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SPECIFICATION OK TAJLES, DUTIES, act
TITHES.
Measured on the threshingfloors,and delivered in kind at the Govern–
ment Granaries, an allowance for cost of transport is made good to tithe-
Darers.
One tenth of the oroduce of the land of
Wheat *|
Barley
Oata '
Vetches )•
Rye
Favetta
Vikos
Non.—All other tithes have been suspended or abolished, or replaced by Tithe Dues leviable
on Exportation. (See page 7.)
TAX ON ANIMALS.
SHEEP AND GOAT TAX.
2£ silver piastres (3^cp.) per head yearly on every sheep and 5cp. per head yearly on
every goat one year old ana upwards.
The tax on goats may be increased and that on sheep decreased by the High Commissioner
in Council provided that no increase shall be made in che total amount receivable as calculated
upon the basis of the last preceding official returns of the numbers of sheep and goats in the
Islaud.
Sheep and goats not produced by the owners ac thefirstofficial enumeration and uncounted
thereat are liable to double tax.
PIG TAX.
4-^cp. per head yearly on every pig over three monchs old.
Pigs uoc produced by the owners at thefirstofficial enumeration and uncounted thereac are
liable to double tax.
VERGHI.
KIMAT. •
*v per 1.000 on the <*apital value of lands, houses and other immovable property.
The above race of 4 per 1,000 has been modified to the extent that the same shall be varied on
the completion oi -.he valuation fh any town or village so as to yield, as nearly as mav be.
(provided that uuy fraction of 10 paras in such race shall be counted as 10 paras) a sum "equi–
valent co che amoant of che assessment prior to the coming into operation of the valuation.
Law 13 of 1913. Section 5.
E X E M P T I O N S .
Persons who under the Law of 29 Zilbidje, 1273, would have been entitled to exemption
from tithe ou olive trees planted by them may apply to the Verghi Department for exemption
from verghi ou such trees until such time as the immunity from tithe thereon would have
expired if the tiche on olives were still leriabie.
FINES, FORFEITURES AND FEES OF COURTS.
FINES.
Fines are levied in the different Courts under the Ottoman and English Law as from time
o tune altered or modified by Cyprus Statute Law.
F O R F E I T U R E S .
Forfeitures are similarly inflicted.
FEES.
- — I N CIVIL A C T I O N S B E F O R E T H E S U P R E M E C O U R T XXV T H E DISTRICT D O U B T S .
In matters regulaced by che Rules of Court, 1886, in matters
arising under the authority of clause 70 of the High Court of Justice
Law, 1879, and iu proceedings in bankruptcv under the provi–
sions of the Ottoman Commercial Code, the following fees are appointed
to be taken, in the Supreme Court, in the several District Courts in
anv oifice which is connected with any of those Courts and by any
officer attached to any of those Courts, in respecc of che several pro–
ceedings meucioned :—
*
On sealing a writ of summons in any action :—
Where the amounc claimed is £20 or under
Where the amounc claimed is over £20 ; where no liquidated
sum is claimed *, or where the recovery of monev is not the
object of the action ...
£ s. cp.
5 0
10 0
AUTHORITT.
L a w of 9 Shaban, U77
L a w No. 5 of 1381 and
Ordsr of High Commis.
sioner No. 738 of 4th
March, 1918.
Ottoman Regulation
8th February, 1371, Sec.
and L a w No. 22 of 1399.
sec. 31.
Ottoman Regulation
10th Febrnarr, 1870,
and instructions of th*
High Commissioner of
the 12th Aguust, 1379.
L a w of 14 Djemaxi-nl*
. Ewel, 1277, and Tarion*
Vizierial circulars, and
Law No. 11 of 1882. sec.
17.
Order of High Commis–
sioner dated Sth March,
18S9, published in Get.
No. 2S0 of the same date.
Rules as to Court J"**
1912. published in *?*•*
No. 1047 of 31st Jaw
1912.