Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-11-26
Taret and Dufies,

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Instead of paying local taxes, each inlaabitant
is bound to make and repair roads, bridges and
|embankmen.s through his own land.
A duty Of SIX per ceat, is payable at the Gus
tom house, ON the transfer Of shipping. It's as
seerrained upon the sum, the buyer and seller dc.
clare to be the real consideration. As no oath IS
rcquircdIfro either, they seldom reporS more than
half the ptice.
The following taxes are also payable IN the pro-
vince.
Two per cert. on legaces and lnheritances,
coming from colatcras, and exceeding 1000 dol
lars.
-Four per cent. on legaeies and nbertances gil
ven to persons who are not relatives Ct the res
tator.
A tax on. civil ennp]oyments, the salaries of
which exceed 800 dollars annu'lly, called medic
anaata, amounting to half of the first years
salary. By certain officers, It is to be paid IN
two annual nsraments, and by Others in four.
The 6rst person appointed to newly created
office pays nothing, but the tax is levied On all
who succeed INN.
Seven dollars is deducted from the sum Of 20
paid as piotage by every vessel entering or leav-
ing the Mississippi but the treasury provides
the boats, and pays The salary OF tie pilots and
sailors employed At the Balize. The remainder
of the 20 dollars is tbus distributed. To the
head pilot 10 che pilot who is in the vessel A,
and to tie crew of the row boat, that goes out
10 Pit the pilot oa board, or take him ashore.
A tax Of 40 daIlars per annum for licences to
sell liquors.
AJAX on certain places when sold, such as
those of Regidor, Notary, Attorney &c.
But tie principal tax is that OF SIX per cent,
levied on all imports and exports according to a
low tariff. The proceeds of which Dety about
100, 900 dollars, whist all the other taxes are
said not to yield more than or 5000 dollars an.
nually.
Exb<ncfs and de6t.
The expences of The government, comprehend
ing the pay and support Of the regiment Of Loui-
sisna, part Of battalion of the regiment OF Mex.
leo, company of DRAGONS and one Of artillery,
which form the garrison of the country, including
Mobile; the repairs of pubic buildings and for
tifcasious the maintenance of few gallles TO
convey troops and Cores throughout the pro-
vince, Indian presents and salaries of Officers,
clergy, and persons employed for public purposes,
amount to about $4,000 dollars. fum in
sptc,e, which does not generally exceed 4oo, 900
dollars is Annually sent from Vera Cruz but
tins, together with the amount OF duties and taxes
collected IN the province, leaves usually a dehci-
ency Of one hundred or one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, Tor which certificates are issued
10 The persons who may have furnished supplies,
or to officers aad wo kmen for their salaries =
Hence debt is accumulated, which, it is said,
amounts at preset 70 about 100000 dollars. Il
bears no inrerest, and IS now deprecated 90 per
cent. The latter circumstance has taken place,
not from want OF confidence in the eventual pay
ment If the certificates; but from the uncertain
| " oe the time when, and the want and general
value OF specie Che whole of this de6t is said
TO be due to the inhabitants, and to American re.
siderrs. Il would have been long since paid eff,
but for diversion ct the FUNDS, destined for that
purpose, 10 difiefenf ard external objeGas.
IMPORTS 81 Exports.
| The productions of Louisiana are,-su-
gar, cotton, indigo, rice, furs and peltry
lumber, tar, pitch, lead, -four, horses and
cattle. Population alone is wanting tc
| multiply them TO an astonishing degree
[ The soil is fertile, the climate salubrious
and the means Of communication between
most parts Of the province certain and BY
water.
The following has been received as 9
sketch Of the present exports Of Louisi
ana, viz.
.DoAars.
10000 bales cot-)
ton cwt. each at 80 ooo increasing.