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Administrative History
Taxes were levied pursuant to Chapter 17 of the Laws of 1778 " in order to defray the expence (sic) of the present warrant to discharge the debts of this state and to make due provisions for the support of the civil government." Following this initial legislation, each year this tax was to be collected, a similar law was passed.
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