LDS Films for Santo Stefano Quisquina

The term riveli means to reveal, which is exactly what these records were intended to do. The records list the towns population along with the possessions of each family. The records were used to determine the number of males that were available to serve in the military or other projects and how many animals, land and structures were taxable.
The records generally include an index. The index includes Head of Household and a reference number to the actual records. The typical Riveli record will list the members of the family along with the ages of each male. After the family will be a list of taxable possessions. Animals were taxed on 10% of their value and included goats, mares, horses, cattle, cows, sheep, donkeys and mules. Land was taxed based upon its use and houses were taxed by the amount of rooms.

Description	Film/Placement
Riveli 1652	2289005 Item 2
Riveli 1652	1959372 Item 2
Riveli 1748	2100994 Item 2
Riveli 1748	2100995 Items 1 - 3
Riveli 1811	2121501
Riveli 1811	2121502 Items 1 - 2
Riveli 1811	2149981 Item 3
Riveli 1811	2149982 Item 1
Riveli 1811	2161523 Item 1
Riveli 1811 (index)	2151311 Item 8