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I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island for the year 1952
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS, the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual
Financial Town Meeting, duly notified and held on the 21st day of April, A. D. 1952, voted and
ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real and personal estate in said
Town of Charlestown, AND WHEREAS, on the 31st day of December, A. D. 1951, the Board of Assessors
of said Town, made such assessment and fixed the rate thereof be $2.12 on each one hundred dollars
dollars valuation of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property, and the tax bill
in due form delivered to me with warrant duly signed attached thereto by the Town Treasurer
of said Town.
AND WHEREAS, Decius Z. Pierce, neglected to pay the tax assessed against him as ex-
pressed in said tax bill amounting to $1.27, and in consequence thereof I did on the 1st day
of September, A. D. 1953, levy warrant upon that certain tract of land, belonging to said
Decius Z. Pierce, described in said Tax List as Lot Number 217 as shown on Assessors' Plat
Number 18, and did advertise the same for sale by posting notices in Four public places in
said Town, viz: Post Office, Carolina, R. I., the general store of E. C. Brown & Son, Carolina,
R. I., the general store of Perry Browning, Charlestown, R. I., and Wright's Garage, Carolina,
R. I.; said notices having been posted at least three weeks prior to said sale; that notices
were published in the Westerly Sun on October 9th, 16th, 23rd and October 30, A. D. 1953; that notice
of said sale was sent by Registered Mail to said Decius Z. Pierce at last known place of abode.
Return Receipt being filed in the Office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown.
On Saturday, October 31st, A. D. 1953, at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., Eastern Standard Time,
I proceeded to sell at public auction by David S. Holton, a duly qualified auctioneer, the
premises, or portion thereof, as hereinafter specified, and Helen Salimeno, of the Town of
Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, was the highest bidder.
NOW, KNOW YE, that in consideration of the sum of $16.26, to be paid by said Helen
Salimeno, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I do hereby sell and convey unto said
Helen Salimeno, all the right, title and interest which the said Decius Z. Pierce had in and
to an undivided one-half (+) interest in that certain lot number 217 as shown on Assessors'
Plat Number 18.
Following is itemized list covering the amount of the aforementioned tax and the expen-
ses of sale:
Tax $1.27
Interest .10
Levy Expenses 4.32
Sales Expenses 6.57
Tax Collector's Deed $4.00
$16.26
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the same to the said Helen Salimeno, her 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 Helen Salimeno, that I have advertised the said property as hereinbefore stated and have
complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of the taxes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of November,
A. D. 1953.
Witness:
Linton L. Brown WILLIAM D. CROSS (SEAL)
Collector of Taxes, Town of
Charlestown for the year 1952.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
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County of Washington )
In Charlestown, on the 19th day of November, 1953, before me personally appeared
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William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by his execution, to be his free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity as aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record November 19th, A. D. 1953 at 10:15 o'clock, a. m., and recorded
by [signature]
Town Clerk.
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QUIT CLAIM DEED
(STATUTORY FORM)
CAROLINA FREE BAPTIST CHURCH, a religious corporation, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, hereby grant to JOHN H. JOLLIE and JOSEPH E. CAYER, both of said Town, County and State, with QUIT CLAIM COVENANTS that certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and described as follows:
A certain lot conveyed to the Village of Charlestown with a dwelling house thereon situated situated in the Village of Carolina and bounded northerly by land of Marion G. Cyr, easterly by a street Ninety-four and one-half feet (94 1/2') wide, southerly by land of Ian, now or formerly of John J. Money, and westerly by land of Ian, Town of Charlestown, or otherwise the same may be bounded, and containing by estimation one-half (+) acre be the same more or less.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Carolina Free Baptist Church has caused its name and corporate seal to be affixed hereto this 19th day of November, A. D. 1953, and this instrument to be executed on its behalf by its Board of Trustees for this purpose duly authorized.
CAROLINA FREE BAPTIST CHURCH (Corporate Seal)
by IVAN B. TUCKER
WILLIAM D. CROSS
NORMAN J. WRIGHT
JOHN E. WOODMANSEE, JR.
Board of Trustees of
Carolina Free Baptist Church
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $2.75)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
County of Washington )
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In Charlestown, on the 19th day of November, A. D. 1953, before me personally appeared William D. Cross, Norman J. Wright, John E. Woodmansee, Jr. and Ivah B. Tucker, all the members of the Board of Trustees of Carolina Free Baptist Church, each to me known and known by me to be the persons executing the foregoing instrument on behalf of Carolina Free Baptist Church, and they each acknowledged said instrument, by them so executed, to be their free act and deed in their said capacities and the free act and deed of Carolina Free Baptist Church.
Linton L. Brown
Notary Public
Received for record November 21st, A. D. 1953 at 1:15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [signature]
Town Clerk
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