| Robert John Thornton - Economics - 1799 - 852 pages
...the experience of all nations, is not near fo great an evil as a very fmall degree of uncertainty. 3. Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner, in which it is moji likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.—A tax upon the rent of land or of houfes,... | |
| John Craig - Political science - 1814 - 420 pages
...II. The tax which each individual is bound *' to pay, ought to be certain and not arbitrary." '* III. Every tax ought to be levied at the " time, or in the manner in which it is likely to *' be most convenient for the contributor to pay v it." " IV. Every tax ought to be so contrived... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - Great Britain - 1827 - 542 pages
...contributor, or extort, by the terror of such aggravation, some present or perquisite to himself. 4. Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner, which is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it. The plan, Sir, which I am going... | |
| Henry Brooke Parnell (1st baron Congleton.) - 1832 - 474 pages
...maxims :— II. The tax which each individual ought to pay ought to be ertain and not arbitrary. III. Every tax ought ,to be levied at the time, or in the nanner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the ontributor to pay it. IV. Every tax ought... | |
| Benjamin Sayer - Income tax - 1833 - 502 pages
...to be paid, ought all to be " clear and plain to the contributor and to every other person. 3rd. " Every Tax ought to be levied at the time or in the...in which it is most likely to be convenient for the con" tributor to pay it. 4th. " Every Tax ought to be so contrived as both to take out " and to keep... | |
| Nathaniel Chipman - Constitutional law - 1833 - 404 pages
...quantity to be paid, ought to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person. " III. Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the...manner in which it is most likely to be convenient to the contributor. " IV. Every tax ought to be so contrived, as both to take out and to keep out of... | |
| Nathaniel Chipman - Constitutional law - 1833 - 396 pages
...quantity to be paid, ought to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person. " III. Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the...manner in which it is most likely to be convenient to the contributor. " IV. Every tax ought to be so contrived, as both to take out and to keep out of... | |
| 1845 - 988 pages
...very small degree of uncertainty.” Third Maxim :— “Every tax ought to be levied at the time and in the manner in which It is most likely to be convenient, forth. contributor to pay it. A tax upon the rent of land, or of houses, payable at the same term at... | |
| Samuel Phillips Newman - Business & Economics - 1835 - 350 pages
...an evil as a very small degree of uncertainty. " III. Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or m the manner, in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it. A tax upon the rent o land or of houses, payable at the same term at which such rents are usually paid,... | |
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