Declarations or elections of command or friend, following an auction or contract of sale of immovable property are subject to a fixed tax of €125 where the option to elect command has been reserved in the deed of auction or contract of sale and the declaration is made by public deed and notified within twenty-four hours of the auction or contract.
If the declaration is made after the twenty-four hours of the adjudication or contract, or where the option to elect a command has not been reserved therein, the declarations or elections of command or ami provided for in the first paragraph, shall be subject to tax at the rates provided for in this code.