..." tago," is defined by Noah Webster, to be " to set, to throw on." "A tax," says that author, " is a rate or sum of money assessed on the " person or...government, for the use of the nation " or State. Taxes, in free governments, are usually laid upon the pro" perty of citizens according to their income,...

...that he may make 15 per cent, on the entire cost. Ans. $3974.40. ASSESSMENT OF TAXES. 79. A tax is a sum of money assessed on the person or property of a citizen for the purpose of defraying the public expenses. Taxes are generally assessed on the citizens in proportion...

...at 34 per cent, ad valorem, the value of a £ being as above ? ASSESSMENT OF TAXES. 27s. A TAX is a sum of money assessed on the person or property of a citizen by the government, for public purposes. Taxes are of two kinds, direct and indirect. A direct tax is one...

...to assess; to rate or estimate; to moderate or lay an assessment or rate. Burrill's Law Die., TAX. A rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property...excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name. (Story, Const. § 472; 1 Kent's Com. 254-257. Burrill's Law Die., TAXES ; Tomliu's Law Die. TAX. In a stricter...

...to assess; to rate or estimate; to moderate or lay an assessment or rate. Burrill's Law Die., TAX. A rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property...whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, gabe), impost, duty, custom, excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name. (Story, Const. § 472; 1...

...to assess; to rate or estimate; to moderate or lay an assessment or rate. Burrill's Law Die., TAX. A rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property...whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallage, gabcl, impost, duty, custom, excise, subsidy, aid, supply, or other name. (Story, Const. § 472; 1...

...to assess; to rate or estimate; to moderate or lay an assessment or rate. Burrill's Law Die., TAX. A rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property...government upon individuals, for the use and service оГ the State; whether under the name of toll, tribute, tallagc, gab^l. impost, duty, custom, excise,...

...horses or oxen composing their teams." TAX. [L. Fr. taxe ; L. Lat. taxa, from Gr. ro(<5, from TUMUI/, to set in order, to arrange or adjust.] A rate or...or other name. Story on the Const. (Abr.) § 472. See 1 Rents Com. 254—257. In a stricter sense, — a rate or sum imposed by government upon individuals,...

...is a decree under legislative forms. Nor is it taxation. A " tax," says Webster's Dictionary, " ls a rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property...by government for the use of the nation or State." " Taxes are burdens or charges imposed by the legislature upon persons or property to raise money for...

...public in its nature — that is, if it be not strictly a tax which is Gibson v. Ma^pn. defined to be " a rate or sum of money assessed on the person or property...citizen by government for the use of the nation or State — then clearly it would be an unwarrantable exercise of power. But if it be levied for the purpose...