The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-12-03

or for the due execution or per.
Torrance of the duties of any
Office or position, and to account
for money received by virtue
thereof, and all other bond of any
description except such as may be
required in legal proceedings, not
otherwise provided for in this
schedule, fifty cents.
Conveyance.
Conveyance: Deed, instrument
or writing, whereby anS lands or
tenements or other realty sold
shall be granted. assigned. trans
ferred or otherwise conveyed to,
or vested in, the purchaser or pur-
chasers, or any other person or
persons, by his, hers or their di
rections, when the consideration
or value of the interest or pro-
perty conveyed, exclusive of the
value of any lien or incumberance
thereon. exceeds 500 and does
not exceed $500, fifty cents; and
for each additional. $500 or frac-
tiOpal part thereof IN excess OF
$500, fifty cents. Provided, that
nothing contained in this para:
graph shall be construed as to i'm.
pose q tax upon any instrument OF
writing gwen to secure a debt.
Bond Undertaking or Recosnizance.
Each bond undertaking or re,
cognizance, conditioned for the
performance of the duties of any
Office or position, or for the doing
or not doing anything therein
specified, or other obligation of
the nature of indemnity, and each
contract or obligation guaranteeing
the validity or legality of bonds or
other obligations issued by any
state, county, municipal or other
public body or organization, or
guaranteeing titles to real estate
or mercantile credits executed or
guaranteed bv any liability. tide-
iity, guarantee or surety company
upon the amount of premium
charged, one half of the cent on
each dollar or fractional part
thereof.
Power Of Attorney 10 Sell.
Power of attorney to sell or
convey real estate, or to rent or
lease the same, to receive or col
lect rent, to sell or transfer anv
stock. bonds, scrip or for the col.
lection of any dividends or interest
thereon. or to perform any and all
other acts not hereinbcfore speci-.
fed, twenty-five cents.
Waraiek.
Deeds delivered on aud after
December LIST. 1914. must be
Registers and recorders
are required to take notice that in
struments are stamped before &C.
cepting for record.
Digest.
In the handling Of documents
for record sill cash transactions of
must bear upon the
face of the deed M adhesive stamp
to the amount of the tax due.
In the handling of deferred pay.
ments the act of conveyance must
bear upon the face of the deed an
adhesive stamp to the amount OF
the tax due on the cash portion of
said act. and the notes issued for
the amounts to become due must
bear upon their face an adhesive
stamp to the amount of the tax
due.
ALI acts of mortgage are EXEMPT
for the payment of any tax on
their face. but the notes issued
tl,ercumler must bear upon their
face all adhesive stamp to the
amount of the tax due thereon.
All bonds other than those spe.
cially exempted must bear upon
their face an adhesive stamp to the
amount of the tax due. Bonds
given at the time Of the issuance
Of marriage licenses are not ex.
empt.
All powers of attorney other
than one for the voting of q proxy
ut an election, must bear upon its
face M adhesive stamp to the
of the tax due.
All mortgage certificates re-
luired by law to be issued are to-
bear upon their face an adhesive
stamp to the amount of the tax
lue thereon.
The date for the official opening
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