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We, JAMES J. MURTAGH, of the Town of Richmond, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and J. WILLIAM TIMPERLEY, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RHODE ISLAND BOY SCOUTS INC., a Rhode Island corporation with its office and principal place of business in the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY CONVEYANCE
That certain parcel or tract of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly shore of Pasquotink Pond so-called; said point being the southerly boundary of the premises herein conveyed; and the westerly boundary of a parcel of land of Rhode Island Boy Scouts Inc., thence running westerly, bounding southerly partly land of said Rhode Island Boy Scouts Inc. thence running westerly, bounding southerly partly land of [?] formerly, of Michael Piettila Boy Scouts Inc. thence running westerly, to a stove pipe nail marking the boundary, etc., at a distance of 1400 feet, more or less, to a stove pipe nail marking the boundary, etc., running southerly, along the westerly shore of a small brook, a distance of 300 feet, more or less, to the southerly shore of a small brook, thence running east, in an easterly direction, along the southerly shore of said Pasquotink Pond, a distance of 1400 feet, more or less, or until it ceases to be said Pasquotink Pond; thence running northerly, bounding westerly land of Rhode Island Boy Scouts Inc., a distance of 300 feet, more or less, to the point of place and beginning, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described.
The Grantors, for themselves and assigns, are hereby granted a right-of-way, in common with others, with vehicles or on foot, over and across a strip of land 25 feet in width from the westerly boundary of the State Highway, commonly known as the South County Trail, to the above described premises. Said strip of land or right-of-way, being bounded easterly by land of Eino Witelsa et ux and westerly by land of [?] and us.
The above described premises are subject to the following restrictions:
No part or parts of the above described premises, or buildings hereafter erected or placed thereon, shall be used for commercial or trade purposes or purposes of any kind.
This conveyance is made subject to the right of the easement of the Narragansett Electric Company in above described premises.
The above described tract shall be known as "Camp Murtagh," and shall be held by said Rhode Island Boy Scouts Inc. for the use, benefit and use of the Boy Scouts and members of Troop 1 - Richmond. The operation and management of the aforementioned Troop 1 shall be under the direction and management of the Troop Committee of Troop 1, Richmond, Town of Richmond, State of Rhode Island.
Meaning now intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed of Robert A. Smith to these Grantors; said deed bearing date of October 26, 1950 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 32, Page 320.
The consideration for this deed is such that no Internal Revenue Stamps are required.
We, HATTIE E. MURTAGH, wife of JAMES J. MURTAGH, and RUTH CHACE TIMPERLEY, wife of J. WILLIAM TIMPERLEY, release to said Grantee all our rights of dower, respectively, and all other interest in and to the aforementioned premises.
WITNESS our hands this 16 day of November, 1955.
JAMES J. MURTAGH
HATTIE E. MURTAGH
W. Wm. TIMPERLEY
RUTH CHACE TIMPERLEY
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown on the 16 day of November, 1955, before me personally appeared James J. Murtagh, Hattie E. Murtagh, J. William Timperley and Ruth Chace Timperley, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public
Received for record November 17th, A. D. 1955 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?] Town Clerk