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Part III. — Of the Expense of Public Works and Public In-stitutions . ... Page 67

Article 1st.—Of the Public Works and Institutions for fa-cilitating the Commerce of Society. 1st, For facilitatingthe general Commerce of the Society. 2dly, For facili-tating particular Branches of Commerce.678

Article 2d.—Of the Expense of the Institutions for theEducation of Youth.713

Article 3d.—Of the Expense of the Institutions for theInstruction of People of all Ages.739

Part IV.—Of the Expense of supporting the Dignity of

the Sovereign.766

Conclusion of the Chapter.767

CHAP. II.—Of the Sources of the general or public Revenue

of the Society.768

Part I.—-Of the Funds or Sources of Revenue which maypeculiarly belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth . .769

Part II.—Of Taxes. 777

Article 1st.—Taxes upon Rent ; Taxes upon the Rent of

Land.779

Taxes which are proportioned, not to the Rent , but to the

Produce of Land. 788

Taxes upon the Rent of Houses .792

Article 2d.—Taxes upon Profit, or upon the Revenue

arising from Stock.799

Taxes upon the Profit of particular Employments .... 805Appendix to Articles 1st and 2d.—Taxes upon the Ca-pital Value of Lands, Houses, and Stock.811

Article 3d.—Taxes upon the Wages of Labour .... 817

Article 4th.—Taxes which it is intended, should fall indif-ferently upon every different Species of Revenue . . . 820

Capitation Taxes. ^

Taxes upon consumable Commodities.823

CHAP. Ill—Of Public Debts.861