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Only a glimpse of the hijacking of motorists in Mississippi is disclosed in the letter of James Blackton (TIME, April 19, p. 4). That State probably has more ways to mulct the motorist than any other...
...Hancock County, where Mr. Blackton says he was shaken down for $8.05, a county tax of 3? per gallon is imposed upon gasoline. In only a few States are county gasoline taxes imposed, but Hancock County is at the top of the list with one of the highest taxes of its kind in the U. S. To make matters worse, the county does not use its gasoline-tax receipts for road building, but devotes them to miscellaneous purposes. The Mississippi State tax is 6? per gallon, although most State taxes are only 3 ?or 4? per gallon...
...racket of the officials of Bay St. Louis, Miss., complained of by James Blackton...