Reports by stock corporations A1248

Reports by stock corporations

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series consists of questionnaires sent by the Comptroller's office to corporations, joint stock associations, and navigation companies asking for their financial data. Information includes name of the corporation or association; place of principal business and office; amount of capital stock; capital stock paid in; number of stock shares and par value; actual value of capital stock per share; amount of funded debt, surplus funds, and sinking funds; net earnings; and taxes paid in 1867.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Reports by stock corporations

Quantity:

0.2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1868

Series Number:

A1248

Arrangement

Alphabetic.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of questionnaires sent by the Comptroller's office to corporations, joint stock associations, and navigation companies within New York State.

The "interrogatories" were generated pursuant to a resolution passed by the Senate on February 10, 1868, which requested the Comptroller, "for the purpose of regulating taxation," to compile financial data on all stock corporations in New York State. On February 11, this was expanded to include all joint stock associations and navigation companies as well. The questionnaire provides: the name of the corporation or association; place of principal business and office; place and office for transacting financial concerns; amount of capital stock; capital stock paid in; number of shares of stock and its par value; actual value of capital stock per share; amount of funded debt; amount of surplus funds on hand; amount of sinking fund; net earning of company in 1867; net earnings of the company for the past five years; average annual percentage of net earnings upon the capital of the company for the past five years; and taxes paid in 1867.