Poll-tax
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A capitation tax. See Per capita.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A capitation tax; a tax assessed on every head, i. e. on every male of a certain age, etc., according to statute. Webst. Diet. See Taxation.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A capitation tax; a tax of a specific sum levied upon cach person within the jurisdiction of the taxing power and within a certain class (as, all males of a certain age, etc.) without reference to his property or lack of it See Southern Ry. Co. v. St Clair Connty, 124 Ala. 491, 27 South. 23; Short v. State, 80 Md. 392, 31 AH. 322, 29 I R. A. 404; People v. Ames, 24 Colo. 422, 51 Pan. 426.