Tax Resistance.
Mrs. [Kate] Harvey’s barricade at Brackenhill, Bromley, is still unbroken,
demonstrating to all who pass by woman’s determination to withstand the
tyranny of taxation without representation. The evening meetings in the
Market Square continue to be most successful.
Mrs. [Marion] Cunningham, member of our Hayes Branch, had silver articles
seized on ; they will be sold among
other ordinary goods on , at
Uxbridge. No protest meeting will be held at the time, as at
few people can attend. Mrs. Cunningham hopes to hold a meeting on
and preach a sermon
on Tax Resistance.
No Vote! No Tax.
On , Mrs. [Isabella] Darent
Harrison’s goods were sold by auction in her own house at
St. Leonards-on-Sea without her
permission being asked or given, by the Public Auctioneer. Bidding was
allowed to run up to £70 by a system known amongst auctioneers as “puffing.”
Mrs. Darent Harrison protested against the sale taking place to pay the taxes
of an unenfranchised woman. The proceedings appear to have been altogether
irregular, the sale not having been advertised in the Press, the only notice
given being a few posters sent to friends of the tax-gatherers. Further, no
notice was given of the amount required to cover the claim.
