Note XXX-54 — Chapter XXX · INTELLECTUAL ADVANCEMENT. 1800-1887.

For the seminary $2,000; the bishop $3,000; the chapter and other ecclesiastics $4,158; music $1,000; other expenses about $4,000. The chapter consists of dean, archdeacon, chancellor, three canons, and six or seven other officials. The church gets the first-fruits from farmers. Tithes have been abolished since 1862. 300 or 400 priests without parishes depend entirely on fees. The cathedral has no valuables, having been sacked several times. Nic., Boletin Ofic., Dec. 6, 1856; March 1, 1862; Union, Nic., March 2, 1861; Nic., Dec. y Acuerdos, 1857-8, 261-5; Id., Gac., Aug. 6, 1870; Lévy, Nic., 383-4.