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Show Worse Than the Barbers' Union. In the reign of Klizabel h every board of a fortnight's growth was subject to a tax of S:i cents, -rotor the Croat, In 1705, imposed a tax upon the" beards of the Russian nobles of 1(10 rubles, while the common people's beard tax amounted to 1 kopec. This tax caused much dissatisfaction, but in spite of this the impost was extended to St. Petersburg in 1714. The tax on beards was confirmed by Catherine I. in 1720, by Peter II in 172S, by Empress Anne In 1731, and in 17-43 by the Empress Elizabeth. |