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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
ACTIiOL.-ii r.
TITHES.
One tenth of the- produce of the land taken in kind.
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i±ui. t::be is assessed by -weigh: or measure on the amount of i-13 crop; and prices
for ti-;- (V.n-rii.-nt articles are* fixed by the 3Lr.Ijli<.: LLtrci (Administrative Councils) of-
the several Li-tricts, v;it,h an appeal to the Central Mc-JjUw Idarc.~]
A farther 1 per cent, is imposed by L-r.vs XIII. of 1S'.)1. and XI. o? 1S92,
for the puriosi o! defraying the expsnses of Field Watchman, on all titheable produce
(includi^e .Silk. Cotton, "Caroabs, and Aniseed), j
X'.tc.—The additional tithe on silk and silk-cucxwij <usp:-nJed in all Districts,
and half th-. i.d-.licioaal tit lie on all products except silk and siilk-cocnons in the Nicosia.
Papho, a::d Kyrenia Districts, t
La^- of 10 Chr.l'an.
12«(2v?th]>.-v.-cn,;jcr,
1S55). TurhL-h De?-
tour, voi. ii:.. '. '23'.!,
and Ordinance V. of
1J>Si, an-.l Ora-.r in
Council, N o . 21i' of
22n.l March. 1-S03,
publisii-j.l in Giizcti;-
N o . 402 o: 2-ith idem
N.-itif.catier.s Noa.
l.">7'.» a:i>l 1772. in
Gazette; Nos. S63.cf
l'.'lli Ft!;:-.in--, 1802,
auil;; ii oi *:h.£u-.rust.
Is'.'.'.
^ S.'::.•:• zioi No.
2:-:-. 11 <,.::.:tr N\..
4».">. o: 7;h Juiv,
l;v;;.
EXEIIPTIO:.- :—
Grapvi; (a), Stra-\v (b), Flax (c) and the following articles (d) viz.:—
Fruits.
Almonds
Apples
Apricots
Cherries
Dates
Medlars
Melons
2suts
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Quinces
Walnuts
Vegetables.
Acorns
Beet-root
Canes
Chick-peas
Cummin
Garlic
Lentils
Levana
Madder-root
Maho
Maize
Millet
Ground Apples Pumpkin
Ideh Heeds
Sumach
Other vegetables, -with the ex–
ception of those enumerated
in Article 5 of the Order of
the High Commissioner in
Council, No. 12, dated 11th
April, 18S1 J
Fidau or young Apricot trees
used or Bold for planting;
and
Hassilik or green Barley.
Olive trees planted under the Law of f?S Zilbidje, 1278, are also,
under certain conditions, exempted from tithe for a period
of vcaii.
{a). Lav.- No. I. cf
15*0-1.
(i). Law of 16
Bebi-n'.-Errel, 1288
(Art. 3;-"). (5th Juno,
1671), Turkish Dc»-
tour, vol. iii., p. 2-iii.
(r). Lav.- XVII. cf
is: w m c r cam?
into force on lit
July, 15-J2.
(el). Order of High
Commissioner in
Council, No. 22, o:
June 1st, l$s'2, pub-
lishcl in CrzzrttcSo.
b'iof 5.:Ii June. lSii2.
Sec Gorernnient
Notice of 5>h ilarch,
lSJjl), published in
Ga:eiu No. 2S0 of
the tame date.
F I N E S : —
Fiaes en the amount of Tithe due are leviable for non-payment within time pr3- Ordinan-.-v.ofissi,
scribed as under, viz.:—
"
*
a d 0ni
^
of H i
^'
t/omm:ssi>mer in
In respect of tithes on Wheat, Barley, Tetches and Oats (payable during Council. No. 12, of
the months of October and November), if not paid before the 1st December. 5 Hth April.issi,pnb-
per cent, en the amount then due. If not paid before the 1st January following. ro^'V'-^"' ^
a farther 5 per cent, on the amount of tithes unpaid.
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• T h e tithe oa Carobs, Cotton, Silk Cocoons, Aniseed a n d Linseed is taken on exportation ; the tithe on w o u n d Silk at
Jac s:Ik-v.-:nd-!i.
f ]:.-.- No:ideation N o . 2000 in Gazette N o . 431 of 7th Juue, 1305, the assessment of the dnties and taxes imposed by the
Field ".Vatd.r.icn luvws les been suspeailcd.
the
* T h e nvr^lcs enumerated in Article 5 of the Order of the H i g h Commissiancr in Council, N o . 12. of llih X'.i-V 13S1, are
!C i.iUov.'i::-.- :— '
Silk, W o u n d
Silk Cocoons
Wheat
Barley
O-AU
Vetches (burchak)
Oranges. &c.
Grapes
Fies and Pomegranates
Flax
Hemp
Olives and Oil
• Sesame
Cotton
Tobacco
Potatoes and Kolokas
Beans
Carobs