Name/Title
POLL TAX DOCUMENT, WALTER P. TEMPLE, 1907Entry/Object ID
97.58.11.19Description
Color: White
A poll tax document, Los Angeles County Assessor to Walter P. Temple, 1907. The front has three panels--on the left is a chart of statistics for the property owner, concerning fruit production, grain crops sown, and grapevines planted (this area not completed); in the center is information with the assessment book and page number for the property, the owner's name and address, and official statements regarding the application of the tax; on the right is a notice to tax payers, definition of the tax, and the name of the assessor, Ben E. Ward, at the bottom. The back, also blank, has columns for the reporting of values for personal property; farm animals; farm products; including grain crops, dairy items, and wine; and equipment and miscellanious possessions. The inside has two sections for for the description of real estate and improvements. At the top is for acreage (i.e. farms and ranch property) and at the bottom for city or town lots. For each the columns of information are the same: areas for meridian or lot and block, respectively; assessed value of land and improvemnets; mortgage deductions; and acreage, kind, and value improvements. The names of the road and school districts (San Gabriel and La Puente, respectively) are at the far left. At the bottom of each section is a question regarding mortgage deduction claims; amount claimed, and mortgagee's name. Filled in are descriptions for two parcels of the Temple Homestead at Rancho La Merced, with boundaries given in chain measurements. Meridian locations and values for land and improvements are also provided. With many tears throughout; folds into sixths; creases; discoloration; and a partially-torn fold, the item is in poor condition.With many tears throughout; folds into sixths; creases; discoloration; and partially-torn fold that may seperate the document in halves, the worksheet is in poor condition.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Worksheets, Los Angeles County. Tax Assessor, Poll tax--Los Angeles County (Calif.), Real property tax--Los Angeles County (Calif.)
