Definition of "nuisance tax" []

• A small excise tax levied on separate purchases and collected directly from the purchaser. (noun)

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• "I don't think that charging a dollar and a half on your vote is a qualification of a voter, it is a just a nuisance tax or a disenfranchising povision."