Deed books for land sold by the state, 1917-[ongoing].

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Alabama. State Land Commissioner (1939- ). Deed books for land sold by the state, 1917-[ongoing].

Deed books for land sold by the state, 1917-[ongoing].

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The Revenue Commissioner is ex officio land commissioner (Ala. Code, 40-10-50). The Ad Valorem and Equalization Division fulfills the duties of the commissioner regarding state lands. One of their primary duties involves administering the sale of property sold to the state for unpaid taxes and maintaining the records of redemptions (1987 Annual Report). According to the Ala. Code, 40-10-135, (1975), "when lands have been sold by the state,... and the purchase money has been paid, the land commissioner shall execute to the purchaser a deed..." Before 1939 these duties were performed by the State Land Commissioner (also known as Land Agent), who worked within the offices of the State Auditor, State Commission of Forestry and the State Tax Commission. This series contains the state's copies of these deeds. Information available in these records includes the date of the sale, the county where the land is located, the individual who owed the taxes prior to the sale to the state, the sale price, the name of the individual purchasing the land from the state, the legal description of the parcel, and the seal of the state.

43 volumes (11 cubic ft.)

Alabama Department of Archives and History