▁made ▁in ▁a ▁House ▁committee ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁reach ▁the ▁floor . ▁ ▁Again ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁another ▁pet ition ▁reached ▁the ▁House , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁a ▁spons or . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁it ▁was ▁proposed ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁re venue ▁measure ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁public ▁w elf are ▁measure , ▁but ▁again ▁failed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁floor . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁repeatedly ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁resulting ▁in ▁counter ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁similar ▁tax ▁to ▁be ▁applied ▁to ▁women ▁who ▁reject ▁marriage ▁propos als ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁resulting ▁in ▁arguments ▁that ▁b ach el ors ▁had ▁a ▁statist ically ▁higher ▁rate ▁of ▁del in quency ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁other ▁groups . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁proposed ▁bill ▁that ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Congress ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁before ▁it ▁too ▁failed ▁due ▁to ▁economic ▁consider ations ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁Assembly man ▁W aller ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁proposed ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁tax ▁as ▁a ▁sum pt u ary ▁tax ; ▁however , ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁not ▁passed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mont ana ▁applied ▁a ▁$ 3 ▁tax ▁on ▁all ▁b