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1. Poll-Tax: Poll-Tax, a tax levied on the individual, and not on property or on articles of merchandise, so-called from the old English poll, a head. Raised thus per capita, it is sometimes called a capitation tax. The most famous ... [100%] 2022-09-02
2. Poll-Tax: The custom of taxing a population at a certain amount per head dates back to very ancient times. The first time such a tax is mentioned is in Ex., where it is stated that every male "from twenty years old ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
3. Poll tax: A poll tax is a voluntary tax that must be paid to exercise the right to vote. The 24th Amendment of the US Constitution, ratified in 1964, outlawed the use of this kind of tax as a condition of voting. [100%] 2023-02-23 [Economics] [Taxation]...
4. Poll tax: A poll tax, or head tax, is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). Raised thus per capita, it is sometimes called a "capitation tax." When a corvée is commuted for ... [100%] 2023-02-04