078

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Santa Clara County (Calif.). Assesor's Office. Assessor's Office records, 1912-1945. Santa Clara County Archives
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Santa Clara County Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Santa Clara County (Calif.). Assessor's Office. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Subject
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1912

Active 1945

Related Descriptions
Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nd0r4r

Ark ID: w6nd0r4r

SNAC ID: 1803807