File No. 812.512/784.
Special Agent Silliman to the Secretary of State.
Department’s August 31. Yesterday the First Chief issued decree reducing taxes to six pesos per pertenencia for the quarter ending November this year; eight pesos for quarter ending February 1916. Commencing March 1916 the rates of the decree of March 1, 1915, will be effective for taxes pending prior to July 31, 1915. Six pesos annual for each pertenencia up to twenty-five pertenencias may be paid, and for each pertenencia exceeding twenty-five three pesos per pertenencia, annual. To those who have already paid the rates established by the decree of March 1, 1915, the excess be returned. Payments may be made up to September 30 without fine. Please advise Consul General, Monterey; full text decree by first mail.