Taxation of Women in MassachusettsThis pamphlet examines the legal and political status of women in Massachusetts from 1780 to 1871. It includes a brief appendix tabulating the amount women have paid in taxes while being denied the right to vote. |
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... Governor , Lieutenant - Governor , Senators , and Representatives . Article 16 ( adopted May 23 , 1855 ) provides for the choice of Councillors " by the inhabitants qualified to vote for Governor ; " that is , by male citizens , and no ...
... Governor , Lieutenant - Governor , Senators , and Representatives . Article 16 ( adopted May 23 , 1855 ) provides for the choice of Councillors " by the inhabitants qualified to vote for Governor ; " that is , by male citizens , and no ...
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... Governor Gaston . In Milford , 244 women were taxed , and 1,513 men paid a poll - tax only ; and the women paid nearly three times as much as the men . In Cheshire , 26 women were taxed , and they paid eleven times as much as 152 of the ...
... Governor Gaston . In Milford , 244 women were taxed , and 1,513 men paid a poll - tax only ; and the women paid nearly three times as much as the men . In Cheshire , 26 women were taxed , and they paid eleven times as much as 152 of the ...
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... Governor at the last election , are not , as will be seen , entirely complete in these tables , they are probably sufficiently so for my purposes . Only 185,990 men voted for Governor last autumn ( Official Vote , " Boston Daily ...
... Governor at the last election , are not , as will be seen , entirely complete in these tables , they are probably sufficiently so for my purposes . Only 185,990 men voted for Governor last autumn ( Official Vote , " Boston Daily ...
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... Governor Gaston's plurality four times , and that of Lieutenant - Governor Knight twice , and in both cases have had votes to spare . They would not have wished to do so ; but , if they had desired , they could easily enough have ...
... Governor Gaston's plurality four times , and that of Lieutenant - Governor Knight twice , and in both cases have had votes to spare . They would not have wished to do so ; but , if they had desired , they could easily enough have ...
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... Governor was 8,484 , and 7,214 women were taxed . They control only about half the wards , though they could have thrown seven - eighths as many votes as Governor Gaston's plurality in the whole city . than one - ninth of their taxes ...
... Governor was 8,484 , and 7,214 women were taxed . They control only about half the wards , though they could have thrown seven - eighths as many votes as Governor Gaston's plurality in the whole city . than one - ninth of their taxes ...
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Page 3 - The body politic is formed by a voluntary association of indi[viduals: it is a social compact, by which the whole people cove'nants with each citizen, and each citizen with the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain laws for the common good.
Page 18 - I will be master of what is mine own. She is my goods, my chattels; she is my house, My household stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my anything...
Page 35 - No subsidy, charge, tax, impost, or duties ought to be established, fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives in the legislature.
Page 6 - And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping GOD in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession or sentiments; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious worship.
Page 4 - The people, inhabiting the territory formerly called the Province of Massachusetts Bay, do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other, to form themselves into a free, sovereign, and independent body politic or state, by the name of THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Page 1 - Yet some there be that by due steps aspire To lay their just hands on that golden key That opes the palace of eternity.
Page 32 - ... to impose and levy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates, and taxes, upon all the inhabitants of, and persons resident, and estates lying, within the said Commonwealth; and also to impose and levy reasonable duties and excises, upon any produce, goods, wares, merchandise, and commodities whatsoever, brought into, produced, manufactured, or being within the same...
Page 35 - It is essential to the preservation of the rights of every individual, his life, liberty, property and character, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, and administration of justice. It is the right of every citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial and independent as the lot of humanity will admit.
Page 4 - In order to prevent those who are vested with authority from becoming oppressors, the people have a right, at such periods and in such manner as they shall establish by their frame of government, to cause their public officers to return to private life; and to fill up vacant places by certain and regular elections and appointments.
Page 3 - ... of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other; and of forming a new constitution of civil government, for ourselves and posterity; and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, do agree upon, ordain, and establish, the following Declaration of Rights, and Frame of Government, as the CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.