Reports of probate judges, 1863-1935.

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Alabama. State Auditor (1875- ). Reports of probate judges, 1863-1935.

Reports of probate judges, 1863-1935.

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Probate judges are responsible for collecting taxes and license fees and, until 1939, submitted detailed periodic reports to the State Auditor (Ala. Code, 7-3-7 [1867]). The auditor maintained records of the fiscal affairs of the state and made an annual report to the governor as one of the constitutional duties of the office, according to the 1875 Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 24. During the sixty-one years covered by the series, the format has changed but the information collected has remained the same. These monthly reports from probate judges to the State Auditor list amounts received from various sources. There are separate reports for each source of revenue, which includes automobile licenses, driver's licenses, hunting licenses, privilege licenses, and land redemptions. The reports give the names of licensees and businesses being licensed or the make of automobilies being licensed. Included in this series are records maintained by the Auditor (1868-1875). In 1939, certain duties of the State Auditor were transferred to the newly created Department of Finance (Ala. Acts, 112, p. 144 [1939]). Among these duties was the settlement of receipts and disbursements and the keeping of financial records. The current record is scheduled as S-9-1, Reports of Probate Judges and is maintained for three audits and then destroyed.

218.5 cubic ft. (217 records center cartons and 3 archives boxes).

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