Albertan municipalities raise a significant portion of their income through levying property taxes. The legislatures have powers of setting policies, levying taxes and distributing funds. Among the most important duties of the county commission is levying taxes and appropriations. It is also responsible for proposing and levying taxes. It also grants greater freedom for cities in levying taxes and paying off debts. His duties included investigating, levying, and collecting of fines for various offenses. These laws were used shrewdly in levying fines upon those that he perceived as threats. Colorado's state sales tax is 2.9% with some cities and counties levying additional taxes. They assisted in supplying the Fengtian Army and levying taxes for Zhang Zuolin. These laws included the levying of "rates" or taxes and the distribution of colony lands. It imposed a ban on the levying of money for "foteball". Local governors, or "basqaqs", were responsible for levying taxes and dealing with popular discontent. Ahmad Shah after levying the stipulated tribute departed. Through levying enormous customs duties, Prussia accelerated the collapse of the Commonwealth. The two bills differed in the levying of punishment.