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Cross, Collector as aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the above instrument by him signed and sealed to be his free act and deed in his said capacity.
Before me
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public
AFFIDAVIT
I, William D. Cross, Collector as above said for the Town of Charlestown, on oath depose and say that the facts stated in the aforesaid deed are true.
WILLIAM D. CROSS
Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown.
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The following is a
Tax Collector's
Sale
The undersigned, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in accordance with an order of the Town Council of said Town, dated the 1st day of January, 1956, and in pursuance of the laws of the State of Rhode Island, has sold at public auction the lands, tenements and hereditaments described as follows:
Lot 10, Plat 1, as shown in the records of the Town of Charlestown, being the land of Marion Conway, as conveyed in Book 25, page 112.
Lot 15, Plat 1, as shown in the records of the Town of Charlestown, being the land of Mary Hutson, as conveyed in Book 28, page 45.
Lot 22, Plat 1, as shown in the records of the Town of Charlestown, being the land of Alf Kindstalb, as conveyed in Book 30, page 12.
Lot 30, Plat 1, as shown in the records of the Town of Charlestown, being the land of Bertha Mosher, as conveyed in Book 32, page 88.
Lot 45, Plat 1, as shown in the records of the Town of Charlestown, being the land of John Vien, as conveyed in Book 33, page 101.
Lot 50, Plat 1, as shown in the records of the Town of Charlestown, being the land of Eliza J. Lord Est, as conveyed in Book 34, page 210.
The said lands were sold to John W. Hutson for the sum of $100.00 each.
The said sale was made in accordance with the law and the proceeds were applied to the payment of taxes due and unpaid on the said lands.
Dated this 12th day of December, 1955.
WILLIAM D. CROSS
Collector of Taxes
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WHEREAS, said Board of Assessors did then and there assess and apportion said levy upon Eliza J. Lord, deceased estate heirs of as a portion of said tax, the sum of $11.18 as tax upon own the real estate hereinafter described, and whereas said tax, has not been paid.
And in consequence thereof I, said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, by virtue of statute authority conferred on me as aforesaid and in accordance with the statutes in such case provided, did give notice of trustees for three weeks prior to sale in the Western Sun, a newspaper published in the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island on the 23rd day of October, 27th and November 3, 1955 by newspapering in said Town of Charlestown in accordance with the statute. Further I did give notice in accordance with the statute to post said notice in four public places in said Town, viz: Post Office, Charlestown, R.I., Wright's Garage, Charlestown, R.I., the Town Hall, Charlestown, R.I., and the General Store, Charlestown, R.I., all located in said Town of Charlestown, that the estate described in said notice, (at the levy upon which said tax was assessed) would be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the Town Hall, Charlestown, R.I. on the 7th day of December, 1955 at 1 o'clock p.m. 1955 bidder at the Town Hall in said Town of Charlestown. A copy of said notice of sale is attached hereto and made part hereof.
AND WHEREAS, I, said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, did cause notice or notices of sale and the time and place of sale to issue to heirs of Eliza J. Lord, namely to Bertha Mosher, Alf Kindstalb, Mary Hutson, John Vien and Marion Conway, and did give said notice or notices to said notice or notices by mailing the same to said parties by certified mail, returning to service twenty days prior to said sale; by mailing by registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to each of the said parties to their last known address, and whereas said notice or notices were delivered to each of them at their last known address, on October 7, 1955, said notice containing notice of said levy and the time and place of said sale.
AND WHEREAS, no person appearing to redeem said estate or to pay said levy of taxes, I, in my capacity as Collector as aforesaid, did on the 7th day of November A. D. 1955 at one o'clock p.m. E. Eastern Standard Time, at a place of sale as aforesaid, proceed to sell said estate to recover said levy of taxes, and to as much of said estate, to wit, the whole thereof, as was found necessary to pay said levy of taxes, interest, costs and expenses in accordance with the statute. The highest bidder therefore in the amount of $11.18 plus interest, costs and taxes, being the highest bidders therefore in the amount of $31.28 said amount being the amount of said taxes, interest, costs and expenses to date.
NOW THEREFORE, I, William D. Cross, Collector of taxes for the Town of Charlestown, in consideration of the sum of $31.28 paid to me by Mary Hutson and John W. Hutson, which is hereby acknowledged, and pursuant to the statutes in such case provided, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey to said Mary Hutson and John W. Hutson, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, Lot Number 1127 on Assessors Plat 16, in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to said John W. Hutson and Mary Hutson as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, to them and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever, subject, however, to all right-of redemption provided by statute.
WITNESS my hand and seal as Collector as aforesaid this 13th day of December A. D. 1955.
(Seal)
WILLIAM D. CROSS (L.S.)
Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown, this 13th day of December, A. D. 1955, personally appeared said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, and to me known or by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his signed and sealed to be his free act and deed in his said capacity.
Before me
LINWOOD L. BROWN
Notary Public
AFFIDAVIT
I, William D. Cross, Collector as above said for the Town of Charlestown, on oath depose and say that the facts stated in the aforesaid deed are true.
(Seal)
WILLIAM D. CROSS
Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown
Subscribed and sworn to this 13th day of December, A. D. 1955.
Before me
LINWOOD L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for Record December 13th, A. D. 1955 at 11:02 o'clock a.m., and recorded by
[Signature]
TOWN CLERK
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Town of Charlestown's
Tax Collector's Sale
The following is a true copy of the
Tax Collector's Sale of the
estate of Eliza J. Lord, deceased,
recorded in Land Evidence Book 35,
page 201.
The property sold was Lot 1127 on
Plat 16, an undivided 1/7 interest
in the estate of Eliza J. Lord.
The sale was made on December 7,
1955, at 1 o'clock p.m. at the
Town Hall, Charlestown, R.I.
The highest bidder was Mary Hutson
and John W. Hutson, who paid the
sum of $31.28 for the said property.
The said property is described as
follows: Lot 1127 on Plat 16,
being a portion of the land of
Eliza J. Lord, deceased.
The said sale was made in accordance
with the statutes of the State of
Rhode Island.
The notice of the sale was published
in the Western Sun, a newspaper
published in the Town of Westerly,
R.I., on October 23, October 27,
and November 3, 1955.
Notice was also posted in four
public places in the Town of
Charlestown, R.I.
Notice was also sent by certified
mail to the heirs of Eliza J. Lord,
namely: Bertha Mosher, Alf
Kindstalb, Mary Hutson, John Vien
and Marion Conway.
The said sale was recorded in the
Land Evidence Records of the
Town of Charlestown on December
13, 1955.
William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes
for the Town of Charlestown.
Date: December 13, 1955.