Municipal Archives


​Board of Equalization Minutes, 1931-1945

​Collection 1991-088

Repository​​
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201
CreatorCity of Dallas Board of Equalization
TitleBoard of Equalization Minutes
Dates1931-1945
Quantity1.5 linear feet
AbstractMeeting minutes of the City of Dallas Board of Equalization
Identification1991-088
LanguageRecords are in English

​Scope and Content

The City of Dallas Board of Adjustment 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.  As it appeared in the city charter, "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 siad Board for revision and correction of the matter upon which said compaint is based." 
The Board of Equalization's functions of tax appraisal and appeals ceased in 2001 when the City of Dallas consolidated property tax collection operations with the Dallas County Tax Office. 

Organization

​The collection is arranged in chronological order.  

Access

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Citation

Board of Equalization, 1931-1945 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Materials

None

Index Terms

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

Container List

BoxFolder​​Title, Date
11Board of Equalization minutes Volume 1, 1931-1935
2
1
Board of Equalization minutes Volume 2, 1936-1937
3
1
Board of Equalization minutes Volume 3, 1938-1939

​2
​Board of Equalization minutes Volume 4, 1939-1941

​3
​Board of Equalization minutes Volume 5, 1942-1945