Word: hancock
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...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...
When a motorist in Hancock County spends $1 for motor fuel, he gets about 50? worth of gasoline and 50? worth of taxes...
Motorists of the State suffer further by the inferior gasoline as taxes encourage bootlegging. For example, an unscrupulous dealer in Hancock County might mix kerosene with his gasoline, and thus avoid a considerable part of the State and county taxes amounting to 9?. The amount he would avoid would depend upon the extent of the adulteration. . . . All Mississippi motorists pay plenty for their gasoline. Some pay a lot more than they think. CAL LEWIS...
...behold, it came to pass that finally our good friend Walter Chrysler also changed his mind. He had never changed his mind before, and it took a month this time. But he finally did it, and I know it, because I was there and saw him put his John Hancock...
Retained to discuss in the intercollegiate contest "Resolved, That this house favors the President's proposal for the reorganization of the judiciary" are six men for both the negative and the affirmative. Of the former are Claudius J. Byrne '39, William W. Hancock '38, Joseph P. Healey '38, Jay W. Kaufmann '38, Donald McDonald '39, and Richard W. Sullivan '38. Robert W. Bean '39, W. Tucker Dean '37. Lawrence F. Ebb '39, F. Wetch Peel '39. Vincent J. Rossl '37, and James Tobin '39 will argue for the affirmative...