Montana State Board of Equalization records, 1896-1972.

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Montana State Board of Equalization records, 1896-1972.

These records (1896-1972) of the State Board of Equalization consist of general correspondence (1915-1958), including opinions of the Attorney general; outgoing correspondence (1948-1949) of the Chairman of the Board; financial records (1896-1972), including assesments of railroads and records of apportionment of assesments of railroads; legal documents (1936), including a transcript of a hearing on beer licenses; minutes (1917-1968); press releases (1963) ; reports (1937); and speeches (1961). These records consist of general corresondence, including opinions of the Attorney General; outgoing correspondence of the Chairman of the Board; financial records, including assesments of railroads and records of apportionments of assesments of railroads; legal documents, including a transcript of a hearing on beer licenses; minutes; press releases; reports; and speeches.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7761930

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Montana. State Board of Equalization

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The Montana State Board of Equalization was created by Article XII of the 1889 Constitution. Under this article, the Board was to be composed of the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Treasurer, the State Auditor, and the Attorney General. Their duties included adjusting and equalizing the valuation of taxable property in existing counties, to oversee county boards of equalization, and to perform other duties as assigned by law. In 1923 the Board was reorganizaed by a consitutional amme...