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ENOG ALL AND EVERY PIECE OR PARCEL of land, situated, lying and being in the Town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island, belonging to the Grantors, and conveyed to the Grantees, by a deed dated June 15, 1938, and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown, in Book 25, Page 412.
This conveyance is made subject to the following restrictions binding upon the said Grantees, their heirs and assigns:
1. Only one private one-family residence and a private garage shall be erected, placed, maintained or located on said lot, or any part thereof, and no part of any building, including porches, shall come within fifty (50) feet to the northerly line, twenty (20) feet to the easterly line, five (5) feet to the northerly or southerly lot lines. No building shall be built on said plat nearer than twenty (20) feet from the street line. No porches or other buildings, including garages, shall come any closer over the building line nearer than twenty (20) feet to the line of Third Street.
2. No lot or parcel shall be used as a residence unless it costs the minimum cost of the residence to be erected on each lot, and no tents or auto trailers shall be erected, placed or maintained thereon.
3. All toilet and sink drains on each lot shall be connected with cesspools or septic tanks, so placed as not to pollute or endanger any drinking water supply, nor to pollute the waters along the shore of this plat.
4. Each lot, or any part thereof, shall not be used for any trade or business or commercial purpose of any kind whatsoever, nor for any tavern.
5. No house shall be erected, placed or maintained on said lot costing less than Fifteen Hundred (1500) Dollars without the written consent of these Grantors.
And we, EDWARD BURDICK and MARION GERTRUDE BURDICK, the mortgagees named in that certain mortgage from said Marie R. Y. Behnke to said Edward Igdar Burdick and Marion Gertrude Burdick, dated July 29, 1932, and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence in said Town of Charlestown, in Book 25 at Page 147, for consideration paid, release to said Marie Rose Yvonne Behnke, all our right, title and interest as mortgagees aforesaid, in and to the above described premises. Together with the full right to use the ways, streets and privileges as shown and delineated on said plat.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantees as joint tenants and not as tenants in common for their heirs and assigns forever in fee simple.
And we the said Grantors, do hereby, for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns, that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances, excepting as aforesaid; that we have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns shall be the these premises at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises; and that we the said Grantors will and our heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and defend the same to the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons excepting as aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 15th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred thirty-nine (1939)
MARIE ROSE YVONNE BEHNKE [SEAL]
NORMAN L. BEHNKE [SEAL]
MARION GERTRUDE BURDICK [SEAL]
EDWARD EDGAR BURDICK [SEAL]
Signed and sealed in Presence of:
RICHARD A. NELLISWELL
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