imposts — im·post || ɪmpəʊst n. tax; weight carried by a horse in a race; column supporting an arch (Architecture) … English contemporary dictionary
imposts — Taxes, duties, or impositions levied for divers reasons. Crew Levick Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 245 U.S. 292, 38 S.Ct. 126, 62 L.Ed. 295. Generic term for taxes. See customs duties duty excise tax … Black's law dictionary
imposts — Taxes, duties, or impositions levied for divers reasons. Crew Levick Co. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 245 U.S. 292, 38 S.Ct. 126, 62 L.Ed. 295. Generic term for taxes. See customs duties duty excise tax … Black's law dictionary
duties, imposts and excises — Words which are often used comprehensively and cover customs and excise duties imposed on importation, consumption, manufacture, and sale of certain commodities, privileges, particular business transactions, vocations, occupations, and the like,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
duties and imposts — As used in Clause 1, Section 8, Article I of the United States Constitution, a particular kind of tax commonly applied to levies on imports, but probably comprehending every species of tax or contribution not included under the ordinary terms… … Ballentine's law dictionary
alien's duty — Imposts imposed on alien merchants in England … Ballentine's law dictionary
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Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution — The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) of the United States Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1913. This Amendment overruled Pollock v. Farmers Loan Trust Co. (1895), which greatly limited the Congress s authority to levy an income tax.… … Wikipedia
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