Import Taxes
5% of the value of goods not available locally in the city.
10% of the value of goods in good supply in the city or at a rate such as to make the merchant cost of the imported goods to be the same as that of the locally available goods, whichever is greater.
Decisions on taxes will be made by the Harbor Master, and taxes collected prior to allowing the unloading of the goods.
Taxes on items not being resold in Piedmont will be a flat two silver tarsk per ship.
Slaves imported into Piedmont will not be taxed. Slaves imported by slaver's houses may be shorn of hair for use in the city according to need. Exceptions to this requirement may be purchased at the going market rate for rope and such materials from the City Scribe.
House Taxes
Such taxes may be paid either at each passing or quarterly for high caste houses. These taxes must be paid quarterly for merchant and slaver houses.
10% For high caste houses with more than 50 members.
25% For merchant and slavers caste houses. Exceptions and exemptions to this tax may be made at the discretion of the Administrator for equivalent service to the city.
High caste houses will provide guards to supplement the city garrison. Such that 10% of all house swords duty time is spent in service to the city.
Merchant and Slaver caste houses will be allowed and required to hire from the city garrison for the defense of their house. 50% of all swords within a merchants house shall be from the city garrison. They will not be required to garrison the city guards. Violation of this law will be considered attempt at treason and shall result in the banishment of the house and its master from the city.
Other low caste houses must draw 75% of their guards from the city garrison. Other taxes and fees may be imposed by the Administrator as deemed necessary and appropriate. Any affected citizens will be granted a hearing to discuss such taxes with the Administrator or his appointed representative. This is as courtesy to the free of Piedmont.
Licenses for the Shops
Each shop will provide proof of purchase of a city license at the request of any city guard or high caste citizen. This is to prevent rogue shops, taverns and troublesome travelers from taking advantage of the open gates of Piedmont and her people. Licenses may be obtained from the merchant caste. The City Scribe will then issue the proper paperwork to the house of the operator of the business, as well as the person running the business.
License Fees
Merchant Shop - 4 silver tarsk
Weapon Shop - 6 silver tarsk
Jeweler Shop - 5 silver tarsk
Bakery - 3 silver tarsk
Leather Goods - 5 silver tarsk
Metal Works - 5 silver tarsk
Brewery - 5 silver tarsk
Lumber Yards - 8 silver tarsk
Inns, Taverns, Paga Dens, Vineyard - 12 silver tarsk
Training Halls - 5 silver tarsk
Glass Wares - 4 silver tarsk
Pottery Shops - 3 silver tarsk
Fisheries - 2 silver tarsk
Stables - 1 silver tarsk
Seamstress, Cobbler, Tannery, Textile Shops and similar - 1 silver tarsk
Street, Dock or Marketplace Vendors - 1 copper tarsk per stall per hand.
The Merchant licenses are in addition to and separate from any caste dues or city taxes, if the shop is not already paying taxes through one of the houses of the cities.
