OF HONDURAS.


not, in sickness or oldage, becomeburthen-
some to themselves or to the public. A si-
milar regulation also extends to such
freedom as may be granted by testa-
mentary bequest.
 The domestic revenue of the settlement
 is principally drawn from a duty or tax
 on transient traders, who pay five pounds
 per cent. on all articles of merchandise.
 This duty is productive, but much more
 so whilst an intercourse with the United
 States remains uninterrupted.
 From all wines and spirits imported,
one shilling and sixpence per gallon is
levied: this contributes very considerably
to the Honduras treasury.
 From annually licensing retail liquor
shops, of which the number in Balize, if
its size be considered, is prodigious : these
shops are rated as high as thirty pounds
each.
 From fines levied by the courts on civil
and criminal actions.
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