capitation tax
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Every male child was registered as soon as born; at 18 he began to pay the capitation tax; and at 80 was entitled to a pension.
From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William
During the colonial period and, at times, after the Revolution, Negroes paid a capitation tax.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 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.
His eldest son was recognised as his chief assistant, and he, like his father, was exempt from the tribute or capitation tax.
From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.
The capitation tax too, which was remitted for three years on the pasha’s accession to the people of Cairo, Alexandria, Damietta and Rascheed, is now called for.
From Letters from Egypt by Ross, Janet
