The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-14

Maximilian's Financial Measures-LOt-
terry Tickets Versus Treasury Bonds
Taxes to Back the Books.
The folio owing is resume Of the financial
measures adopted and promulgated by Maxi
milan Immediately alter he had determined to
remain in Mexico:-
The first of the Eve DEGREES of the Emperor
which are dated Orizaba, December 3, 1866 has
for its object the foundation of national lot
tery and regulates for twelve annual dra WINGS
ten OF which will be drawn about every thirty
six days iOI money prizes which amount in the
aggregate to $4,000. At each drawing $4,000
tickets are to be offered tor sale at So each,
which, if sold, will afford the Government Il
profit Of $4,000, and for the ten drawings an
accumulated overplus OF SlG5,000.
The other two drawings will be semi-annual.
The first will be for the net disbursement of
$4,000 $4,000 tickets at $40 will be offered to
purchasers, thus raising the sum of Sl30,000,
provided all the tickets are disposed of, and
leaving the Government profit OF $4,000. The
second half yearly drawing will be for Sl6S, 900,
for which 20 000 tickets at Sl2 will be offered for
sale. If all sold they will realize the sum OF
$240, 0OO and give the Government a profit of
$4,000. The plohts for the year, not taking
into consideration the expenses OF printing and
commissions to ticket sellers, will be $262, 600.
The National Lottery profits are to be appro-
priated to the maintenance of public instltu-
tons OF learning, and especially for the support
OF the National College OF Sciences, Academy OF
Fine Arts, Agricultural College, and San An
tonic House OF Correction.
The second decree establishes a new tobacco
tax. The tax on cigars, cigarettes, snuff, and
chewing tobacco is by this decree one cent on
each six and one-tourth cents Of value. This
tax is the same for home produced or imported
tobacco. An additional tax Of 81 cents Is i'm
posed on each box, case, package, or bottle OF
manufactured tobacco.
The third and fourth DEGREES regulate the tax
10 be paid by the commerce OF the empire. In
the first place it demands tax OF So 000, 900 for
the year 1S67-a tax of six per cent. on profits in
trade ana on all incomes by this decree.
The hfth decree establishes the taxation 10 be
paid by propretors OF real estate their agents,
upon houses or other rented property. tax
OF two per cent. on all rents above $50 per
annum is to be collected. Owners are allowed
in this decree to collect this tax Of two per cent
from their tenants in addition to the terms OF
rent agreed upon in the contracts.
There are two points which attract attention
in these DEGREES. The first is that all contrbu-
tons or taxes are to be collected every two
cessitate very large bureau of officials and
clerks, and corresponding large expenditure
of funds. The second point which attracts the
notice of those interested is, that the proprietor
of real estate has the right to indemnify himself
! by imposing his two per cent. tax on the tenants
in addition to his contracted rent terms.
All OF the new levies VIII begin on the LIST
proXimO. And we suppose that then the forced
loan taxation which is creating so much dis
turbance will be stopped aud those who have
been victims of these oppressive forced levieS
reimbursed, and literally rewarded for impri
sonment where seized and confined for refusing,
when ordered to "bring up to my headquarters'
so many dollars.