From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sess \Sess\, v. t. [Aphetic form of assess. See Assess,
Cess.]
To lay a tax upon; to assess. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sess \Sess\, n.
A tax; an assessment. See Cess. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]