Show Tax Protest T Ties ies Up OilField Oil OilField Field in Vera Cruz MEXICO CITY Jan 29 9 El AP-El Universal said today that complete of oil fields Ields In the state of Vera Cruz had been threatened I by oU nil interests In protest against a state law lav Tile The law became e fec- fec Live on January 17 The law aw imposes a new local tax ot of 15 per cent on ro royalties to land surface owners on deals transferrIng entered option contracts rIghts on into before January 17 and on amounts due for transfers of exploration ex- ex and exploitation rl rights The newspaper saId oil Interests had decided to oppose tile the laW by byall byall means and to resort to all legal tc e It if necessary |