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Domestic News
November 8, 1831
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Proprietors of the factory in South Leicester, Mass., compel employees to contribute to a company-established church via wage deductions, irrespective of personal religious beliefs.
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Church Tax.—It appears from an article in the Milbury Plebeian, that the proprietors of the Factory in South Leicester, Mass. have established "a church and religion after their own heart, to support which, they compel all those in their employ to contribute a certain portion of the taxes, and this is deducted from their weekly wages. No matter what may be the religious belief of the individual, or whether he attends another society; while he remains in their employ, he must throw in his mite into the treasury."
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Religious Event
What keywords are associated?
Church Tax
Factory Employees
South Leicester
Wage Deduction
Religious Compulsion
Where did it happen?
South Leicester, Mass.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
South Leicester, Mass.
Event Details
Proprietors of the Factory in South Leicester, Mass. have established a church and religion, compelling all employees to contribute taxes deducted from their weekly wages, regardless of individual religious beliefs or attendance at other societies.