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Show GASOLINE TAX IN EIGHT MONTHS PUTS $400,000 ON OUR ROADS The gasoline tax passed by the last legislature at the suggestion sug-gestion of Secretary of State, H. E. Crockett, has amounted to $399,709.89, from March 8th to November 30th, 1923, in addition ad-dition to which the people have paid less for gasoline this year than they did a year ago. The reduction in the automobile automo-bile license tax to the individual has also resulted in a material increase for road purposes. The total receipts this year was $829,046.71 as compared with $747,902.50 during 1922, due to the fact that there were 16,500 more niitnmnKilna i; io.ouu more automobiles licensed li-censed this year than during 1922. With the lower license rate and the gasoline tax in effect, ef-fect, Mr. Crockett believes there will be approximately $1,100,-000 $1,100,-000 more for road funds this year. Another saving to the taxpayer taxpay-er of the State in the amount of $16,950.75 will be from the lowered low-ered cost of automobile plates, due to the suggestion of Secretary Secre-tary of State Crockett at the last legislature that the size of the plates be reduced. |