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Re: Tax on Dogs
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Brer,
Since the planter class relied on the much more populous yeomen as a voting majority, they would never have taxed the loose livestock (state intrusion upon private property) prior to the war. As I said earlier, no planter was ever successful in suing a yeoman farmer for loose livestock. The planters were continuously livid and helpless against fencing laws. Avoiding the $1 dog tax was easy- just don't claim the dog! In contrast, livestock was much more valuable to the yeomen than their dogs, and they were always apt to claim them. The men who came up with the dog tax possibly meant to create a larger stray dog population which could be used for skins, hides, etc.

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