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TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for the year 1943,
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS, the Town Meeting, of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual Financial Town Meeting, duly notified and held on the 12th day of April, A. D. 1941, voted and ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real estate and tangible personal property of the inhabitants of said town and parcels of real estate in Town of Charlestown; AND WHEREAS, on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1943, the Board of Tax Assessors, of said Town, made such assessment and fixed the tax rate thereon of $11.00 on one hundred dollars value of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property, and the tax bill in due form delivered to me, the Collector of Taxes, to be collected thereby, by the Town Treasurer, of said Town, requiring me to proceed according to law and collect said tax and place the same in the Town Treasury of said Town,
AND WHEREAS, Edward M. Clarke, neglected to pay the tax assessed against him as expressed in said tax bill amounting to Fifty-five dollars (55.00) and in consequence thereof I did on the 15th day of August, A. D. 1944 levy upon a certain lot of land as shown on Assessors Plat 14, filed in the Clerk's office, of said Town, belonging to said Edward M. Clarke, in said Charlestown, and gave notice of said levy by posting notices thereof in three public places in Town of Charlestown, vis: Charlestown Post Office, Wright's Garage, Office of the Charlestown Rationing Board in the Town Hall the 15th day of August, A. D. 1944, and further gave notice of said levy by advertising the same in the County of Washington for, more than twenty days previous to said sale, and on the 30th day of September, A. D. 1944, at 10 o'clock a.m. I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, for set public Auction by, Cleveland Carpenter, a qualified auctioneer, the premises aforesaid, I sold on behalf of William D. Cross, acting as agent for William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, the highest bidder.
NOW, KNOW that on this 3rd day of October, in consideration of the sum of Fourteen Dollars Four Cents ($14.04) to me paid by said William D. Cross the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby sell and convey unto William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title and interest which said Edward M. Clarke had in and upon said premises, together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, subject to the conditions of this conveyance; for a description of said premises, reference is hereby made and had to the Land Evidence Records of said Town office.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
And I, the said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant with the said William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, their heirs and assigns, that I have advertised the said property as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of taxes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of October, A. D. 1944.
WILLIAM D. CROSS (SEAL)
Collector of Taxes, Town of
Charlestown for the year 1943.
In the presence of:
Linton L. Brown
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Washington )
In Charlestown, on the 3rd day of October, A. D. 1944, before me personally appeared William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, and acknowledged himself to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his executed, by his executed, to be his own free act and deed, individually and in his official capacity aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record October 11th, A. D. 1944 at 9:10 o'clock, a.m., and recorded by [?]
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for the year 1943,
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS, the Town Meeting, of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual Financial Town Meeting, duly notified and held on the 12th day of April, A. D. 1941, voted and ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real estate and tangible personal property of the inhabitants of said town and parcels of real estate in Town of Charlestown; AND WHEREAS, on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1943, the Board of Tax Assessors, of said Town, made such assessment and fixed the tax rate thereon of $11.00 on one hundred dollars value of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property, and the tax bill in due form delivered to me, the Collector of Taxes, to be collected thereby, by the Town Treasurer, of said Town, requiring me to proceed according to law and collect said tax and place the same in the Town Treasury of said Town,
AND WHEREAS, Stephen H. Boss, neglected to pay the tax assessed against him as expressed in said tax bill amounting to sixty-six dollars (66.00) and in consequence thereof I did on the 15th day of August, A. D. 1944 levy upon Lot 507 and Lot 508, as shown on Assessors's Plat 18, on file in Clerk's office, of said Town, belonging to said Stephen H. Boss, in said Charlestown, and did advertise said levy by posting notices thereof in three public places in Town of Charlestown, vis: Charlestown Post Office, Wright's Garage, Office of the Charlestown Rationing Board in the
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Town Hall, the store of H. C. Brown & Son, and in the Westerly Daily Sun, a newspaper
published in said County of Washington, for more than twenty days previous to said sale, and
on the Thirtieth day of September, A. D. 1944, at three o'clock, P. M., Eastern War Time, at the
Town Hall in said Town, the said property was sold to the highest bidder, by charcoal auction, a
qualified auctioneer, the premises aforesaid, and Edwin Fisher was the highest bidder.
NOW, KNOW YE, That, in consideration of the sum of Twenty-two Dollars Twenty-four Cents
($22.24) to me paid by said Edwin Fisher, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I, do hereby
sell and convey unto Edwin Fisher, his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title and
interest and with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging; for a description of said premises, as
stated with all the appurtenances thereto belonging; for a description of said premises,
reference is hereby made to and the same Land Evidence Books of the Record of Charlestown.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Edwin Fisher, his heirs and assigns, forever,
(subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
And I, the said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant with
the said Edwin Fisher, his heirs and assigns, that I have advertised the said property as
herebefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the Collection of
taxes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of October,
A. D. 1944.
In the presence of:
Linton L. Brown
WILLIAM D. CROSS
Collector of Taxes, Town of
Charlestown for the year 1943
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Washington )
In Charlestown, on the 3rd day of October, A. D. 1944, before me personally appeared
William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, to me known and by me to be the
party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument, by his executed,
to be his own free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record November 11th, A. D. 1944 at 9:15 o'clock, a. m. and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk.
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TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington
State and of Rhode Island, for the year 1943,
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS, the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual Financial
Town Meeting, ratified and approved on the 12th day of April, A. D. 1943, voted and ordered the
assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real estate and tangible personal property
of the inhabitants of said Town, and WHEREAS, pursuant to said vote and ORDERED on the
4th day of June, A. D. 1943, the Board of Tax Assessors, of said Town, made such assessment and
fixed the rate thereon of $1.00 on each one hundred dollars of the taxable value of the real estate
and tangible personal property, and the tax bill in due form delivered to me with the warrant for
duly signed attached thereto, by the Town Treasurer, of said Town, requiring me to proceed to
collect and recover said taxes, and to pay the same into the Town Treasury of said Town,
and WHEREAS, Lewis A. Walker, et ux, neglected to pay the tax assessed against them as
expressed in said tax bill amount to One Dollar Twenty-four Cents ($1.24) and in consequence
thereof on the 15th day of September, A. D. 1944, I did cause the said property to be put up
shown on Assessors' Plat number 14, on file in Town Clerk's Office, said Town of Charlestown,
to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, and for that purpose I did advertise the
sale for four public places in said Town of Charlestown, viz: Charlestown Post Office, Wright's
Corner, Town Hall, and the store of H. C. Brown & Son, and also in the Westerly Daily Sun, a
Son, and also in the Westerly Daily Sun, a newspaper published in said County of Washington,
for more than twenty days previous to said sale, and on the Thirtieth day of September, 1944,
at three o'clock, p. m., Eastern War Time, at the Town Hall, in said Town, I proceeded to sell
at public auction to the highest bidder, the premises aforesaid, and the premises were sold to
William D. Cross, acting as agent for William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, was the highest bidder.
NOW, KNOW YE, that, in consideration of the sum of Thirteen Dollars Fifty-two Cents ($13.52)
to me paid by said William D. Cross, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby
sell and convey unto William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, as Joint Tenants, in said Town of
Common, their heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title and interest which said Lewis A.
Walker and his wife had in and to the premises aforesaid, as stated with all the appurtenances
thereto belonging; for a description of said premises, reference is hereby made and the
same Land Evidence Books of the Record of Charlestown.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, as Joint
Tenants and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right
of redemption as provided by law).
And I, the said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant with the
said William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, their heirs and assigns, that I have advertised the
said property as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the
collection of taxes.
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