capitation tax
Example Sentences
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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 Sir Valentine Chirol
Revenue is raised principally from customs and a capitation tax, which has replaced a hut tax.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
The Christians are to be allowed to hold landed property; the capitation tax is to be abolished—for they are actually contending for the abolition of that which the hon.
From Speeches on Questions of Public Policy, Volume 1 by John Bright
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
Up to 1671, all Creoles, Mulattoes, free Negroes, etc., paid a capitation tax.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 by Various
