laying taxes
Example Sentences
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He sent them orders to dismiss that subject from their deliberations, and to proceed immediately with their work of laying taxes to raise money, or he would dissolve the Parliament as he had done before.
From Charles I Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
What did Patrick Henry mean by saying that the General Assembly of Virginia, and only the General Assembly of Virginia had the right and the power of laying taxes upon the people of that colony?
From Stories of Later American History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk
Each colony in time developed its own legislature elected by the voters; it grew accustomed to making laws and laying taxes for itself.
From History of the United States by Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)
One of these resolutions declared that the General Assembly of the colony had the sole right and power of laying taxes in the colony.
From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk
It is pleasant to observe how free the present age is in laying taxes on the next.
From The Battle of the Books and other Short Pieces by Swift, Jonathan
