octrois in a sentence

Examples

1. However, city elections returned a local government that retained the octroi, triggering a new riot in the city.
2. The other major fear of reintroduction of octroi, which was abolished in 1979, can be put aside assures Deshpande.
3. With the city corporation, municipalities, town panchayats bankrupt, the government briefly did give thought to bringing back octroi.
4. This leniency was vehemently opposed, especially by the cathedral chapter which felt impaired by the octroi levied by the city.
5. In 1657, octroi was imposed in larger Danish cities which changed the layout and face of Aarhus over the following decades.
6. New taxes were introduced, such as octroi, putting a strain on trade, or a tax on doors and windows.
7. From time to time there was agitation in France for the abolition of octroi duties, but it was never pushed very earnestly.
8. This was reflected in the total sum of the profit for the third octroi, which was 58 % higher than the previous two.
9. There was a fifth octroi, starting in 1806 with privileges granted for 15 years, but those were quite different from the previous.
10. Later, he allegedly came into contact with the then-rampant octroi evasion racket, with the backing of some textile mill owners.