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capitation tax

NOUN
poll tax


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The chief source of revenue is the customs, while the capitation tax contributes most to the local budget.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

The capitation tax, which is common throughout the Russian empire, is levied according to a census, or revision, which is generally taken every twenty years.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

They pay to government a capitation tax of seven reals.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig

Akin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

Application of proceeds of State and county capitation tax.

From Constitution of the State of North Carolina and Copy of the Act of the General Assembly Entitled An Act to Amend the Constitution of the State of North Carolina by North Carolina




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