capitation tax
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The same edict proclaimed likewise the abolition of the jizy�, a capitation tax imposed by the Afgh�n rulers of India upon those subjects who did not follow the faith of Muhammad.
From Rulers of India: Akbar by Malleson, George Bruce
Almost at the outbreak of the Civil War it also gave the king a graduated capitation tax.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various
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)
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
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
