laying taxes

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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)

Taxation, the act of laying taxes, is regarded as the highest function of government.

From Elements of Civil Government by Peterman, Alexander L.

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

Such has been the progress of sedition, that those who, a few years ago, disputed only our right of laying taxes, now question the validity of every act of legislation.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons by Johnson, Samuel

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