Annual reports of Illinois Central Railroad for tax assessment purposes, 1857-1931.

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Annual reports of Illinois Central Railroad for tax assessment purposes, 1857-1931.

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Record contains annual reports filed by the railroad with the Auditor of Public Accounts as required under the railroad's incorporation act. Reports list main and side tracts values; rights-of-way and buildings thereon; outlying lands; station houses and fixtures; rolling stock; bonds; cash; shops; machinery; tools; and other assests. Also included is Auditor's annual statement of assessed valuation and tax amount owed by railroad. Record also includes material relating to a dispute between the Auditor and the Illinois Central Railroad over the railroad's failure to file annual reports from 1860 to 1905; the Attorney General's opinion which states that the railroad was required to file reports; and correspondence between Auditor, railroad representatives, and Attorney General.

ledgers 2 volumes.

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