Technically, it never has stopped!!  This is from TAXES IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA
(VA-NOTES) compiled by Daphne Gentry, available on the LVA website:

TAX ON TITHABLES. This was a capitation or poll tax that the General
Assembly imposed. These people were subject to the tax: all free caucasian
males age sixteen or older; some adult female caucasians (usually widows)
who were heads of households; all slaves age sixteen or older; Native
American servants, both male and female, age sixteen or older. In most
instances, the head of the household or the owner of the slaves or master of
the servants paid the tithable tax. The money raised by this tax went into
the colonial treasury and was used to pay the expenses incurred in carrying
out the policies of the colonial government that the assembly put into
effect. Following the American Revolution, this tax was replaced by taxes on
items of moveable personal property, such as on slaves, livestock, and some
luxury items. This is the origin of the modern Virginia personal property
tax system. See the VA-NOTES entry on Tithables for a list of documents in
the archival records in the Library of Virginia containing the names of
people who paid the tax on tithables.

Jim Greve
Archivist
The Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
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-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Hunter [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:59 AM
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Subject: Re: Personal Tax Lists


In a message dated 10/18/2002 10:26:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> I've been wondering -- when did the taxing of "tithables"
> stop?
> Henry Wiencek
>

I'd be very interested in the answer to this.  Please post to list.

Thanks, Janet Hunter

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