. Financial history of the United States . $8,000000 E,000000 4,000000 2,000000 0 |. NAVY ^ x^ K / \ 1 ,/ >-n [\—1—T—T — r 1 1 1 1 1. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 No. II. —ORDINARY EXPENDITURES, 1810-1833.(Continuation of Cliart No. i, different scale.) §64] Expenditures and Receipts. 141 These taxes were apportioned among the States on thecensus of 1810, and the first act went so far as to apportionto each county in the several States the amount it should pay,thereby creating great inequalities. To avoid this evil thesecond act did not attem
. Financial history of the United States . $8,000000 E,000000 4,000000 2,000000 0 |. NAVY ^ x^ K / \ 1 ,/ >-n [\—1—T—T — r 1 1 1 1 1. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 No. II. —ORDINARY EXPENDITURES, 1810-1833.(Continuation of Cliart No. i, different scale.) §64] Expenditures and Receipts. 141 These taxes were apportioned among the States on thecensus of 1810, and the first act went so far as to apportionto each county in the several States the amount it should pay,thereby creating great inequalities. To avoid this evil thesecond act did not attempt to apportion the quotas amongthe counties, but left it to the States to equalize the burdensin the several collection districts. In view of the infrequentattempts throughout our history to levy a direct tax, it is sug-gestive to note that the several assessments made upon theStates were met with a fair degree of exactitude and prompt-ness. If there was an unequal incidence, there was littlegrumbling, thus showing a distinct advance from the disastrouspolicy of requisitions under the Confederacy. As soon as the war was over p
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