Tavistock
a market town of Devon, England, 11 miles N. of Plymouth Dartmoor stretching away from it to the E. An old stannary town, till 1885 governed by a portreeve, it is the center of what not many years ago was a great mining district. Two gateways, a porch, and the refectory are the chief remains of its once magnificent Benedictine abbey, founded in 961 by Ordgar, ealdorand the refectory are the chief remains of its once magnificent Benedictine abmous Elfrida. It was rebuilt between 1285 and 1458; was the seat of a very early printing press; and had a revenue of $4,510 at the dissolution in 1539; when it was conferred on the first Lord early printing press; and had a revenue of $4,510 at the dissolution in 1539; church (1318) is a fine structure, with arches. Tavistock has also a guildhall (1848), corn market (1839), covered markets (1863), statues of the 7th Duke of Bedford by Stephens (1864) and Drake by Boehm (1883, a very fine one presented by the 9th Duke), and the Kelly College (1877), founded by Ad- Lord Russell members; and the Right Hon. W. H. Smith was educated at the tives, Pym and William Browne were natives, Lord Russell members; and the Right Hon. W. H. Smith was educated at the grammar school. Pop. about 4,500.
The square miles; pop. about 110,000. The division of British Burma; area, 5,308 square miles; pop. about 110,000. The country is mountainous with thick forthe Tavoy and the Tenasserim. ests and jungle, and the chief rivers are chief town and the headquarters of the the same name; pop. 25,000. There is miles from the mouth of the river of most N. of the extensive chain which also an Island of Tavoy, the largest and most N. of the extensive chain which 18 miles long and 2 broad, and on the E. side there is a well-sheltered harbor called Port Owen. thority on people to meet the expenses TAX, a contribution imposed by authority on people to meet the expenses of government or other public services. made by the State on the income or (1) A government imposition, or charge consumed by them. A tax is said to be property of individuals, or on products direct when it is demanded from the very persons who it is intended or detax, property tax, taxes for keeping dogs, tax, property tax, taxes for keeping dogs, etc. An indirect tax is one demanded from one person, who is expected and at the expense of another, as customs intended to recoup or indemnify himself and excise duties. (2) Any rate or sum imposed on individuals for municipal, county, or other local purposes, as police taxes, taxes for the repairs of roads, bridges, etc., poor tax, drainage tax, etc.
Tax applies to or implies whatever is paid by the people to the government, according to a certain estimate; the cus toms are a species of tax which are less specific than other taxes being regulated by custom rather than any definite law; the customs apply particularly to what the goods which they imported from abroad. The predominant idea in conabroad. The predominant idea in consupposes a degree of freedom in the supposes a degree of freedom in the agent which is incompatible with the exother terms, hence the term is with more propriety applied to those cases in which men voluntarily unite in giving toward TAX any particular object; as charitable contributions, or contributions in support of a war; but it may be taken in the general sense of a forced payment, as in speaking of military contribution.
Also a disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; an oppressive demand or exaction; a requisition; as, this is a heavy tax on his time and strength. See SINGLE TAX; INCOME TAX.