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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That I, LYDIA K. BOTKA (alias Lydia Katharina Botka), of Charlestown, Rhode Island, hereinafter called "the mortgagor," in consideration of Three Thousand Three Hundred Eight ($3,300.00) Dollars, to me paid by INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK of Providence, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, with its principal place of business in the City and County of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called "the mortgagee," the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant to the mortgagee, its successors and assigns forever, with MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of the principal and interest of a certain promissory note of the mortgagor of even date herewith and bearing the serial number hereof, the following: That certain tract or parcel of land with the building and improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a cement post set in the ground on the northerly shore besk of Pasquisset pond at a point two hundred seventy (270) feet, more or less, easterly from the easterly boundary line of Premises of Eleanor R. Grinnell, thence running northerly, bounded easterly by land of Eleanor R. Grinnell, then easterly, thence running southeasterly, bounded easterly by land now or formerly of Edward Wikening et ux., until a corner cement post set in the ground, thence running southeasterly, a distance of fifty (50) feet, to a corner cement post set in the ground, thence northerly to a corner of the Premises of Eleanor R. Grinnell at the northwesterly corner of the premises herein described, and now or formerly of Eleanor R. Grinnell, thence east three hundred ninety-five (395) feet, to a corner of the premises of said Baker et ux, thence running southeasterly to Pasquisset Brook, and thence southerly, the northerly shore of said Brook, bounded easterly by said Pasquisset Brook, to the northerly shore of said Brook, to a point and the point of beginning; or however otherwise bounded or described end.
Also, one other lot of swamp and wood land situated in said Charlestown, containing thirty (30) acres, more or less, and is bounded westerly on land now or formerly of the heirs of John W. Tuskey southerly on land now or formerly of Paley From Crossing Brook on land now or formerly of Titus Tuskey, northerly on land now or formerly of John Froming; or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described.
Reference is hereby made and that to two deeds to this mortgagor, one from Hilda N. Botka, dated September 19th 1933, recorded in book 28, page 524 of the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown, and the other from Edward Wikening, dated December 6th, 1941, and recorded in Book 28, page 991 said Land Evidence Records.
This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY POWER OF SALE; provided, however, that publication of notice of a foreclosure sale may be made alternatively in a public newspaper published in the City of Providence, and that a foreclosure sale may be held upon the premises or elsewhere at the option of the mortgagee, as specified in said notice.
This mortgage is made subject to those additional covenants and agreements contained in a STATEMENT OF COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS, a copy thereof having this day been delivered to the mortgagor, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the exact terms of which are on record in said Charlestown Land Evidence in Book 34, at page 40. Said covenants and agreements are hereby by reference made part of this mortgage, and if default shall be made in the performance or observance of any of the same, it shall be lawful for the mortgagee to sell the above described premises pursuant to said STATUTORY POWER OF SALE.
And for and consideration aforesaid, I, Norbert L. Botka, husband of the mortgagor releases to the mortgagee all right of curtesy and all other rights, statutory or otherwise, in the aforementioned premises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the mortgagor has executed these presents on the 15th day of February, 1954.
NORBERT L. BOTKA
LYDIA K. BOTKA
LYDIA KATHARINA BOTKA
Executed in presence of
Wilfred L. Gaten
INDIVIDUAL ACENOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In South Kingstown on the 15th day of February, 1954, before me personally appeared the above named Lydia K. Botka and Norbert L. Botka to me known and by me known to be the parties be executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
HAROLD B. SOLVEITZIK
Notary Public
Received for record February 15th, A. D. 1954 at 5:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by [?] Town Clerk
(FOR DISCHARGE OF ABOVE MORTGAGE SEE BK 39, PAGE 521)