 | Samuel B. Hand - History - 2003 - 374 pages
...Vermont Constitution counseled that before raising any tax it ought to be evident that its purpose "be of more service to the community than the money would be if not collected." Emerson countered that he was being "unjustly criticized for ... having built up a fine surplus." Vail... | |
 | Thomas Paine - History - 2004 - 260 pages
...any Law be made for raising it, the purpose for which any tax is to be raised ought to appear clearly to the Legislature to be of more service to the community than the money would be, if not collected, which being well observed, taxes can never be burthens. SECTION the Forty-second. EVERY foreigner of... | |
 | Robin L. Einhorn - Business & Economics - 2008 - 351 pages
...Pennsylvania constitution (1776) urged the legislature to determine that the purposes of its taxes were "of more service to the community than the money would be, if not collected, which being well observed, taxes can never be burthens." Maryland's first constitution (1776) went... | |
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John Massaro - 2008 - 706 pages
...like manner assented to for their common good; and previous to any law being made to raise a tax, the purpose for which it is to be raised ought to appear...community than the money would be if not collected. [541: p. 9-508] It stated also ART. XVI. That the people have a right to bear arms for the defence... | |
 | United States - 1909 - 614 pages
...manner assented to, for their common good : and previous to any law being made to raise a tax. the purpose for which it is to be raised ought to appear...evident to the Legislature to be of more service to community than the money would be if not collected. ARTICLE 10. That in all prosecutions for criminal... | |
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And, previous to any law being made to raise a tax, the purpose for which it is to be raised ought to appear evident to the legislature to be of more service to the community, than the money would be if not collected. 
