capitation tax

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If there was error on this account it was to a very limited extent, as every subsequent census has agreed with the first, although the notion of a capitation tax has entirely died out.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James

He told me in 1904 that he held under his control 9,600 persons, from 1,700 of whom he collected capitation tax for the American authorities.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John

Whilst he abolished the capitation tax on Hindus and the tax upon Hindu pilgrims, he forbade infant marriages and, short of absolute prohibition, did all he could to discountenance the self-immolation of Hindu widows.

From India, Old and New by Chirol, Valentine, Sir

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

At Nalabu there is a capitation tax of a dollar a year; and at various places on the inland roads there are tolls collected upon provisions and goods which pass to the capital.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William