levying taxes
61Port authority — In Canada and the United States a port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi governmental public authority for a special purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies)to create and support… …
62Census in Norway — The census in Norway began in 1801 as part of a census of the whole of the Kingdom of Denmark. On February 1, 1801, the first nominative lists of the whole population, in principle, counting all men and women, were gathered in the Kingdom of… …
63Washington Park (Chicago park) — Infobox nrhp | name =Washington Park caption = Pond located in Washington Park location = Chicago, Illinois lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 47 lat seconds = 37.4 lat direction = N long degrees = 87 long minutes = 36 long seconds = 57.8 long… …
64Schools of economic thought — describes the multitude of academic approaches toward economics throughout the history of economic thought. While economists do not always fit into particular schools, particularly in modern times, classifying economists into schools of thought… …
65Westchester County Board of Legislators — The Westchester County Board of Legislators is the legislative, policy making branch of Westchester County. The powers of the Board are enumerated in the County’s charter. A key power of the Board concerns finances: appropriating funds, approving …
66chou — /shooh/, n., pl. choux /shoohz/ for 1; /shooh/ for 2. 1. a cabbage shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman s dress, hat, etc. 2. See cream puff. [1700 10; < F: cabbage < L caulis stem; see CAULIS] * * * (as used in expressions) Fu chou …
67Chou — /joh/, n. a dynasty in China, 1122? 256 B.C., marked by the division of China into separate feudal states and the emergence of important philosophical schools, esp. Confucianism and Taoism. Also, Chow, Zhou. * * * (as used in expressions) Fu chou …
68daimyo — /duy myaw/, n., pl. daimyo, daimyos. Japanese Hist. one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun. [1830 40; < Japn, equiv. to dai big, great ( < Chin) + myo name ( < Chin)] * * * Any of the largest and most powerful landholding… …
69Zhou — Chin. /joh/, n. Pinyin. Chou. * * * (as used in expressions) Zhou Shuren Zhou dynasty Zhou Enlai * * * ▪ ruler of Shang dynasty Wade Giles romanization Chou , also called Zi Zhou , or Dixin born early 11th century? BC, China died 1046 BC,… …
70Birkarlar — ▪ Scandinavian traders Finnish Pirkkalaiset, group of Swedish and Finnish traders and trappers who, for approximately 300 years, explored, colonized, and governed the forest area extending from the eastern coast of the Gulf of Bothnia to …
