Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-17

Respecting the Demonoroi'1ahon 81 me ;, TO- o.,
xb9eeo and the free sale or trade Of Salt an
the interior.
The king has, been pleasedio forward me
the following decree.
Don Ferdinand VII. by the Grace, &c. NC
The Cortes in virtue. &c. &c. have &C.
creed as follows:
Art. |. From the list day of March, l8zl'
the trade, commerce. manufacture ana SAFE
ct Tobacco, either IN the leaf, sugars, car
rots, twist, rappee, fine snuff, OF in any
shape or manner most suitable to the manu-
facturer or consumer, shall be free and with
out restriction in the Peninsula, and ada
cent Islands, without any more Limitation
than that laid on other articles of consu"p-
ton.
Art. 9. The Revenue Committee in the
next Legislature, on reporting the expe'
dients under examination, will suggest what
it may think suitable respecting the culture,
traffic and free disposal OF tobacco IN the
ultra-marine provinces.
Art. 3, Tobacco, whe therofth ultrama :
rine provinces of foreign countries, under
whatever form or quality it may be, shall
pay from the said first day Of March, the
duty Of four reals of velon per pound at
the time of lis introduction at the ports, or
by the frontiers.
Art. 4. From the said first day of March,
1921; the trade and commerce OF salt shall
be likewise free ir' the interior.
Art. S. Salt shall be sold for the use OF
the inhabitants of 90 reals vellon per fame
ga; but that intended Tor the fishery shall
be at 10 reals per fanega.
Art. 6. In order that the salt for the
fisheries may not be converted to any other
account, the Revenue first taking the ne
cessary information, shall supply those es-
adjustments with the necessary quantities.
Art 7. The Salt Works as hitherto,
shall continue TO sell exclusively to Co.
vernment. the salt they manufacture, for
the established prices, or for what may be
agreed hereafter, and those salt works on
the coasts thu are allowed 10 sell to TO-
reigners, shall pay the usual duties.
Art, 8. The importation of foreign salt,
and Of salt which has been shipped from
our ports for other countries, is absolutely
prohibited under the penalty established
for the importers Of con!raband articles.
Art. 8. Notwithstanding the liberty al
lowed to the monopolized articles of salt
and tobacco. according to the foregoing ar
ticles, until the disposal thereof can be
con6ded to the public, the revenue, so
much interested in the encouragement and
consumption Of the same, will unite with
individuals in the sale Of the salt. and in
the purchase, manufacture and sale Of the
tobacco, in the same manner as they do,
and without distinction Of persons, not or
ly in eAecting the sale and purchasing at
first cost, but also in promoting the sales by
retail, in conjunc ton with those concerned
in them.
Art. 10. The public revenue will be
careful as long as it may be necessary, that
there shall be provision Of salt at the pla-
ces most COW enient, where The inhabitants
can be supplied for their consumption, as
we'll as to retail the same, whenever they
prefer purchasing at these public deposits,
rather than al private storehouses.
Art. H. 1t will act in the same way with
respect to tobacco, by supplying the people
with whatever sort they make use of. in
case they cbuse to purchase from these de-
posts, rather than from private stores.
Art. 12. The price of the salt and OF TIE
tobacco that may be sold on account of the
puoIic revenue, shall be such as the govern
men. shall fix every year at the places Of
deposit.
Art. 10. The smugglers of tobacco and
salt shall henceforth be subject to The pc
nalties incurred by other detrauders Of the
public revenue. Madrid, 9Th Nov. 1890
Jose Maria Calatrava, president; Antonio
Diaz Del Moral, snd Miguel Cortes, depu-
ted secretaries.
Whereas we command all the tribunals,
&c. sc. Ia. before
By royal order communicate the same
10 YOU. &c. &c. Madrid, 2Ist Nov. 1920.
JOSE CANGA ARGUELLA.
From the Nfu- York Daily Advertiser.
CONGRESS AT LAYBACH.
We have no where met with more
lust remarks. or more sound and or