Letters to township assessors, 1947-1971.

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Letters to township assessors, 1947-1971.

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Series 3 of record group RG 81-14 consists of letters from the Michigan Geological Survey Division to township assessors (1947-71). Under Act 159 of 1945, and Act 285 of 1949, the state geologist was to determine "the true cash value of the metallic mining properties" in Michigan. Once this information was ascertained, it was sent to the supervisor or assessing officer of the township or city in which the properties were situated. The local officials were then to use these figures for taxation purposes. In response to these laws, the Michigan Geological Survey annually prepared sheets showing name of mine, legal description of land, number of acres, value of real estate, value of personal property, and total value of the operation.

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...