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South Boston (Va.) Poll Tax Lists, 1961-1965. Local government records collection, Halifax County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
These records came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Halifax County.
Halifax County was named for George Montagu Dunk, second earl of Halifax, who was president of the Board of Trade from 1748 to 1761. It was formed from Lunenburg County in 1752.
South Boston, in Halifax County, was named for Boston, Massachusetts. The town originally was located on the south side of the Dan River and called Boyd's Ferry. It was established in 1796 but was destroyed by floods shortly thereafter. Reestablished on the north side of the Dan River, it was incorporated as a town in 1884 and as a city by court order in 1960. In 1995, South Boston reverted to town status within Halifax County.
South Boston (Va.) Poll Tax Lists record by district for the years 1961, 1962, and 1965 the names of persons who have paid all state poll taxes for a particular year. These lists were required to be submitted to the circuit courts and the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Capitation tax lists from the Virginia Dept. of Taxation, 1933-1965 (Accession 44325, 44468) Virginia. Dept. of Taxation.