The annual registers list real estate property tax bills in numerical order by tax bill number. Each bill shows the name of the property owner and lists all of his holdings within the municipality along with the value of each parcel and the amount of tax due on each. In the case of multiple holdings, each parcel is listed separately under the property owner's name. Beginning with the record for the year 1840, the square number in which each parcel lay is noted; this is the only reference to the geographical location of the taxed property. In addition to the land holdings of each property owner, the record also lists the number of enslaved persons that each owned within the municipality.

The taxes for the years 1836-1838 all are recorded in a single volume. The record for 1839 is missing. Additionally, volumes 7-9 (1845-1847) are unavailable.