El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13

are purchased. the person making the
payment must purchase, affIX and can
Gel the stamps In the case OF com
mercial transactions there Is a 20 per-
cent municipal tax and a federal tax
payable in stamps at the rate OF one
half Of one percent Of the state tax On
a bill OF sale the value was $4,000, the
stamps amounted TO S3e. which was
paid b. the purchaser In commercial
life there s tax on the total busl-
hess. The factor at the end OF the
month presents TO the collector an
itemized statement of transactions
(that is, the total. by days. possibly.
and on this total he must pay a state
tax OF two perceuta and on this two
percent he pays additional % percent
for the federation On the municipal
occupation tax 20 percent IS added for
the Iederlt ton, TINS stamp Delng can
celed b. the municipal collector while
the stamp on the commercial transac-
ton tax IS Cancelled by the state col
iector Transfers of property are
taxed for federal revenue only There
is tax on land sales. or sales
OF lmmOTa bles - 'innue bles'-Of u
percent There is no tax on mining
property excepting IS Der pertenencia
per year-as against 500 OF labor N
each claim per year in the Unite1
states There is a tax on mineral out
put ana on concentrators and smelterss
but It is nominal
The tax OF fruit trees is: Oranges. s.:
mango 50; Plum ST. nothing on pa
nanas-this is in Mexican money. II
or elsewhere he NAV be taxed $50
per year-but seldom is There is a
small tax on farm prOducts-the man
a2er of one OF the biggest ranches toll
me that II amounted to about s. per
$4,000 OF sales-and If the farmer
brings the produce TO town TO sell he
must pay peddler's license.
Everything Is Taxed.
Everything is faxed in Mexico-but
as SHOWN the rate is so low the total
Is insignificant What gets one uu-
familiar with the system is that no
natter where you turn in business. Won
vii De taxed and for that matter IN
every Phase IN LIE If YOU are married
you pay 81, III d child is born a fee
must be paid the registrar and when
one dies the relatives have a fee TO
pay 10 record the fact The law re-
gard1ng marriages. births and deaths
Is rigid, heavy penalty resulting from
failure TO make declaration some
times persons desiring 30 be married
fa1l to find the Judge at his office. in
which case they must repair to his
mouse TO have the ceFemony- performed.
IN which case his Zee is optional with
llInSelL II has been said that the
Judge purpOsely remains away from
his office sometimes. in order that the
ceremony must be at his home, and
sums, winch may De the case in $50
lated instances In has been said that
the priests charge never less than $500
Tor performing the marriage rite This
many marriages are pronounced BY
priests for no fee whatever There are
many unmarried couples in Mexico
but this is from choice, because there
need be no bar to marriage from lack
Of funds In this connection It is well
TO state that the information regard
Ing birth must be exact-and IL the
child be ilegitimate il is so published
An the official journals.
Taxes RiEid. But Light.
The statement. then. that taxes
make it impossible for one TO live and
prosper in Mexico Is. preDOsterous; and
that it does not result so is proved BY
the successes made here in all lines 81
enoeavOr Nowhere in the republic IS
the tax made OnerOus-in fact the Cd
posite is the case and everyone own
ing property here admits that same IS
always undervalued for taxation pur-
poses There is one thing however.
that one must constantly bear IN mind
the taxes must be paid Here n the
tax on a mining property is not paid,
il reYerts again TO the state. ana the
same is true or lands and other prop
erty-Only. in the latter case, the 0Wn-
CT is usually given due notice and -
tentimes months after the tax IS due
he is enabled to come forward and paw
g. and regain title. But II the tax be
not paid another may come IN ana
claim rights