Name: St. James Township publishes a Beaver Island taxation explanation, 1957
Start: 1957-03
End: 1957-03
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1957-03
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governanceeconomycommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1957 Beaver Beacon published a St. James Township explanation of Beaver Island taxation, including State Equalized Valuation, millage for schools and a new school building, and county and township uses of tax money.

Evidence and limits

This is a published public-information explanation, not an official tax roll, resolution, assessment record, budget, or legal interpretation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Taxation Info.”
Publishes a St. James Township Board explanation that the higher tax burden was attributed more to increased rates and State Equalized Valuation than to assessed-value increases, and lists millage for school operations, a new school building, township and county operations, a county courthouse, and a convalescent home. It does not provide the official tax roll, resolutions, assessment records, budget, or legal interpretation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1957, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published tax explanation; it does not expand the assessment, budget, or legal record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township publishes a Beaver Island taxation explanation, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/st-james-township-taxation-explanation-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Taxation Info.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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