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Reports to the California State Board of Equalization and Local Assessors
MS 604
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Title: Reports to the California State Board of Equalization and Local Assessors
Dates: 1911-1919
Collection Number: MS 604
Creator/Collector:
California. State Board of Equalization
Extent: 1 box
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Companies doing business in the state of California were required to file a "Report on General Corporate Franchises"(Form
1), a "Report of Railroad Companies" (Form 7) or a "Report of Railroad Companies (also Street Railways) (Form 6) to the State
Board of Equalization on or before the first Monday (or within 10 days of the first Monday) of March of each year, and with
each county or city assessor wherein the company owned real or personal property.
Language of Material: English
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Scope and Content of Collection
Companies doing business in the state of California were required to file a "Report on General Corporate Franchises"(Form
1), a "Report of Railroad Companies" (Form 7) or a "Report of Railroad Companies (also Street Railways) (Form 6) to the State
Board of Equalization on or before the first Monday (or within 10 days of the first Monday) of March of each year, and with
each county or city assessor wherein the company owned real or personal property.
These SBE-generated forms request address for principal place of business, names and addresses of general officers, income,
debt and stock value, length of railway, description of right of way, real estate and real property holdings.
The SBE then used this data to levy taxes.