Morgan Gillespie Professor Carr English Composition 1 November 25‚ 2012 What are Poll Taxes? A poll tax is a tax that costs the same for everyone no matter what their income or property is. In the United States‚ a poll tax is used to refer to a sum of money that people were required to pay in order to vote. Poll taxes were levied by the governments of John of Gaunt in the fourteenth century‚ Charles II in the seventeenth and Margaret Thatcher in the twentieth century. Most couldn’t afford
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Narrative History of Texas Annexation‚ Secession‚ and Readmission to the Union Texans voted in favor of annexation to the United States in the first election following independence in 1836. However‚ throughout the Republic period (1836-1845) no treaty of annexation negotiated between the Republic and the United States was ratified by both nations. When all attempts to arrive at a formal annexation treaty failed‚ the United States Congress passed--after much debate and only a simple majority--a
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Texas Annexation Tiffany Calvert HIST105-1302A-03 Abstract This paper describes how America came to own the territory of Texas. The territory was obtained and there were many short-term and long-term consequences that came from the obtaining of this territory. These will be described as well. Texas Annexation The United States did not start out as all 50 states united at first. They were all individual territories at first. There were many treaties and wars that led to the different territories
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Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that describes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. State of Texas. Texas has had 7 constitutions‚ and the current one is the 1876 constitution. The current 1876 Constitution is among the longest of state constitutions in the United States. There are 17 articles in the Texas Constitution‚ which starts with the Preamble. The Preamble states “Humbly invoking the blessings of Almighty God‚ the people of the State of Texas‚ do ordain and establish
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Have you ever been to Texas? I have been once. My trip to Texas was unbelievably awesome. I saw many of things on my way there. While we were there‚ I had loads of fun. Many things happened while we were there. Texas was the coolest place I have ever been. On the way to Texas‚ we had to drive across the Louisiana Bridge. While we were driving across the bridge‚ I noticed that the bridge was standing in one huge murky muddy marsh. In the marsh were cattails. They were growing and were being used
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formal taxes the chiefs of the Gold Coast had their own system of taxing the people. For instance in GA it was called “too” Ashanti there were taxes like “assaseto” it was to raise revenue through direct tax so during the assembly of chiefs summoned at Cape Coast in 19th April 1852‚ the Governor Major Hill passed a Poll Tax Ordinance. The poll tax ordinance imposed tax of one shilling per head on each man‚ woman and child in the colony. The poll tax was to be collected by officers appointed by the Governor
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COMPARISON BETWEEN EXISTING DIRECT TAX SYSTEM AND PROPOSED DIRECT TAX CODE IN INDIA Tax is defined as a compulsory payment made to the government by the individuals firms and companies without any expectation of a direct return. In general there are two types of tax system prevailing in our country. One is direct tax and other is indirect tax. Here we will restrict our discussion to direct tax only. Direct taxes are those the burden of which cannot be shifted‚ that is incidence and impact is on
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Income Tax Return Assignment You have your own CPA tax practice and you are greeted with new clients: Albert and Jenny Cunningham and their two children. You meet with them and they give you the information shown below. They would like you to prepare their tax return for 2013. They would like to file married filing jointly. NOTE: Reference to the “current tax year” below for the taxpayers‚ Albert and Jenny‚ it is for the calendar year 2013. Albert and Jenny Cunningham (both 42 years
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Source: Payroll Administration Guide > State and Local Income Tax Withholding > Multistate Withholding Requirements: State Comparison Chart 181:1251 Multistate Withholding Requirements: State Comparison Chart Employees who reside in one state but work in another can create withholding questions for payroll departments. The following chart illustrates the different state taxation and withholding rules applicable to such multistate taxation situations. In general‚ when an employee’s
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units of local government in Texas has the authority to become a home rule unit of government? Choose one answer. | a. Cities | | | b. Counties | | | c. School districts | | | d. All of the above | | Incorrect Marks for this submission: 0/2. Question 2 Marks: 2 Which region of the state grew the most slowly between 2000 and 2010? Choose one answer. | a. Gulf Coast | | | b. East Texas | | | c. Rio Grande Valley | | | d. West Texas | yes‚ must of the region
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