COUNCILMAN OF BATH, ENGLAND PROPOSES TAX ON BOBBED HEADS
Bath, England (JFK+50) On February 17, 1925, Associated Press reports city councilman S. R. Lewin of Bath* is proposing "a tax on bobbed heads to assist the municipality...in balancing its budget."
The councilman points out there is a precedent for such a tax as there was such a tax placed on "the powdered hair of the ladies of the 17th century." That tax, the councilman claims, produced "quite an income."
Mr. Lewin adds that the bobbing tax "might be considered a kind of 'poll tax'."
*Bath is a city in Somerset, England known for & named after its Roman built baths. It is located 97 miles west of London. Jane Austen lived here in the early 19th century. The city has 6 million visitors each year.
SOURCE
"Bobbed Head Tax Proposed to Aid Finances of Bath," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., February 17, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
