| Show MEXICAN COLONISTS on the seventeenth of last july a new law w respecting colonists in the republic Be public of mexico was published it t is a liberal measure and exempts from duty a number of articles that were heretofore taxable the new dew law provided pro provi vi deb for the appointment of an agent to represent the department of colonization in dealing with the colonists we have petitioned for the appointment of such an agent whose residence we desire to be as near to the colony as possible but as yet no response has been made to the petition As the government at mexico has concluded to issue no more permits to colonists as they did formerly leaving their agents to decide the details of each individual case cased we shall have to wait patiently for their appointment in the meantime the custom house officers are disposed to treat the colonists fairly and will allow them to give bonds to run for six months on their wagons harness barness and teams provisions however should not be carried in excess of what is needed to bring the colonists to the end of their journey when they carry more than that a duty of 6 5 per pounds on flour and 12 cents per pound on bacon will be charged the custom house has bag been relocated located re at ascension and abolished at palomas parties from om the western part of arizona can come direct without going T ing by doming deming however all those ose who have stock and other property sufficient to cause a duty of or upwards to be paid on it need to take out consular papers which can be obtained at deming since november alst 1st a new law is in force as regards live stock heretofore mares stallions and mules were duty free now the two former claws classes pay 40 each and the latter 2 bows cows and sheep also pay a moderate duty it is possible the colonists way may obtain better ater terms ms on a stock c hereafter berea r but at present they will have to pay or give bonds for further information applicants win will please apply to the undersigned undersigner under signed A P F HENRY HENKY COLONIA JAUREZ via casas grandes chihuahua mexico |
