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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
TITHES.
One tenth of the produce of the land of
AaTHORITT.
Measured on the threshing floors, and delivered in kind at the Govern–
ment Granaries, an allowance for cost of transport is made good to tithe-
payers.
Wheat
Barley
Oats"
Vetches
Rye
Favetta
Yikos
N O T E . — A l l other tithes have teen suspended or abolished, or replaced by Tithe Dues leviable
on Exportation. (See page 7.)
TAX ON ANIMALS.
SHEEP AND GOAT TAX
2-V silver piastres (3|cp.) per head yearly on every sheep and 5cp. per head yeariy on
every goat one year old aud 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 the total amount receivable as calculated
upon the basis of the last preceding official returns of the numbers of sheep and goats in the
Island.
Sheep aud goats uot produced by the owners at thefirstofficial enumeration and uncounted
thereat are liable to double tax.
PIG TAX.
4-Vop. per head yearly on every pig over three mouths old.
Pigs not produced by the owners at thefirstofficial enumeration and uncounted thereat are
liable to doubie tax.
VERGHI.
KIMAT.
4 i*er l.O(K) mi the capital value of lands, houses and other immovable propertv.
T h e alwve rate of 4 *>er l.OOii has been modified to the extent that the same shall l)e varied on
the completion of tlie valuatiou in any town or village so as to yield, as nearly as m a v lie,
^'provided that any traction of 10 paras in such rate shall IK.- counted as 10 paras) a sum 'equi–
valent to the amount of che assessment prior to the coming into operation of the valuation.
L a w 13 of 191.J. Section .5.
EXEMPTIONS.
Persons who under the Law of 20 Zilbidje. I iC*. would have beeu entitled to exemption
from tithe on olive trees planted by them may apply co the Verghi Department for exemption
from verghi on such trees until such time as the immunity from tithe thereon would have
expired if the tithe on olives were still leviable.
FIXES, 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.
FORFEITURES.
Forfeitures are similarly inflicted.
FEES.
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CIVJX 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
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T H E DISTRICT C O U R T S .
In matters regulated by the Rules of Court. 1886, in matters
arising under the authority of clause 70 of the High Court of Justice
Law, 18,y. and m proceedings in bankrupted under the nrovi-
s.ons of the < H u m a n Commercial Code, the following fees are appointed
to be taken, in the Supreme Court, in the several District Courts m
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officer attached to any of those Courts, in respect of tbe several vtl
ceedings mentioned :—
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On sealing a writ of summons in any action :—
AVbere the amount claimed is £20 or under
Where the amount claimed is over £20 - where no liquidated
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& s. cp.
5 0
10 0
L a w of 9 Shaban. 1177,.
L a w No. 5 of ISSI and
Order of High Commis.
sioner No. 733 of 4th
March, 1918.
Ottoman Eenilatioa
Sth February. 1871, Sec.
and Law No". 2*2 of 1S99.
sec. 31.
Ottoman Regulation
10th February, 1870,
and instructions of the
High Commission-*r of
the 12th Aguust. 1879.
Law of 14 Djemazi-ul-
Evvel, 1277. and various
Vizierial circulars, and
Law No. 11 of 1**"?*2. sec.
17.
Onier of Hish Commis–
sioner dated 8) h March,
1869. published in Go*.
No. 280 of th<** same daw.
Rules as to Court Fees
1912. published in Oa*.
No. 1047 of 21st June
191 .