capitation tax

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No capitation tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census herein before directed to be taken.

From The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 by American Anti-Slavery Society

At Nalabu there is a capitation tax of a dollar a year; and at various places on the inland roads there are tolls collected upon provisions and goods which pass to the capital.

From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William

If there was error on this account it was to a very limited extent, as every subsequent census has agreed with the first, although the notion of a capitation tax has entirely died out.

From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James

The taxes, too, and contributions, the capitation tax, the percentage upon corn, the various articles of revenues due to Rome, how are they to be paid?

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry

He told me in 1904 that he held under his control 9,600 persons, from 1,700 of whom he collected capitation tax for the American authorities.

From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John