In witness whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above

written.

Signed, sealed, and

delivered in the

presence of

[Signature]

. [L. S.]

LOUISIANA MORTGAGE-DEED

State of Louisiana,}

Parish of.

Be it known, that on the . . . day of. and of the independence of the United

., before me, .

A. D. 19 States of America,

a notary state of Louisiana,

public in and for the parish of duly commissioned and qualified, and in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned, personally came and appeared A. B., of . . he is justly and truly indebted unto

., who declared that E. F. in the sum of dollars, borrowed money this day had; in settlement and as evidence thereof the said A. B. has made and furnished his promissory note for like sum of . . . . dollars, drawn to the order of and indorsed by himself, dated this day, and made payable at . . . . . ., with interest at the rate of. from and after maturity, if not then paid, until final payment, which said note, after having been paraphed by me, the said notary, to indentify it, herewith, was delivered to the said E. F., who thereby acknowledges the receipt thereof. Now, in order to secure the full and punctual payment of the said note, in capital and interest, at maturity, the said A. B. moreover declared that he does by these presents specially mortgage and hypothecate in favor of the said E. F., his heirs and assigns, and of any and all such person or persons as may hereafter be the holder or holders of the said note, the following described property, to wit: [description of property.] The said property is so to remain mortgaged and hypothecated until the full and final payment of the aforesaid note in capital and interest; the said mortgagor hereby binding himself and his heirs not to alienate, deteriorate, nor encumber the same to the prejudice of these presents, which are accepted by said mortgagee.

And the said A. B. further declared that he does by these presents bind and obligate himself to cause all and singular

the buildings and improvements on the lot of ground afore described to be insured and kept insured against the risk of fire, by one of the insurance companies of this city, in the sum of . . . . . . dollars, until the full and final payment of the afore-described note, and to transfer and deliver unto the said mortgagee the policy or policies of such insurance or insurances; in default whereof, said mortgagee, and any and all holders of said note, is and are hereby authorized to cause such insurance or insurances to be made, and effected at the cost, charge, and expense of the said mortgagor. But this clause shall not be construed as obligatory on such holder or holders, or as making them liable for any loss, damage, or injury which may result from the non-insurance of said buildings.

And the said mortgagor further declared that he does by these presents consent, agree, and stipulate that, in the event of the said note not being punctually paid at maturity, it shall be lawful for, and he does hereby authorize, the said mortgagee, or any other holder or holders thereof, to cause all and singular the property hereinbefore described, and herein mortgaged, to be seized and sold under executory process (issued by any competent court) without appraisement, to the highest bidder, payable in cash; the said mortgagor herein expressly dispensing with all and every appraisement thereof, and by these presents waiving and renouncing the benefit of appraisement, and of all laws or parts of laws relative to the appraisement of movable or immovable effects, etc., seized and sold under executory or other legal process, the said mortgagor hereby confessing judgment in favor of said mortgagee, and such person or persons who may be holder or holders of said note, for the full amount thereof, capital and interest, together with all costs, charges, and expenses whatsoever.

And the said mortgagor further declares that he does, by these presents, bind and obligate himself and his heirs to pay and reimburse unto said mortgagee, and such person or persons as may be the holder or holders of said note, all such lawyer's or attorney's fees, together with all such costs, charges, and expenses as said mortgagee, or any such holder or holders, shall or may incur or pay, in the event of the non-payment of said note at maturity; said attorney's fees, however, to be fixed at. . . per cent. on the amounts

so in suit.

Now, to secure the faithful performance of the foregoing obligation, and the reimbursement and payment of the said lawyer's or attorney's fees, costs, charges, and expenses

aforesaid, and the reimbursement and payment of all premium or premiums as shall be paid by the said mortgagee, or any holder or holders of the aforesaid note, in causing insurance to be effected, on default of said mortgagor as aforesaid, the said mortgagor, by these presents, further specially mortgages and hypothecates the herein before described property unto and in favor of the said mortgagee, and all holders of said note.

And now to these presents personally came and appeared Madam C. B., the wife, of lawful age, of the said A. B., who, after having taken cognizance of the foregoing act, which I, the said notary, carefully read and explained to her, declared and said that she approves and ratifies the same, and that it is her wish and intention to release in favor of the said mortgagee the property herein described from the matrimonial, dotal, paraphernal, and other rights, and from any claims, mortgages, or privileges to which she is or may be entitled, whether by virtue of her marriage with her said husband or otherwise.

Whereupon I, the said notary, did inform the said C. B., apart and out of the presence and hearing of her husband, that by the laws of this state the wife has a legal mortgage on the property of her husband: First, for the restitution of her dowry, and for the reinvestment of the dotal property sold by her husband, and which she brought in marriage, reckoning from the celebration of the marriage. Secondly, for the restitution and reinvestment of the dotal property by her acquired since marriage, whether by succession or by donation, from the day the succession was opened, or the donation perfected. Thirdly, for the nuptial presents. Fourthly, for debts by her contracted with her husband. And fifthly, for the amount of her paraphernal property alienated by her, and received by her husband, or otherwise disposed of for his individual interest: That in making her intended renunciation she would deprive herself irrevocably and forever of all rights of reclamation against the property herein described, whether under mortgage privilege, or otherwise.

And the said C. B. did thereupon declare unto me, notary, that she was fully aware of and acquainted with the nature and extent of the matrimonial, dotal, paraphernal, and other rights and privileges thus secured to her by law on the property of her said husband, and that she nevertheless did persist in her intention of renouncing, and does formally renounce, not only all the rights, claims, and privileges hereinbefore enumerated and described, but all others of any nature and kind whatever, to which she is, or may be,

entitled by any laws now or heretofore in force in the state of Louisiana.

And the said A. B. being now present, aiding and authorizing the said C. B. in the execution of these presents, she, the said C. B., did again declare that she did and does hereby make a formal renunciation and relinquishment of all her said matrimonial, dotal, paraphernal, and other rights, claims, and privileges, in favor of said mortgagee, binding herself and her heirs at all times to sustain and acknowledge the validity of this renunciation.

afore

Thus done and passed, in my office at . said, in the presence of G. H. and J. K., witnesses, both of this city, who hereunto sign their names with the parties, and me, the said notary, the day and date aforesaid. Original signed:

G. H.
J. K.

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A. B.

C. B.

MARYLAND MORTGAGE FEE

This mortgage, made this. . . day of . . . ., A. D. 19, by A. B., of . . . witnesseth, that in consideration of. .. dollars, the said A. B. does grant unto C. D., his heirs and assigns, in fee simple, [describe premises conveyed], together with the buildings and improvements thereon and the rights, roads, ways, waters, privileges, appurtenances, and advantages, thereto belonging, or in anywise appertaining. To have and to hold the aforesaid parcel of ground and premises unto and to the proper use and benefit of the said C. D., his heirs and assigns, forever. Provided, that if the said A. B., his heirs, personal representatives, or assigns, shall pay and shall perform all the covenants herein on his and their part to be performed, then this mortgage shall be void.

And it is agreed that, until default be made in the premises, the said A. B. shall possess the aforesaid property upon paying, in the meantime, all taxes and assessments, public debts and charges of every kind, levied or assessed, or to be levied or assessed on said hereby mortgaged property, which taxes, assessments, public dues, charges, mortgage debt and interest, the said A. B., for himself, his heirs, personal representatives, and assigns, does hereby covenant to pay when legally demandable. But if default be made in payment of said money, or the interest thereon to accrue, or in any part of either of them, at the time limited for the payment of the same, or in any agreement, covenant, or condition of this mortgage, then the entire mortgage debt shall be

deemed due and demandable; and it shall be lawful for the said C. D., his personal representatives and assigns, or his or their attorney or agent, at any time after such default, to sell the property hereby mortgaged, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to satisfy and pay said debt, interest, and all costs incurred in making such sale, and to grant and convey the said property to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, his, her, or their heirs or assigns; which sale shall be made in the manner following, viz.: Upon giving twenty days' notice of the time, place, and manner and terms of sale, in some newspaper printed in . . . county, and such other notice as by the said mortgagee, his personal representatives or assigns, may be deemed expedient; and in the event of a sale of said property, under the powers hereby granted, the proceeds arising from such sale, to apply; first, to the payment of all expenses incident to such sale including a fee of. . . . . dollars and a commission to the party making sale of said property equal to the commission allowed trustees for making sale of property by virtue of a decree of a court having equity jurisdiction in the state of Maryland; secondly, to the payment of all claims of the said mortgagee, his personal representatives and assigns, under this mortgage, whether the same shall have matured or not; and the surplus (if any there be) shall be paid to the said mortgagor, his personal representatives or assigns, or to whoever may be entitled to the same.

And the said A. B., for himself, his personal representatives and assigns, does further covenant to insure, and pending the existence of this mortgage to keep insured, the improvements on the hereby mortgaged land to the amount of at least . . . . . . dollars, and to cause the policy to be effected thereon, so framed or indorsed, as in case of fire, to inure to the benefit of the said mortgagee, his personal representatives and assigns, to the extent of the lien or claim hereunder. Witness the hand and seal of the said mortgagor. Attest: A. B. [L. S.]

State of Maryland, to wit:

County of. . . .

I hereby certify, that on this. . . day of . . . . ., A. D. 19 before me, . of the state of in and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared A. B., the mortgagor named in the foregoing mortgage, and acknowledged the foregoing mortgage to be his act. At the same time also appeared C. D. and made oath