capitation tax

They pay to government a capitation tax of seven reals.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig

The capitation tax, which is common throughout the Russian empire, is levied according to a census, or revision, which is generally taken every twenty years.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

He proposes a territorial impost; a general capitation tax; an augmented duty upon the circulation and export of silver; and a duty upon the consumption of tobacco.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. by Various

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

Whilst he abolished the capitation tax on Hindus and the tax upon Hindu pilgrims, he forbade infant marriages and, short of absolute prohibition, did all he could to discountenance the self-immolation of Hindu widows.

From India, Old and New by Sir Valentine Chirol