capitation tax
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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
Provision was made for the capitation tax in the Constitution of 1867-68.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 by Various
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
They were exempted from the capitation tax or personal tribute.
From The History of Puerto Rico From the Spanish Discovery to the American Occupation by Van Middeldyk, R. A. (Rudolph Adams)
A poll or capitation tax was levied upon the nomadic and stationary gipsies, and money was even exacted under all kinds of pretences from the heads of the religious orders.
From Roumania Past and Present by Samuelson, James
