Even white cloths are subject to a duty upon exportation; and our dyers have so far obtained a monopoly against our clothiers.
In several different parts of Europe, the toll or lock-duty upon a canal is the property of private persons, whose private interest obliges them to keep up the canal.
I moved a duty upon indigo, a former staple of the South, but now declined to a slight production; and I proposed a rate of duty in harmony with the protective features of the bill.
But the commands of public duty must be obeyed; let those who have imposed this duty upon us answer for it to the people.
Woollen yarn and worsted are prohibited to be exported, under the same penalties as wool even white cloths we subject to a duty upon exportation; and our dyers have so far obtained a monopoly against our clothiers.
There lieth also a duty upon children to their parents, which they are bound both by the law of God and nature conscientiously to observe: 'Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Spinners would place a duty upon yarns, but would let wool alone.
One can understand shoemakers desiring to place a duty upon foreign-made boots, but they would object to have the price of leather increased by a tax upon the imports of that material.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "duty upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
