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Meanings of tonnage duty in English
Synonyms
Examples for "tonnage"
Examples for "tonnage"
1
That figure was purely for the tonnage collected under local recycling systems.
2
He just worked; and his mill held the tonnage record for years.
3
The tonnage of the vessels on the lakes has been already noticed.
4
Huntington is the largest port, in terms of tonnage, on the Ohio.
5
Ranged in order of gross tonnage, these eight vessels stand as follows:
1
For instance, tunnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.
2
Our government having become a party to this agreement, discriminating tunnage duties have been abolished.
3
The difficulty, which the commodore principally apprehended, related to the duty usually paid by all ships in the river of Canton, according to their tunnage.
4
Mr Tunnage said although he was happy at the lodge, there was little else on offer.
Usage of tonnage duty in English
1
No state may lay a tonnage duty without the consent of Congress.
2
They complain of our tonnage duty, but it is because it is not understood.
3
Now, what is this but substantially a tonnage duty, under the law of the State?
4
Now I suppose this matter of tonnage duties is well enough in its own sphere.
5
Because the States may do enough by the levy and collection of tonnage duties; or if not-Fifth
6
If I be right in this, how could we make any entirely new improvement by means of tonnage duties?
7
Liberal bounties were allowed to French ships engaged in commerce, and foreign ships were compelled to pay heavy tonnage duties for using French ports.
8
We shall never make a canal by tonnage duties until it shall already have been made awhile, so the tonnage can get into it.
9
Matteson had assumed a quasi-independent position; kept himself non-commital on Nebraska, and opposed Douglas's scheme of tonnage duties to improve Western rivers and harbors.