New Laws on Specific Duties.
Article 1.
| Per kilog. | |
| Havana cigars. | $6.00 |
| Cigars of all sorts | 3.00 |
| Cigarettes | 6.00 |
| Tobacco, black or chewing tobacco | 50 |
| Tobacco, in general | 1.00 |
| Bitters, brandy, whiskey, etc., that are not over 20 degrees, per litre | 37 |
| The same, in bottles, from 51 centilitres to 1 litre, per bottle | 37 |
| Spirits, in casks, per litre | 37 |
| The same, in bottles, from 51 centilitres to 1 litre, per bottle | 37 |
| The same, in larger or smaller bottles, in proportion with the capacity | |
| Vermouth, fernet, in casks, per litre | 37 |
| The same, in bottles, etc., per bottle | 37 |
| The same, in larger or smaller bottles, etc., etc. | |
| Beer, in casks, per litre | 16 |
| The same, in bottles, etc., per bottle | 16 |
| The same, in larger or smaller bottles, etc. | |
| Matches | $1.30 |
| Preserved vegetables, fish and meat | 30 |
| Refined sugar | 6 |
| Sugar, without refining | 5 |
| Cheese, in general | 38 |
Article 2.
| Per litre. | |
| Artificial wines, besides the duty already existing on common wines in casks | 3 |
According to another law, January 19, 1891, the following goods pay specific duties:
| Per 100 kilogs. | |
| Wheat | $ .80 |
| Corn | 1.35 |
| Corn flour | 2.70 |
| Lucerne, forage | 1.00 |
According to the same law (Article 3) the sulphate of copper, destined to agriculture, is free from all duty.
The law of August 27, 1891, says:
Article 1. The specific duty charged on all foreign brandy, when its alcoholic strength is not over 20 degrees, shall be $13.60 per litre. If the alcoholic strength be over 20 degrees, each additional degree shall pay 68.1000.
The duty on the brandy manufactured in the country is raised to $13.20 per litre, whatever may be its strength.
Article 2. The duty on vermouth, brandy, bitters, artificial wines (3 and 12 cents per litre) is abolished.
Bitters, whiskey, vermouth (not being over 20 degree), shall be 31 cents per litre.
The same, in bottles from 51 centilitres to 1 litre, also 31 cents per litre.
The same, in larger or smaller bottles, in proportion.
| Spirits, in casks, per litre | 31 |
| The same, in bottles, per bottle | 31 |
| The same, in larger or smaller bottles, in proportion. | |
| Vermouth, fernet, in casks, per litre | 31 |
| The same, in bottles, etc., per bottle | 31 |
| The same, in larger or smaller bottles, in proportion. |
Article 3. The Executive Power may oblige the brandy manufacturers to employ the Tiermen-Halske counters, or others.
Article 4. Are free from duty the liquors the grocers make themselves with peaches or cherries.