State tax
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
A tax the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the expenses of .the state, as distinguished from taxation for local or municipal purposes.
See Youngblood v. Sexton, 32 Mich. 413, 20 Am. Rep. 654; State v. Auditor of State, 15 Ohio St. 482.