Board of Assessors/Sole Assessor records, 1855-1980.

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Board of Assessors/Sole Assessor records, 1855-1980.

Records include assessment rolls, 1855-1980, with the volumes for 1855 and 1856 containing mechanics' and laborers' lien dockets and road districts; assessors' field notebooks, 1875, 1905, and 1919-1925; annual record of tax exempt properties, 1919-1935; correspondence file of assessment grievances, 1916-1922; official statements from the New York State Board of Equalization and Assessment setting the maximum assessment on railroad property within the Town, 1950-1959; militia roll of men liable for service, 1855-1856 and 1858-1861; enrollment of men liable to military duty during the Civil War, 1862-1864; and claims for military exemption from Civil War duty, 1862-1864.

18 cubic ft.

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New York (State). State Board of Equalization and Assessment

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The State Board of Equalization and Assessment was established in 1949 as a temporary state commission. It assumed responsibilities from the Dept. of Tax and Finance for setting state equalization rates, reviewing county equalization rates, appraising certain categories of property, and training and advising local tax assessors. It continued as a "temporary" commission until 1960 when it was placed within a new Office for Local Government. When that office was abolished in 1975, a separate Divis...

Cornwall (N.Y. : Town). Sole Assessor.

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The Board of Assessors was composed of three elected members. In the 1960s the function of the Board was assumed by an appointed Sole Assessor. From the description of Board of Assessors/Sole Assessor records, 1855-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155521932 ...