Name/Title
FIRST STATE AND COUNTY TAX RECEIPT TO WALTER P. TEMPLE, 5 NOVEMBER 1900Entry/Object ID
97.58.11.18Description
FIRST STATE AND COUNTY TAX RECEIPT TO WALTER P. TEMPLE, 5 NOVEMBER 1900
Color: White
A first state and county tax receipt issued from the Los Angeles County ax Collecto to Walter P. Temple, 5 November 1900. On a standard form, the receipt has line for form number (57673) at the upper left, stamped number "29", the meaning of which is not known, below it, title, terms of payment and penalties at upper left and right; lines for state and county tax rates below the title; and statemant of receipt from the tax collector below this. The columns have areas for property description, lot and block numbers, and values for real estate, improvement, personal property, mortgage deduction, of which the lot and block numbers were not filled in. There are also columns for net value, tax, road tax, special school tax, total tax, and first installment amounts, which were filled in, except for the school tax. The second installment amount is at the bottom lower left. The assessed property owner's name is at the upper center. The assessment was for a 32-acre portion of the Temple Homestead at Rancho La Merced. There is a stamp at the bottom right indicating the date and name of the tax collector, John H. Gish, with the initials of the deputy. At the top left there is another stamp marked "POLL TAX DUE." On the reverse, Walter temple, in black ink, wrote, "Tax Receipt." The document is in extremely poor condition with many tears; folds into thirds; many creases; stains throughout, but especially at the upper left; and much discoloration.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Receipts, Los Angeles County. Tax Collector, Real property tax--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Tax collection--Los Angeles County (Calif.)
