The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-10

selection of site for bronze statue in
Washington to the poet Longfellow was
passed
After short executive session the Sen
ate adjourned until today.
PORTO klCAN TAXES.
Statement Concerning Levy and
Collection Given to the Senate.
Mr. EoroLer h.s for tho information n,
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Tue senate presented 'oianiiiio"s ''e"-
ment relating to the levy and collection
of taxes in Porto Rico. A portion of the
mat,er b,s boen translated In tho Division
'"..eA A"' "eeA 80
Oh customs ana ihsuiar Ahairs, war lie.
partmeht, together Win translation Vi
the Spanish Porto Rican tarin ana state
ment OF the Audltor lot forlo RICO. ihe
paper was prepared especially for the IN
formation of the Senate and gives YER
batim copy of the tax schedule as levied
by the Spanish Government, to be used as
foundation for the collection of receipts.
Following the voluminous list which pro-
yides for taxes on everything and every
body save educational and religious insti
tutions supported by the state, is a state
| ment of internal revenue, exclusive Of land
taxes. collected from October IS, 1898 to
March /, 1900. by the United States on
| Gals A footnote states that since July
! l. 1899 the cattle tax has been abolished
| The revenues from taxes and imnosts from
| October is. 1898 to March H. 1899, col
| lected in pesos. were: Taxes and imports.
| 114.010.63 pesos; stamp duty. S.633.11 pc
SOS; insular property, 2,se1.2s pesos; mis-
| cellaneous 10000 pesos. The total In
| American money was 7.270.43.
From March II, 1899, to June ~, 1889,
| the receipts were SAG. 1853. The total in
! ternal revenue receipts from october 10,
| 1898. to March l, 1900. were $26Se92.S6.
Auditor J. r Garrison gives the foliow-
| ing basis Of taxation and rate IN ne re-
| port:
by General Orders. No. $50, November
| 16, 1899, Headquarters Department OF Por-
| to Rico. it is provided that the fees for
| licenses TO carry arms ($5 for each gum
| shall be paid to the Treasurer OF Porto
/ Rico since which time the total fees ito
| March /, 1900 amount to 81 1864.
| adding to the foregoing sum OF SzoS,-
| Sc the estimated amount OF tax on cat
| tie to June 80, 1889 (s14,51L9O, and the
| fees for licenses to carry arms received by
| the treasurer (sl.995.54), the totai inter
nal revenue receipts from OCTOBER TO- 1880
| to March J. 1900, will be swelled to sZSo,-
5s037
TAX on Industry and Commerce--Ihe
system of internal revenue taxes on IN
dustry and commerce, as collected ut the
present time, was instituted by royal de-
| cree, transmitted under communication
No 27s dated June II. 1893, by the secre-
| tary OF colonies to the governor general
| and which became operative on July l,
1893.
THE tariffs relating TO the tax on IN
dustry and commerce are hVe. IN hu,npel,
| having as basis the scale OF population
OF the several clties ana Towns vi ,hs is
and These ive 'afiiis are up,uis i i u
| eignt Glasses, ha.ins Ola ,..',n..nr -,
,ermined accoiuIns ~ one
the LOVES . ro.hp - ~ .. oro,,a.d nv
| re Noyenher7 1870
ueHs ,H a. non,-,man, ~ porto Rico
.,'ts,i.,,ta5 h, General orders No. 26.
Eahrrary 1ao0 An annua, school tax of
| - nor canita js imposed on various per-
sors classified and specified in said orders.
internal Revenue Stamp Tax--Ths tax
,s nrovided for in General Orders No. 175,
| November : 1899 and In General Orders,
| M oil December IA. 1899. Headquarters
Denar,ment of Porto Rico. The taxes re-
| ouired TO be paid by means of internal
revenue stamps are as follows:
Fees for Certthcates-on cerlihcates
| issued by any of the bureaus. internal
revenue Offices. custom houses, and courts
| Of justice, 81 each.
Tax on Matches-A tax OF TENN Oh
! cent is required on each box OF ma'ches.
Tax on LIQUORS. TAX Vi e.nts per
liter lin addition 10 ,he consunlp ,,. 'a "a
and licenses required Dy mah.eipa,..'es, -
| required OF thahuiau CHS vi
or other aicohohe iquois' " o p",. ~
! means Oh lhteihai 'enue stamps W D
afixed TO each pot''e: sessei' Vi paen"s
containing the Grass o, iIauoi ~ ,r,l iDeu.
lmpost on mineral o.ai 10
| decree OF January To- io0'' Wv.
taxing oil mining properly when ieqe', y, Go
mining operations ior the eA.'a'''or vi III.
organic and metaiiic suos'ahe.s' ne Ia
of 1895 relating TO mines ana mining re-
formed all previous ones. All n'ihes pay
tariff according to the CLASS oI ihe.al eN
tracted, gold paying more IMAM copper
iron. and other metals.
Rent OF salt Mihes-Accorolhs 10 'ne
royal decree OF January 10, loo'' yeaiy
tax OF S2o vas imposed LOT each ciain'
composed OF looooo square meters' ana ac
OF $l.50 lot each ciaiih cohpoeea VI one
hectara-lc'oVo square ihe'e $50 Sia' Tue
tax now imposed Is sZ1 LOT leo'Voo Square
meters.
Fees 1or lraae- NarheLohae, Tue zen u,
erai statutes tSpahIsh l'a"e' Ausus. -
1881. lee OF i<.ov PESOS was iequiieu, II,
stamp outy' ~, ea'n u aue =, los u,u anu
registered. me saio zee !. ~" soi'ee.ea
IN money N'.'V,, .hu htanp ua's 'aA
tstaihpeu paper, ov,ne e IN,
"eish,s auu s ne iiie'i =.