levied upon

The poor-rates are, however, also levied upon houses and buildings, which represent labor.

Merely tithes levied upon beggars would amount to a considerable revenue.

Below the castle, where the road runs between the rock and the river, tolls were levied upon Jews who passed that way.

To provide this enormous sum, extra taxes were again levied upon the people.

Now let us ask the reason why an extra immense burden of taxation was to be levied upon the people.