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Recreation Commission Records
Series · 1965-1986
Part of Municipality of the District of Argyle (1926-1987) fonds
Series forms part of Municipality of the District of Argyle (1926-1987) fonds and consists of by-laws (1979) and notice of amendments to by-laws (1983), minutes, statements of receipts and disbursements, budgets, grant applications, correspondence, and reports. Series has been arranged in chronological order.
Tax collection reports
Series · 1863-1971
Part of Municipality of the District of Argyle Taxation fonds
Series forms part of Municipality of the District of Argyle Taxation fonds and consists of annual reports of tax collection for the municipality. The reports differ in form and content but information provided includes annual levy, monthly or annual collection, percent of levy collected, reliefs, outstanding amounts, etc.
Road and Bridge Records
Series · 1880-1918
Part of Municipality of the District of Argyle (1879-1926) fonds
Series forms part of Municipality of the District of Argyle (1879-1926) fonds and consists of records pertaining to the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges within the Municipality. After 1918 the responsibilities for the construction and maintenance of roads was taken over by the Provincial Government.
Tax Collection Records
Series · 1911-1948, predominant 1911-1947
Part of Town of Wedgeport fonds
Series forms part of Town of Wedgeport fonds and consists of records relating to the collection of taxes within the Town of Wedgeport. The Tax Collector was responsible for the collection of taxes for the entire Town. It was the Collector's duty to travel throughout the Town and collect taxes from the residents at their homes. The Collector also kept ledgers and journals as a running account of amounts being paid, when payments were made and by whom.
Tax Assessment Records
Series · 1911-1947
Part of Town of Wedgeport fonds
Series forms part of Town of Wedgeport fonds and consists of records related to tax assessment of real and personal properties.The assessment of property for tax purposes that preceded collection of taxes was an important duty since all other activities of the Town were dependent on this source of revenue. The tax assessors carried out the responsibilities of determining the final assessed values on real and personal property for residents of the Town of Wedgeport.
Tax Assessment Rolls
Series · 1850-1986, predominant 1864-1986
Part of Municipality of the District of Argyle Taxation fonds
Series forms part of Municipality of the District of Argyle Taxation fonds and consists of tax assessment rolls for the Municipality of the District of Argyle, and prior to 1879, the Township of Argyle. Assessment rolls provide a listing of all property owners within the Municipality of Argyle, and the value of their taxable property. The rolls assess real property, personal property, levy a poll tax and some other taxes (such as dog tax beginning in 1909). There are some gaps in the records and some assessment rolls are incomplete. For the years 1952 to 1977 the assessment rolls are combined with rate rolls. These contain all of the information that would have been found on the assessment rolls as well as the amount of taxes actually levied on individuals. From 1983 assessment rolls were not arranged alphabetically within each district. For each year there is an index to assessment rolls which accompanies the actual rolls and is used as a finding aid.