Word: taxes
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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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...
...Every tax is levied at the time and in the manner in which it is most convenient for the contributor to pay it. So that
...Every tax is so contributed as both to take out and keep out of the pockets of the room occupants as little as possible over and above what it brings into the contribution-box of the room...
...loss which the College suffered by the recent fire, it would probably be received with its present indebtedness; but, as matters now are, this can hardly be hoped for. The original cost of the boat-house was $5,000, its present indebtedness is $2,800; the tax is $78 per year. If the Corporation vote to receive the building, the cost of keeping it in repair and the tax will no longer be borne by the students. The intention of the University crew is to hire boats this year of Blakie, instead of purchasing them. There are several boats which...