The Financial History of Massachusetts: From the Organization of the Massachusetts Bay Company to the American Revolution |
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... levy an assessment upon the members , although on both of these occasions various ex- traordinary measures were proposed for raising funds . If the company itself had no power of assessment , that is of tax- ation , it is clear that it ...
... levy an assessment upon the members , although on both of these occasions various ex- traordinary measures were proposed for raising funds . If the company itself had no power of assessment , that is of tax- ation , it is clear that it ...
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... levy every man according to his estate , and with considera- tion all other his abilities whatsoever , and not according to the number of his persons . " The language of the acts of this and of later periods is often ambiguous , and ...
... levy every man according to his estate , and with considera- tion all other his abilities whatsoever , and not according to the number of his persons . " The language of the acts of this and of later periods is often ambiguous , and ...
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