File No. 812.512/1443
[Inclosure—Translation]
Decree issued by General Carranza at Vera Cruz on
June 19, 1915
Venustiano Carranza, First Chief of the Constitutionalist Army, in
charge of the Executive Power of the Nation, in use of the faculties
of which I am vested and considering:
That, notwithstanding the fact that taxes paid to the so-called
authorities of the Convention and of Villa are void and null and
that the Constitutionalist Government could proceed rightly to the
repayment of the taxes which were not collected during the time
inimical forces to our cause occupied certain cities, nevertheless,
as a grace which can only emanate from a legitimate Government as
this and in view of the destitute circumstances and of the economic
crisis which we are undergoing, through the misbehavior of said
inimical forces, I have seen fit to decree as follows:
I. Taxes paid previous to the date of the occupation of each city or
village by the Constitutionalist forces are hereby considered
paid.
II. The taxes in arrears upon the occupation of places by
Constitutionalist authorities, must be paid during the period of one
month beginning with the date of the occupation, and will be
collected without penalities. If paid after this period penalities
will be assessed in accordance with the law.
III. The Constitutionalist Government will never recognize any taxes
paid in advance to the usurping authorities and made previous to the
date of the occupation by the Constitutionalist forces, and,
therefore, all taxes paid covering a period after the date of the
occupation of places shall be collected again disregarding the fact
whether paid to inimical authorities or not.
I therefore order its printing, publication and circulation and that
it be duly complied with.
constitution and reforms
Issued in the Honorable
Veracruz, under date of June 19,
1915.
V. Carranza
