File No. 812.512/1946
The Ambassador in Mexico (
Fletcher) to
the Secretary of State
No. 958
Mexico,
April 24, 1918.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose herewith
translation of regulations of the Department of Hacienda, as
published in El Universal, prescribing the
declarations to be made under Article 9 of the decree of February 19
this year (reported upon in my despatch No. 890 of April 3),
preliminary to the payment of taxes on petroleum lands.
I have [etc.]
[Enclosure—Translation]
How declarations covering petroleum lands
should de made1
The Department of Hacienda gave out yesterday the manner in which
declarations (or statements) shall be made out covering the
payment of taxes on petroleum lands.
The statement of petroleum lands being exhibited shall be made to
the administrator of the general stamp office by the owner, in
compliance with Article 9 of the decree of February 19, this
year, covering leases of petroleum lands, and shall be submitted
to the stamp offices at Tampico, Vera Cruz, Tuxpan or Puerto,
Mexico, depending on the location of the property, or to the
general stamp office, upon petition of the taxpayer.
The statement shall contain: (1) The name of the owner; (2) the
name of the lot; (3) location of the same; (4) area in hectares;
(5) distance of the producing camp to the nearest port of
shipment.
The statement covering leased petroleum land shall be made in
compliance with the same law and submitted to the same offices,
with the following information: (1) Name of the owner of the
lot; (2) name of the person or company exploiting or renting
same; (3) name of the lot; (4) location; (5) area; (6) date
leased by owner; (7) date of contract of last concessionaire;
(8) amount of annual rental per hectare stipulated in the last
contract; (9) amount of crude oil obtained in the last bimonthly
term, in cubic meters; (10) amount of royalty stipulated in the
last contract; (11) distance of the producing camp to the port
of shipment.
The stamp office will make the corresponding liquidation.
