Overview

​Scope and Content

The City of Dallas Board of Equalization was created by ordinance in 1899.  Its purpose was to achieve compromise  between the City of Dallas and property owners concerning all delinquent taxes on real estate. The board met to hear citizen appeals and recommend a process for paying off taxes.  The recommendation then went to the full council for final approval.  The city charter noted, "Any person aggrieved by reason of any act of the Director of Revenue and Taxation in making up the assessments, or in the valuation of property of taxing purposes, shall be entitled to make complaint to the Board of Equalization and to appeal to said Board for revision and correction of the matter upon which said complaint is based."

The Board of Equalization ceased in 2001 when the City of Dallas consolidated property tax collection operations with the Dallas County Tax Office.

Collection contains board minutes between 1931 and 1976.

Organization

​The collection is arranged in chronological order.

Access

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Citation

Board of Equalization, 1931-1976 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Materials

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Index Terms

Taxation -- Texas -- Dallas
Dallas -- Texas -- History

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