Capitations [noun]

Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.

Public schools were initially supported by a Literary Fund and by one-half the capitation tax.

Gradually, all the capitation or poll tax money was transferred to the Literary Fund.

She wanted the Government to make the usual capitation grant to this new arrival.

Almost at the outbreak of the Civil War it also gave the king a graduated capitation tax.

Akin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.

That a Capitation fee of four shillings per day be paid by each Scholar while he is actually in the College.

To the latter were adjoined capitation and trade taxes (the tributum capitis).

Since the peace, she has taken off but a single vingtième, or shilling in the pound, and some small matter in the capitation.

Revenue is raised principally from customs and a capitation tax, which has replaced a hut tax.