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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, of the Town of
Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, Collector of Taxes for said
Town of Charlestown, and successor in office to George F. Cross, late of said Town, de-
clared, SEND GREETING:
WHEREAS, at the annual town meeting of said Town Legally holden on the 12th day
of April, A. D. 1937, it was voted by the electors of said Town, qualified to vote thereon,
that a tax of one dollar and twenty one cents ($1.21) on Each One Hundred Dollars should be
assessed upon the ratable real property of said Town, and
WHEREAS, said tax was afterwards, to wit, on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1937,
assessed by the Board of Tax Assessors of said Town according to law, and a copy of the
tax list in due form delivered to said George F. Cross, as Collector aforesaid, by the
Town Treasurer with a warrant under the hand of said Treasurer there afterwards, commanding
him to process and collect the several sums of money therein expressed of the persons and
estates liable therefore; and
WHEREAS, said Board of Tax Assessors did then and there assess and tax upon the
real estate hereafter described as belonging Eleanor D. Baker, (Life Estate) Moore Lot, as
expressed in said list delivered to said George F. Cross, aforesaid, amounting to $61.60,
and in consequence thereof, said George F. Cross, Collector, as aforesaid, by virtue and
authority vested in him as aforesaid, and pursuant to the statute in such cases provided, did
give notice of the levy upon said real estate, and of the time and place of sale by ad-
vertising the same in a newspaper printed in said County of Washington, for a space period of
three weeks before said sale, and also by posting of like notices for the same period in
three public places in said Town of Charlestown, to wit: the Town Hall, Town Clerk's
Office and Garrett's Filling Station, and did also twenty (20) days prior to said sale
cause notice in writing of said levy and of the time and place of sale to issue to
Eleanor D. Baker, and to Home Owners Loan Corporation, as Mortgagees, the above being the
only person or corporation having an interest in the said estate appearing on the records
of said Town of Charlestown, which notices were duly served twenty (20) days previous to
said date of sale, and
WHEREAS, no person appeared to redeem said estate or to pay said tax, said
George F. Cross, in his capacity as Collector as aforesaid, did on the 5th day of July,
A. D. 1939, at two o'clock, p. m., D. S. T., in the Town Hall, in the said Town of Charles-
town, pursuant to said notices and levy proceed and sell so much of said real estate, to
wit, of whole, as was found necessary to pay said tax, interest costs and expenses; no bid
or offer of bid, for said property, being received at said male sales, said George J. Cross,
Collector as aforesaid, made public declaration to that effect, and publicly declared that
he purchased said property in the name of the Town of Charlestown, aforesaid, for the sum of
$72.89, being the amount of said tax remaining unpaid with interest, costs and expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, in con-
sideration of the premises, and pursuant to the statute in such cases provided, do hereby
grant, bargain, sell and convey and deliver unto the said Town of Charlestown, its successors
and assigns, forever, all the right, title and interest in and to the premises of said
Eleanor D. Baker, above described, taxed at $61.60, located in said Town of Charlestown, and
recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto
belonging to the said Town of Charlestown, its successors and assigns, forever.
WITNESS my hand and seal as Collector as aforesaid this 31st day of May, A. D. 1939.
Executed in presence of
Linton L. Brown WILLIAM D. CROSS
Collector of Taxes of the Town
of Charlestown
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
WASHINGTON, SC
In Charlestown, this 8th day of May, A. D. 1939, personally appeared before me William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes of the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, known to me and known by me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed individually and in his capacity as aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record May 8th, A. D. 1939 at 4s 15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.
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I, Wm. D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, in the matter of the real estate taxed to the persons or persons named in this report which said real estate was this day sold by me at Tax Collector's Sale on this date for the payment of taxes for the said year 1935, together with interest and the costs and expenses incident to said sale. I hereby make the following return and say:
That said tax was duly ordered assessed at the rates of one dollar and twenty cents on each one hundred dollars of the value of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property in the Town of Charlestown; that said taxes were assessed by the Board of Tax Assessors of said Town as of the 15th day of June, A. D. 1935 and a warrant was duly issued by the Town Treasurer of said Town to the Collector of Taxes of said town, to collect the same; that said taxes were due and unpaid at the date of said sale; that notice of the time and place of said sale was duly given by advertisement in the justly Daily Sun, a newspaper published in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, on April 14, 21, and 28, 1939 and like notices were posted in at least four public places in said town of Charlestown, R. I., i. e. Z. C. Brown's Store, Grinnell's Garage, Post Office at Charlestown, R. I., "Frigge's Garage, for at least three weeks prior to said auction or sale. That notice was served on all persons to whom the estate is taxed or left at his last known and usual place of abode, and other such persons interested in said estate if within this State, at least twenty days prior to sale, and such other persons not having a place of abode within this State, that notices were sent to such persons interested by registered mail, Restricted Delivery to Addressee Only. That I also filed a record of the time and date that such notices were served or left at the last known place of abode, of each person or party entitled to receive them within the State, and a receipt from the Post Office for each one sent to persons entitled to receive them by registered mail.
Said auction or sale was held at 12y30 o'clock P. M. (Standard Time) on Saturday, May 6th, 1939 at the Town Hall, located in said Town of Charlestown, R. I., in accordance with said notice.
I also say that I caused notice to be sent to all persons taxed, thirty days prior to advertising the levy and sale, "that notice is hereby given that unless these taxes are paid on or before March 1st, 1939 that I would proceed to advertise the levy and sale of their property."
Said estates were sold at Public Auction, to the highest bidder, who are hereinafter named for the respective sums set forth.
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