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Show School Busses Travel Tax Free in Georgia Busses used by counties or school districts for the transportation of children to and from school are exempt ex-empt from the state license tax on automobiles, according to a ruling handed down by Attorney General George M. Napier of Georgia. The question was propounded by Newton county officials, and the attorney at-torney general held that school busses are In reality agents of the state, as they are operated out of the funds used fur school purposes and there would be no advantage in taking money out of one state department and turning It in to another department. depart-ment. The Georgia legislature, according to Mr. Napier, in amending the motor vehicle law, made special provision exempting automobiles from license fees in cases where they were used t,y counties for highway construe; ion, for which the license fees are collect-ed. collect-ed. Arid the same ruling will apply to school busses. |