The New York herald., 1872-10-25
EXTRAORDINARY TAXES I'M CUBA.

HAVANA, Oct. 10, 1877
AS duly reported by your correspondent at the
time OF its occurrence. the Junta-which was es
pecialiy created for the purpose Of obtaining
means for the expenses OF the war, and composed
OF planters, merchants. real estate owners ana
manufacturers Q sort OF committee Of ways and
means-sat for the purpose OF discussing the pro
ect OF equalizing the budget and estimates OF this
island and ofnding other to cover the de
Aclt between income and expenses In the treasury
OF the island Of nearly nine millions. 1t was
claimed at the time that tho Junta had agreed
upon plan which would meet all the require
ments of the financial situation Of the island but 1t
was not then made public. Ir now appears by tho
following decree OF the Captain General dated the
lth inst that the means to be adopted consists OF
the issue OF bonds the amount or $780, 600 900, de-
creed on the 9th OF August by the Colonial Minister
The following n q translation OF the decree re-
lcrred to-
In conformity with the proposition Of the Board q
IN accord with the ananmoSs opinion Of the Counc q
Administration have in the exercise of the exlraorda
ss' tax VIII BE- levied Of - "a year On hired
ssss q same @ smpoysa Servants town..
VILLAGES or exclusive in regard to the ater
second Another extra tax is established on the ne,
profits Of loint stock companies and Of the wholesale
& The
e vii ss
Fouyth-Thc existing war subsidy on the profits Of city
increased Ave cent and will thus be axea
s s re @ ss
sigr!at imports Is also increased fifteen per cent
on the tariff dues, and will thus be fixed at total OF
Rer ns cen n and extra charge. named IN n,
previous ARTICLES viii Considered merely transsery
T es snSssa fna a the d @ M
authorized adopt the necessary steps the
'u1 Narhis is resolution viii be forwarded to His Ma.
'iT'Rs TRe Captain Genera EERAScisco DE cEBALLos
HAVANA, Oct II, 1872
EXPLANATION or THE DECREE.
According to tariff No. l, as expressed above
and in proportion to the population OF the towns
where they may be situated but taking Havana
and shipyards, and money exchanges. shall pay
$1,000 per year. Merchants engaged as importers
dealt in, $500; storekeepers and pawnbrokers..
$3.50; banks and anonymous companies shall pay
five per cent Of their net earnings; contractors
and turnishcrs for public or municipal works will
pay one half per cent OF the sums they receive or
pay on account OF their contracts; theatres and
one nights receipts. with deduction ior expenses
and without regard to duration OF season or num-
ber OF performances billiard saloons will pay for
each table 500 In Havana and Ia the other
me second schedule, which represents the
present and proposed tax on articles of export
exactly doubling that in force-shows the follow
ing to be the total additional charges to rule on
-
per box, 81 so; sugar per hOgshead, 50; moassea,
per hogshead Q2o gaions), 81; honey, per gallon.
cents; white wax, per kilogram, cents; yellow
| wax, per KOgram, cents; leaf tobacco, per
| kiogram, 0 cents; cut tobacco, per kilOgram.
Genus; cigars, per mille 81 50; cigarettes. per
mile, 81.
The quotations OF the various corporations can
be increased among their members as high as six
times the tariff and reduced to One-siXth part re-
spectivcy, according to the category In which the
contributor is classified. It must be understood thss
the foregoing arbitrary tnp0sitons are extra0rdi-
nary and to be collected in addition to the mu-
ments and Industries. The decree has been very
uniav0rably received by the general public, who
consider 1t a bad amendment to the sixty millions
bond issue project.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Don Alexandra del Rio, an apOthecary or Reme-
dos, was executed for dislOyalty on the morning
OF the 10th inst. He met his fate with the same
stole calm noted In all Cubans executed by tho
Spaniards. The recent kilograms announcing the
republican disturbances at Ferrol caused number
of exultant gdUegOs to shout, In tavern at the
Esauina TEXAS, "Vtua Ia Repub.tcd." The police
| took them in charge.
Twenty-Five Chinese belonging to the estate
| Manuea, near Sagua, barbarously hacked the ad-
| minstratOr, Don FacundO Garcia, to death with
| their rude hoes Garcia defended himself killing
one and woundng three OF his aggressors, but was
| obliged to succumb.
| The pOz dc cuba, the Billingsgate journal Of
Havana, attacks the United States as the most I'm
moral and corrupt OF all countries. The article
refers to some writer ~, saying, scratch Rus
| sian and you will find q Tartar" adding to 1t the
equally bright observation OF the Spanish writer's
Navarro and ocuna scratch an Englishiman Ia and nd
saying, scratch an American and you Will dis
| cover the vandal OF modern society"
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