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We, EVERETT R. GRAICHEN and wife, LUCY GRAICHEN, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, in the State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to LOUIS S. GRAICHEN and wife, BESSIE W. GRAICHEN, both city of Pawtucket, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS excepting hereinto the hereinafter mentioned restrictions:
That certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, laid out and designated as Lot No 20 on map number 1 entitled, "Section No. 2 Shady Harbor in Charlestown, R. I." Belonging to Everett Graichen and wife, which plat is recorded in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Charlestown in Plat Book No 4, page 11.
Said lot is conveyed subject to the following restrictions: 1. No trailer, basement, Closet Hut, etc., shall be permitted to be placed or built on said land. 2. The parcel hereby sold shall be used only for residential purposes, including sites for advertising purposes erected, placed or maintained on the premises, nor shall the premises be used for any other purpose. 3. No building shall be erected without the grantors, their heirs, successors and assigns, first having approved in writing the plans, specifications and plat showing where such building is to be located. 4. No building shall be erected on said lot unless said building and house must have a front yard of not less than 25 feet. 5. No house shall be at least 22 feet by 24 feet, have five stories, and porches, porticoes, porches or sun porches on the premises, other than household pets. 7. Each lot is subject to an assessment of Five Dollars ($5.00) per year for the cost of construction of general improvements of said lot p. Said assessment shall be paid to Said Grantors until such time that a competent authority shall take over said functions. 8. All improvements must comply with municipal and government laws, ordinances and regulations and if any violation occurs, the Grantors or their successors in interest shall not be construed as a waiver of the Grantors of Compliance with such laws, ordinances and regulations. 9. No livestock, poultry, swine, sheep, goats (10) Horses shall be kept or maintained on the premises. 10. Each lot is subject to an assessment of One Hundred Dollars ($100) payable to said Grantors, for the cost of laying in the street running by said lot in the event of constructing a water main in the street running by said lot and providing a water supply available to the same, said assessment to be paid at the time said water supply system is available in street, road, drive, etc., running by said lot.
WITNESS our hands this 3rd day of January 1955.
EVERETT R. GRAICHEN (SEAL)
LUCY GRAICHEN (SEAL)
(DOCUMENTARY STAMP, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC
County of Newport
In Newport in said County on the 3rd day of January A. D. 1955, before me personally appeared the above named Grantors, Everett R. Graichen and wife, Lucy Graichen, each and all to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed to be their free act and deed, before me
ROBERT MAYON, JR. (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record March 19th, A. D. 1955 at 11:50 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk