▁Those ▁who ▁fell ▁under ▁the ▁tax ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁migr ate ▁to ▁other ▁areas . ▁M igr ant ▁m ü cer red ▁were ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁growing ▁town . ▁ ▁England ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 5 , ▁the ▁English ▁parliament ▁passed ▁The ▁Mar riage ▁D ut y ▁Act ▁or ▁Reg istration ▁Tax , ▁which ▁im posed ▁a ▁tax ▁on ▁birth s , ▁mar ri ages , ▁bur ial s , ▁child less ▁wid ow ers , ▁and ▁b ach el ors ▁over ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁primarily ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁re venue ▁raising ▁mechanism ▁for ▁war ▁on ▁France ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁ens uring ▁that ▁proper ▁records ▁were ▁kept ▁by ▁Ang lic an ▁church ▁officials . ▁ ▁The ▁tax ▁was ▁found ▁in effect ive ▁and ▁abol ished ▁by ▁ 1 7 0 6 . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁By ▁ 1 8 2 1 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Missouri ▁applied ▁a ▁tax ▁on ▁all ▁un mar ried ▁men . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁of ▁Michigan ▁had ▁made ▁repeated ▁attempts ▁to ▁instantiate ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁tax . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁state ▁sen ator ▁Edward ▁D . ▁Ell is ▁attempted ▁to ▁pass ▁such ▁a ▁bill , ▁but ▁the ▁measure ▁failed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁a ▁pet ition ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁House ▁committee , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁the ▁floor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁another ▁proposal ▁was