Word: polls
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...regard to subscriptions were followed at Harvard as here, the clubs would soon be in a flourishing condition in regard to money matters. The charge is $20 the first year, and $15 each succeeding year, which is divided into three tri-monthly payments; the 'Varsity also levies a poll-tax from the clubs sufficient to meet expenses for cups, medals, boats, training expenses, etc. while the esprit de corps is so strong that, practically, everybody belongs to his college boat-club...
Once upon a time the bright thought came into the heads of the assessors in Amherst, that there were plenty of young men in college there who were twenty-one or over, and if they could only get these to pay a poll-tax, it would be so much extra money in the town treasury. The tax-bills were made out accordingly, and sent around to the students. All were surprised, and some, in their surprise, paid the bills. When next the farmers, "in town-meeting assembled," undertook to legislate for the town, they were in their turn surprised...